Mulligan Meets Monk

Mulligan Meets Monk

Mulligan Meets Monk

ASIN: B000000YGU

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Critics thought the pairing of Gerry Mulligan and Thelonious Monk a strange one when this 1957 session was originally released, Mulligan's light baritone saxophone strongly identified with the cool school and Monk's percussive piano, fractured rhythms, and dissonant tunes the last word in bop. It's an interesting combination, though, with Mulligan's melodic focus actually working fairly well with Monk and his regular band, drummer Shadow Wilson and bassist Wilbur Ware. Common roots in swing are apparent on Mulligan's "Decidedly," a variant of "Undecided," while the baritonist acquits himself well on some of Monk's best-known tunes. Monk was at his peak as a player in 1957--working steadily for the first time in years in a long tenure at the Five Spot--and it shows everywhere here, including the splashing chords and asymmetrical runs of "Sweet and Lovely." Ware, one of the most significant bassists in jazz history, is a perfect accompanist and as commanding a soloist as Mulligan or Monk, using subtle rhythmic shifts and double stops in an almost minimalist way. The alternate takes of several tunes are genuinely different approaches to the material, revealing just how spontaneous the meeting was. --Stuart Broomer

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    		Mulligan Meets Monk
    Gerry Mulligan
    Manufacturer: Ojc
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    ASIN: B000000YGU
    Release Date: 1991-07-01

    Tracks:

    1. 'Round Midnight
    2. Rhythm-A-Ning
    3. Sweet And Lovely
    4. Decidedly (Take 4)
    5. Decidedly (Take 5)
    6. Straight, No Chaser (Take 3)
    7. Straight, No Chaser (Take 1)
    8. I Mean You (Take 4)
    9. I Mean You (Take 2)

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    Critics thought the pairing of Gerry Mulligan and Thelonious Monk a strange one when this 1957 session was originally released, Mulligan's light baritone saxophone strongly identified with the cool school and Monk's percussive piano, fractured rhythms, and dissonant tunes the last word in bop. It's an interesting combination, though, with Mulligan's melodic focus actually working fairly well with Monk and his regular band, drummer Shadow Wilson and bassist Wilbur Ware. Common roots in swing are apparent on Mulligan's "Decidedly," a variant of "Undecided," while the baritonist acquits himself well on some of Monk's best-known tunes. Monk was at his peak as a player in 1957--working steadily for the first time in years in a long tenure at the Five Spot--and it shows everywhere here, including the splashing chords and asymmetrical runs of "Sweet and Lovely." Ware, one of the most significant bassists in jazz history, is a perfect accompanist and as commanding a soloist as Mulligan or Monk, using subtle rhythmic shifts and double stops in an almost minimalist way. The alternate takes of several tunes are genuinely different approaches to the material, revealing just how spontaneous the meeting was. --Stuart Broomer
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      Gerry Mulligan
      Manufacturer: Fantasy
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      ASIN: B00067RF3M
      Release Date: 2004-11-30

      Tracks:

      1. 'Round Midnight
      2. Rhythm-A-Ning
      3. Sweet and Lovely
      4. Decidedly [Take 4]
      5. Decidedly [Take 5][*]
      6. Straight, No Chaser [Take 3][*]
      7. Straight, No Chaser [Take 1][*]
      8. I Mean You [Take 4]
      9. I Mean You [Take 2][*]
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        		Mulligan Meets Monk
        Gerry Mulligan
        Manufacturer: Riverside
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000GIWMUC
        Release Date: 2006-09-04

        Tracks:

        1. 'Round Midnight
        2. Rhythm-A-Ning
        3. Sweet and Lovely
        4. Decidedly [Take 4]
        5. Decidedly [Take 5][*]
        6. Straight, No Chaser [Take 3][*]
        7. Straight, No Chaser [Take 1][*]
        8. I Mean You [Take 4]
        9. I Mean You [Take 2][*]

        Album Description

        Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. 2006.

        Album Details

        Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.
        Mulligan Meets Monk
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          ASIN: B000NO29JI
          Release Date: 2007-03-20
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            		Mulligan Meets Monk
            Gerry Mulligan
            Manufacturer: Jvc Victor
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

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            ASIN: B00004SYJU
            Release Date: 2000-03-23

            Tracks:

            1. 'Round Midnight
            2. Rhythm-A-Ning
            3. Sweet And Lovely
            4. Decidedly (Take 4)
            5. Straight No Chaser (Take 3)
            6. I Mean You (Take 4)
            7. Decidedly (Take 5)
            8. Straight No Chaser (Take 1)
            9. I Mean You (Take 1)
            10. I Mean You (Take 2)

            Album Description

            Japanese reissue of classic jazz album originally released on the Riverside label. Remastered using 20 bit Digital K2 technology. Limited edition with paper sleeve reproduction of original artwork.

            Album Details

            Japanese Version Featuirng Digital K2 Remastering & Limited Lp Style Slipcase.
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              		Mulligan Meets Monk
              Gerry Mulligan
              Manufacturer: Jvc / Xrcd
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

              Bebop GeneralBebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music
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              3. Dream a Little Dream
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              5. Know What I Mean?

              ASIN: B00004STOJ
              Release Date: 1997-07-08

              Tracks:

              1. 'Round Midnight
              2. Rhythm-A-Ning
              3. Sweet and Lovely
              4. Decidedly [Take 4]
              5. Decidedly [Take 5][*]
              6. Straight, No Chaser [Take 3][*]
              7. Straight, No Chaser [Take 1][*]
              8. I Mean You [Take 4]
              9. I Mean You [Take 2][*]

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              Critics thought the pairing of Gerry Mulligan and Thelonious Monk a strange one when this 1957 session was originally released, Mulligan's light baritone saxophone strongly identified with the cool school and Monk's percussive piano, fractured rhythms, and dissonant tunes the last word in bop. It's an interesting combination, though, with Mulligan's melodic focus actually working fairly well with Monk and his regular band, drummer Shadow Wilson and bassist Wilbur Ware. Common roots in swing are apparent on Mulligan's "Decidedly," a variant of "Undecided," while the baritonist acquits himself well on some of Monk's best-known tunes. Monk was at his peak as a player in 1957--working steadily for the first time in years in a long tenure at the Five Spot--and it shows everywhere here, including the splashing chords and asymmetrical runs of "Sweet and Lovely." Ware, one of the most significant bassists in jazz history, is a perfect accompanist and as commanding a soloist as Mulligan or Monk, using subtle rhythmic shifts and double stops in an almost minimalist way. The alternate takes of several tunes are genuinely different approaches to the material, revealing just how spontaneous the meeting was. --Stuart Broomer
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                ASIN: B0009J8I3I
                Release Date: 2005-06-28
                Mulligan Meets Monk (20 bit mastering)
                Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                • A fantastic meeting.
                • So Much More than I Expected!
                		 Mulligan Meets Monk (20 bit mastering)
                Gerry Mulligan
                Manufacturer: Riverside
                ProductGroup: Music
                Binding: Audio CD

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                ASIN: B0000DIJQ8
                Release Date: 2003-10-21

                Tracks:

                1. 'Round Midnight
                2. Rhythm-A-Ning
                3. Sweet And Lovely
                4. Decidedly (Take 4)
                5. Straight, No Chaser (Take 3)
                6. I Mean You (Take 4)
                7. Decidedly (Take 5)
                8. Straight, No Chaser (Take 1)
                9. I Mean You (Take 1)
                10. I Mean You (Take 2)

                Customer Reviews:

                4 out of 5 stars A fantastic meeting........2005-10-12

                An album that could easily be mistaken for another one of those X meets Y recordings that proove that in jazz, being a great soloist often isn't enough to turn out a great performance, "Mulligan Meets Monk" is a fine example that sometimes being a great is enough to carry your weight. Who dreamed up this pairing is quite uncertain, but over two days in August of 1957, baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan, one of the most adventerous musicians of his era and the standard by which the baritone sax is measured, recorded an album with the rhythm section of Thelonious Monk's working quartet-- Monk on piano, Wilbur Ware on bass, and Shadow Wilson on drums. The shoes that Mulligan had to fill were that of one of the few musicians who was more adventerous than he-- John Coltrane.

                Muligan performs admirably-- the music is by and large Monk's-- four of the six pieces are Monk originals ("'Round Midnight", "Rhythm-a-ning", "Straight, No Chaser", and the underperformed "I Mean You"), with one Mulligan piece ("Decidingly") and a standard largely associated with Monk ("Sweet and Lovely"). For his part, Mulligan proves unnervingly flexible-- digging deep into the Monk idiom while maintaining his own ideal, ranging from velvety and lush (in what may be my favorite performance of "'Round Midnight") to stunningly agile ("Rhythm-a-ning") and just hard swinging and brilliant ("Straight, No Chaser"). Monk is his usual self-- a combination of laying out to let the horn wail and his usual dialog with the soloist, and with a rhythm section who by this point had developed a tight rapport with Monk, the pianist really cuts loose.

                Like the rest of the recent Riverside reissues (the 20-bit remasters in the slip cases), the sound on this is unnervingly well cleaned up and is well worth the investment for anyone who has the original issue. The recording is additionally augmented by four alternate takes, with the total package stretching over an hour and the original liner notes reprinted.

                Well worth listening to, "Mulligan Meets Monk" is a superb album, more in Monk's vein then Mulligan's, but I can't imagine anyone would not find a lot to love here. Recommended.

                4 out of 5 stars So Much More than I Expected!.......2005-02-15

                This is the type of album I'd call a minor masterpiece. "Minor" in that it's not the #1 most essential Monk album you need to own, but a "masterpiece" in that it's absolutely great on its own terms! Mulligan completely gets the Monk vibe and this album is full of interesting new arrangements of Monk classics.

                Much of it is rather mellow. I mean, it's not the Monk album with the most energy and bounce out there, but it is so calm and collected and so throroughly swinging that I can't help but love it. Besides that, just look at that tracklist! Three versions of I Mean You?? Thank you! Track #9 being my favorite I Mean You of the disc... but as much as I enjoy all 3 of them, I wouldn't put any of them in the same league as the one on the Monk In Paris: Live At Olympia 2-disc set.

                The sound of this remaster is excellent. Everything is balanced and up-front. Nice full analog tone. It's not one of those albums where the horn is blasting your ears but you can't even hear the bass. Speaking of which, the personnel for this album is Monk on piano, Mulligan on baritone sax, Wilbur Ware on bass, and Shadow Wilson on drums.

                This is one of those albums that you don't seem to hear very much about, for reasons completely unexplainable by the music contained herein. Monk is obviously having alot of fun playing off of Mulligan's solos, and when it's Monk's turn to solo... particulary on that #9 I Mean You... watch out. If you thought you had all the Monk you needed, but you don't have this one, think again. This is a classic.

                Actually, looking back on some recent reviews, this album makes me realize I blew it on the number of stars on some past reviews. This is a great 4-star album, but things like Monk's Complete Live at the It Club, and Sonny Clark's Cool Struttin' are full-on 5-star albums. Sam Rivers' Contours should have gotten 3 stars because the good stuff is good, but there isn't enough of it to put it at the level of this.
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                  T/Mull Monk
                  Manufacturer: Jvc/Sire
                  ProductGroup: Music
                  Binding: Audio CD

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