Brian Trainor Trio & friends
Monk & Me
Brian Trainor’s writing and playing display an uncanny similarity in style to Thelonious Monk on this aggressively charged collection of songs – original compositions with some classic Monk tunes.
On Monk and Me, Trainor joins forces with Richie Cole and Steve Marcus to created an incredible energy-packed recording. Trainor studied Monk as a composer and passionately loved him as a pianist.
This recording is the result of playing Monk’s music in performance and realizing the affinity he had with the music and the audience reaction to that synergy.
Here are a couple of reviews from ALLABOUTJAZZ.COM:
review #2
and one from JazzTimes
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PROGRAM LISTING
Let’s Cool One (T. Monk)
Hackensack (T. Monk)
Bernstein’s Girl (B. Trainor)
Monk & Me (B. Trainor)
Cape May Freeway (B. Trainor)
Face Intro (B. Trainor)
One Face, One Smile, One Heart (B. Trainor)
Still We Dream (T. Monk)
Straight No Chaser (T. Monk)
B’s Waltz (B. Trainor)
