The Monk Project
~ Jimmy Owens (Artist)
242% Sales Rank in Music: 175 (was 599 yesterday) 
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Review & Description
NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Owens debut as a
leader on IPO features the legendary trumpeter &
flugelhornist leading a stellar septet on a program of
uniquely original arrangements of Thelonious Monk
compositions that are deeply steeped in the blues.
Jimmy Owens will receive the A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz
Masters Award for Jazz Advocacy. The A.B. Spellman
award is special recognition as an NEA Jazz Master.
Longtime colleague and fellow NEA Jazz Master
Kenny Barron, well known for playing Monk s music
with the group Sphere, heads the rhythm section.
Robin Kelley, who wrote the prize-winning biography
Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American
Original, contributes extensive liner notes.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #175 in Music
- Released on: 2012-01-03
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: .16 pounds
