Art Taylor and Thelonious Monk (part 1). Drummer Art Taylor (1929-1995) never behaved as a noisy ego tripper. He thought that a drummer had to serve instead of dominate. So the unpredictable compositions of piano player Thelonious Monk were in the right hands with him.
1. Thelonious (Thelonious Monk)
CD: The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall
Riverside 0888073201900
2. Jackie-ing (Thelonious Monk)
CD: Thelonious Monk Quintet: Five by Monk by Five
Riverside OJCCD-362-2
3. Off Minor (Thelonious Monk)
CD: Arthur Taylor: Taylor
’s Wailers
Prestige OJCCD-094-2 (P-7117)
4. Straight, No Chaser (Thelonious Monk)
CD: Arthur Taylor: Taylor
’s Tenors
VICJ-23755 (Prestige New Jazz NJLP-8219)
5. Epistrophy (Thelonious Monk-Kenny Clarke)
CD: Art Taylor
: A.T.’s Delight
Blue Note 0946 3 74237 2 1
