Take One is an album by the American musician T. S. Monk.[1][2] It was released on the Blue Note label in 1992.[3] Monk supported the album with a European tour.[4]
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Recorded | October 16, 1991 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 66:39 | |||
| Label | Blue Note CDP 7 99614 2 | |||
| Producer | Don Sickler, Thelonious Monk Jr. | |||
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Production
editThe album was produced by Don Sickler and Thelonious Monk Jr.[5]
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| The Indianapolis Star | [7] |
The Ottawa Citizen deemed the album "a straightforward hard bop collection with compositions that come mostly from the mid-50s."[8] The Indianapolis Star wrote that, "though the arrangements are based on originals recorded by his father's generation, this doesn't seem like a ghost-band venture."[7]
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "Drummer T.S. Monk's debut as a leader in jazz found him discarding his earlier R&B-ish music in favor of heading an impressive hard bop revival group ... The T.S. Monk Sextet was just beginning its long life with this recording; all of its CDs are highly recommended to hard bop fans".[6]
Track listing
edit- "Monaco" (Kenny Dorham) – 6:34
- "Skippy" (Thelonious Monk) – 3:40
- "Infra-Rae" (Hank Mobley) – 6:07
- "Waiting" (Idrees Sulieman) – 5:43
- "Boa" (Elmo Hope) – 4:49
- "Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) – 7:28
- "Jodi" (Walter Davis Jr.) – 4:34
- "Bear Cat" (Clifford Jordan) – 3:54
- "Capetown Ambush" (Donald Brown) – 5:35
- "Shoutin'" (Tommy Turrentine) – 6:14
- "Minor's Holiday" (Dorham) – 5:22
- "Think of One" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:39
Personnel
edit- T. S. Monk – drums
- Don Sickler – trumpet
- Bobby Porcelli – alto saxophone
- Willie Williams – tenor saxophone
- Ronnie Mathews – piano
- James Genus – bass
References
edit- ^ Poses, Jon W. (Jan 1993). "Take One by T. S. Monk". Audio. 77 (1): 155.
- ^ Shuster, Fred (Sep 1992). "Riffs: T.S. Monk". DownBeat. 59 (9): 13.
- ^ Feather, Leonard (9 June 1992). "Son Keeps Jazz Legend's Legacy Alive". Los Angeles Times. p. F6.
- ^ McDonough, John (13 Oct 1992). "Jazz Great's Son Improvises His Own Career". The Wall Street Journal. p. A18.
- ^ "Take One by T. S. Monk". Billboard. 104 (36): 55. Sep 5, 1992.
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. T.S. Monk: Take One – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ a b Harvey, Jay (30 Oct 1992). "T.S. Monk 'Take One'". The Indianapolis Star. p. D5.
- ^ Moody, Lois (26 Sep 1992). "Offspring decide to brave comparisons". Ottawa Citizen. p. Z4.