Thelonious Monk - Solo Monk LP Experimental Michael Ray

Michael Ray

pre-dating the release of For the Sake of the Song by two years

The album was recorded in late 1978 by David in his parents' lounge room

I can hear echoes of The Easter Monkeys

the singers of which lend not only their voices

Thelonious Monk - Solo Monk LP Experimental Michael RayRecorded between October 31, 1964 and February 23, 1965. Originally released on Columbia (9149). Includes liner notes by Martin Williams, Peter Keepnews. From the virtuosic stride of Art Tatum to Sun Ra's brand of outer limits logic, these sides read like a holistic jazz piano guide. Recorded during a 1964 run at California's "It Club," the performances contained herein offer an intensely personal experience of the "mad genius" alone at the keyboard.