Vinyl Me Please Essentials edition.
Monk was dealing with a bevy of health problems at the time, so it’s perhaps understandable that the show in Paris was like a capstone or Greatest Hits. But thanks to Monk’s indelible ability to make everything emotional and poignant, his ace band and a bonus appearance from Philly Joe Jones, the set has an enchanting electricity. It captured Monk swinging through his greatest works and adding flourishes that sent the crowd into multiple tizzies. Listen as he takes on his standards and remakes them for their moment.
Tracklist
A1 I Mean You
A2 Ruby My Dear
B1 Straight, No Chaser
B2 Bright Mississippi
B3 Light Blue
C1 Epistrophy
C2 Don’t Blame Me
C3 I Love You Sweetheart Of All My Dreams
C4 Crepuscule With Nellie
D1 Bright Mississippi (Reprise)
D2 Nutty
D3 Blue Monk
