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    That's the Way I Feel Now: A Tribute to Thelonious Monk

    10/01/1984

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    All Music Guide Review

    Two years after the death of pianist-composer Thelonious Monk, this very unusual and quite memorable double-LP tribute was put together. Producer Hal Willner's most successful project, the 23 interpretations of Monk originals all feature a different group of all-star players and stretch beyond jazz. Some of the performances are fairly straightforward while others are quite eccentric; certainly the crazy duet on "Four in One" by altoist Gary Windo and Todd Rundgren (on synthesizers and drum machines) and the version of "Shuffle Boil" featuring John Zorn on game calls (imitating the sound of ducks) are quite unique. There are many colorful moments throughout the project and the roster of musicians is remarkable: Bobby McFerrin with Bob Dorough, Peter Frampton, Joe Jackson, Steve Lacy, Dr. John, Gil Evans, Randy Weston, Roswell Rudd, Eugene Chadbourne and Shockabilly, the Fowler Brothers, NRBQ, Steve Khan, Carla Bley, Barry Harris, Was (Not Was) and many others. There is not a slow moment or uninteresting selection on this highly recommended set. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

    That's the Way I Feel Now: A Tribute to Thelonious Monk Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Thelonious
  • Fowler, Bruce

  • 2
  • Little Rootie Tootie
  • NRBQ

  • 3
  • Reflections
  • Khan, Steve

  • 4
  • Blue Monk
  • Doctor John

  • 5
  • Misterioso
  • Bley, Carla

  • 6
  • 'Round Midnight
  • Jackson, Joe

  • 7
  • Friday the 13th

  • 8
  • Work

  • 9
  • Gallop's Gallop
  • Lacy, Steve

  • 10
  • Bye-Ya

  • 11
  • Bemsha Swing

  • 12
  • Pannonica
  • Harris, Barry [1]

  • 13
  • Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are
  • Was Not Was

  • 14
  • Brilliant Corners
  • Bingham, Mark

  • 15
  • Ask Me Now
  • Lacy, Steve

  • 16
  • Monk's Mood
  • Freeman, Sharon

  • 17
  • Four in One
  • Rundgren, Todd

  • 18
  • Functional
  • Weston, Randy

  • 19
  • Evidence

  • 20
  • Shuffle Boil
  • Zorn, John

  • 21
  • In Walked Bud
  • Adams, Terry

  • 22
  • Criss-Cross
  • Shockabilly

  • 23
  • Jackie-Ing
  • Bingham, Mark

    • Credits of That's the Way I Feel Now: A Tribute to Thelonious Monk

    • Don Was
    • Synthesizer, Engineer, Guitar, Arranger


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