Marcus Roberts - Alone With Three Giants

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:28
Size: 140.7 MB
Styles: Post bop, Piano jazz
Year: 1991
Art: Front

[5:22] 1. Jungle Blues
[4:13] 2. Mood Indigo
[4:04] 3. Solitude
[3:32] 4. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)
[4:57] 5. Trinkle Tinkle
[4:32] 6. Misterioso
[4:08] 7. Pannonica
[3:33] 8. New Orleans Blues
[3:04] 9. Prelude To A Kiss
[5:35] 10. Shout 'em Aunt Tillie
[3:50] 11. Black And Tan Fantasy
[3:37] 12. Monk's Mood
[4:16] 13. In Walked Bud
[3:05] 14. Crepuscule With Nellie
[3:32] 15. The Crave

This set of unaccompanied piano solos features Marcus Roberts interpreting three Jelly Roll Morton, six Duke Ellington and six Thelonious Monk songs. Morton gets a bit shortchanged, with "Jungle Blues," "New Orleans Blues" and "The Crave" emphasizing the Spanish tinge in his music, but only certain aspects of his style. However, Roberts has Ellington (best is "Shout 'Em Aunt Tillie") and Monk (mostly lesser-known songs) down quite well. Already at this early stage, Marcus Roberts had a fairly encyclopedic style, updating older idioms with his own voice, displaying an eccentric stride style and using some modern harmonies. Excellent music. ~Scott Yanow

Alone With Three Giants

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