Can't wait (well actually, I can as I'll have to) for Swimming to come out. For what little it's worth, I was watching Monk videos last night & it struck me how similar his way of improvising was to that of Art Tatum's, of all people - given a ballad, they both just refigured the melody, rather than improvising on the chords… also you can best understand what Monk is hearing as he plays by watching his dancing feet.
Can't wait (well actually, I can as I'll have to) for Swimming to come out. For what little it's worth, I was watching Monk videos last night & it struck me how similar his way of improvising was to that of Art Tatum's, of all people - given a ballad, they both just refigured the melody, rather than improvising on the chords… also you can best understand what Monk is hearing as he plays by watching his dancing feet.
Excellent interview and looks to be a great follow up to ‘Let’s Get Lost’
Now that's what I call an interview. 👍 I'm really looking forward to the "new" `Let's Get Lost`.