Reed, Eric / Baddest Monk, The
Album: Baddest Monk, The   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Reed, Eric   Added:Aug 2012
Label:Savant Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2012-08-12 Pull Date: 2012-10-14 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Oct 14 Oct 7 Sep 30 Sep 23 Sep 2 Aug 26 Aug 19
Airplays: 3 2 1 1 2 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. Oct 20, 2016: No Cover, No Minimum
Epistrophy
4. Oct 12, 2012: No Cover, No Minimum
Green Chimneys
2. Sep 26, 2014: Rebop
Epistrophy
5. Oct 11, 2012: Love Den
'round Midnight, 'round Midnight
3. Apr 19, 2013: No Cover, No Minimum: Track 6
Evidence
6. Oct 09, 2012: Rebop
The Baddest Monk

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2012-08-11
ERIC REED: The Baddest Monk
Savant, 2012

MAINSTREAM JAZZ – Friendly, appealing covers of Thelonious Monk tunes from the ever-tasteful Reed, leading a really sharp quintet. It’s always tricky handling Monk’s work without either doing a lame imitation or making the music sound forced, but Reed does a good job of focusing on the rhythmic essence and thus retains his own high-class sound while staying true to the earthy, oddball material. It’s a winner!

All good! Fo’s Picks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9

1. 5:08 – slick, funky snap: piano solo really gets into the groove
2. 7:13 – midtempo glide: intro is quite Monkish; very slippery round of solos
3. 6:19 – hot drive: simple, snappy tune built on sneaky pitter-patter rhythm
4. 4:07 – midtempo, somewhat breezy ballad: very elegant piano, nice drums
5. 8:22 – nice! deliciously soulful Jose James vocal, just him & Reed’s piano
6. 9:12 – solid walking rhythm, playful piano goes all over the place
7. 5:59 – bluesy original tune drops in familiar Monkisms, bass & sax solo
8. 3:29 – uptempo, perky strut: odd meter gives it sort of a second-line feel
9. 3:46 – solo piano: a nice original after-hours blues, oh yeah.

[ Fo ] - 11 August 2012

Track Listing
1. Rhythm-A-Ning   6. Evidence
2. Epistrophy   7. Monk Beurre Rouge
3. Green Chimneys   8. Bright Mississippi
4. Monk's Mood   9. The Baddest Monk
5. 'round Midnight   .