Thelonious_Sphere_Monk:_Dreaming_of_the_Masters_Series_Vol._2

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Thelonious Sphere Monk: Dreaming of the Masters Series Vol. 2

1991 studio album by Art Ensemble of Chicago

Thelonious Sphere Monk: Dreaming of the Masters Series Vol. 2 is an album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago and Cecil Taylor released on the Japanese DIW label. It features performances by Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors Maghostut and Don Moye with Cecil Taylor guesting on piano, vocals and percussion.

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The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow describes the album as "more significant historically than it is musically"[1] due to a mismatch between Taylor's style and the Art Ensemble's.

Track listing

  1. "Dreaming of the Masters" (Jarman) - 0:57
  2. "Intro to Fifteen" (Art Ensemble of Chicago, Taylor) - 18:25
  3. "Excerpt from Fifteen Part 3A" (Art Ensemble of Chicago, Taylor) - 10:51
  4. "'Round Midnight" (Monk) - 15:23
  5. "Caseworks" (Art Ensemble of Chicago, Taylor) - 8:22
  6. "Nutty" (Monk) - 7:27
  7. "Dreaming of the Masters" (Jarman) - 0:52
  • Recorded January 16–19 & 31, February 3 and March 10–11, 1990 at Systems Two Studios, Brooklyn, NY

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    Yanow, S.AllMusic review accessed 12 February 2009.
  2. [2]
    Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2000). The Penguin guide to Jazz on CD. Penguin Books. p. 58.
  3. [3]
    Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 37.
  4. [4]
    Larkin, Colin (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 37.
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