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Oct 11Liked by ETHAN IVERSON

Much appreciated. It’s helpful in pointing out some things I’ve overlooked. I have loved almost everything I’ve ever heard (although I certainly haven’t heard everything), but agree that ‘Thelonious Monk Trio” is at or near the summit of a very high mountain.

Somewhat related, I just saw Sullivan Fortner play Monk at SFJAZZ in the small room there. Superb!!! Really brought out the stride in several numbers. It was a great performance. He brought me totally into Monk’s world, without playing everything like Monk did. The rhythms were there but the interpretations were fresh and utterly inspiring. All Monk except one Bud Powell tune, plus Cherokee. What a great musician and artist Sullivan is proving to be.

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fantastic! Thanks for the report!

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Oct 10Liked by ETHAN IVERSON

THANK YOU

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right on

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Oct 10Liked by ETHAN IVERSON

Typically exceptional overview. Thank you, especially for the props you gave Frankie Dunlop. I could never survive a desert island without “Functional,” which I hear as Monk’s Rosetta Stone. Once it’s absorbed, one can pretty much much go anywhere in the Monk archives and enjoy a lifetime of revelation. Cheers!

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Yeah I love "Functional" as well, and what a great title for a "basic" blues. Thanks Chuck

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