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Changing of the Guard (T. S. Monk album)

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1993 studio album by T. S. Monk
Changing of the Guard
Studio album by T. S. Monk
Released1993
RecordedFebruary 8–13, 1993
StudioPower Station, NYC
GenreJazz
Length59:59
LabelBlue Note
CDP 7 89050 2 8
ProducerDon Sickler, Thelonious Monk Jr.
T. S. Monk chronology
Take One
(1992) 		Changing of the Guard
(1993) 		The Charm
(1995)

Changing of the Guard is an album by the American drummer T. S. Monk, recorded in 1993 and released on the Blue Note label.

Production

The album was recorded at Power Station and mixed at Electric Lady Studios. Most of the songs were arranged by Don Sickler. Monk included two songs written by his father, Thelonious.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Philadelphia Inquirer

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Drummer T.S. Monk's sextet has quickly become one of the top repertory bands of hard bop ... there is no weak link to this excellent sextet. The band adds to rather than merely copies the tradition." The Washington Post deemed "Crepuscule with Nellie" "a complex, lesser known Monk composition usually tackled by solo pianists; here the T.S. Monk sextet conveys the harmonics, the dynamics and the symphonic nature of the tune as Monk wrote it." The Toronto Star wrote that "the thrusting, unpretentious blowing session is most satisfying with alto Bobby Porcelli and trumpeter Don Sickler to the fore."

Track listing

  1. "Kelo" (J. J. Johnson) – 6:07
  2. "Changing of the Guard" (James Williams) – 5:03
  3. "Appointment in Milano" (Bobby Watson) – 5:43
  4. "Monk's Dream" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:07
  5. "Dark Before Dawn" (Artie Matthews) – 5:00
  6. "Doublemint" (Idrees Sulieman) – 5:18
  7. "Una Mas" (Kenny Dorham) – 5:03
  8. "New York" (Donald Brown) – 6:13
  9. "Crepuscule with Nellie" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:14
  10. "K.D." (Bobby Porcelli) – 5:57
  11. "Middle of the Block" (Clifford Jordan) – 4:14

Personnel

References

  1. Kohlhaase, Bill (4 Mar 1993). "Preordained Rhythm". OC Live. Los Angeles Times. p. 4.
  2. T. S. Monk discography, accessed January 10, 2019
  3. Stewart, Zan (5 Mar 1993). "T.S. Monk, a Musical Missionary". Los Angeles Times. p. F15.
  4. Miller, Mark (1 Nov 1993). "Changing of the Guard". The Globe and Mail. p. C4.
  5. ^ Stark, Karl (30 Nov 1993). "A FLAMING FORM OF BEBOP FROM THE YOUNGER MONK". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E3.
  6. ^ Yanow, Scott. T.S. Monk: Changing of the Guard – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  7. Harrington, Richard (27 Apr 1993). "Rhythm of His Roots". The Washington Post. p. B1.
  8. Chapman, Geoff (9 Oct 1993). "Drummer T. S. Monk...". Toronto Star. p. J14.
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