Monk tribute with Lacy, Rudd, Cherry

[BlueMiles]

Anybody remember this tribute? I think it was 4 CDs and came out in the late 80s or early 90s. I believe it was a septet, with Lacy, Rouse, Rudd, Cherry. There were different pianists: Mal Waldron was one. It seemed pretty cool, and I know I recorded some of it from the radio (not that I know where the cassette is).

But I can't recall what it was called or how readily it can be found these days.

[shrugs]

Interpretations of Monk

4 cds

Originally on DIW, but reissued later.

[Capt.W./TX.]

Never heard of the one you're taking about-though I'd love to hear it...

There was a double LP tribute to Monk issued about 1984 on A&M records titled
"That's The Way I Feel Now" (allegedly, the original-or alternate-title to "Monk's Mood"). It was produced by Hal Willner. It may have been reissued as a CD.

Lacy & Rouse were on it (they played a duet version of "Ask Me Now"-just the two of them!), but I don't recall Don Cherry being involved. Or Rudd.

There was a lot of good stuff on that set, including a great version of "Misterioso" by Carla Bley's band, featuring Johnny Griffin. And a version 0f Dr. John playing "Blue Monk"(!). And a bunch of 70's & 80's rock & pop people
doing Monk their way-with mixed results.

[Steve Reynolds]

the other pianists were Muhal Richard Abrams, Anthony Davis & maybe Barry Harris.

someone may correct me on the 4th

fine set

[BlueMiles]

I have "That's the Way I Feel Now" on cassette...somewhere. An interesting tribute, but to be sure not everything worked. The Lacy/Rouse duet of "Ask Me Now" is excellent; I'd love to find the CD just to get that. I also like Weston's solo version of "Functional," though I think he later surpassed it with a trio version (Portraits of Monk).

[shrugs]

Originally Posted by Steve Reynolds

the other pianists were Muhal Richard Abrams, Anthony Davis & maybe Barry Harris.

someone may correct me on the 4th

fine set

Barry Harris was indeed the 4th.

also Ed Blackwell and Ben Riley alternate sets.

[me wag]

And since we mentioned everyone else, the bassist was Richard Davis.

I like what Steve Lacy wrote in the liner notes:

Monk left us : rhythmic messages, song, quality
dreams, games, things to say, things to play : pictures
dates lines structures licks, insides outsides points
details surfaces, parallels rhymes jokes silences, spaces
blocks locks melodies, bits harmonies joints corners,
edges wedges hedges, bounds rebounds sounds,
shocks shapes places faces, traces shadows lights
darkness, fun sadness beauty, ugly duty booty, bounty
rich reward, dense intense, research dance trance,
spell dwellings bells tellings, smells shells swells,
pearls diamonds silver gold rubies ice, hot and cold
and old, new time bold schemes, geometry and
precision, concision division revision decision,
mission, accomplishment, goal, death, redemption,
indoctrination, fullfilment