Two Continents One Groove, by T.S. Monk

Two Continents One Groove

by T.S. Monk

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1.	Sierre 08:38	buy track
2.	Brother Thelonious 09:44	buy track
3.	Chessmen's Delight 07:46	buy track
4.	Seven Steps to Heaven 04:00	buy track
5.	Ernie Washington 09:23	buy track
6.	Nommo 09:17	buy track
7.	Little Niles 11:02	buy track

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The T.S. Monk Sextet’s highly anticipated live album with seven songs
is characterized by the steady pulse and groove that the world has come to know and love as the “T.S. Monk Sextet Sound”.

T.S., also known as “Toot”, leads his sextet with an innovative and
dynamic approach. Since 1992, the drummer has worked exclusively
with his co-players, making the sound of the sextet incredibly tight.
When they roll out their arsenal, they soar and swing, and are indeed
exciting to hear. In that regard, it might be quite surprising to learn that
this is T.S.’s very first live album!

“This is my first live recording, ever! It’s daunting and an uncertain kind
of product. Most live albums aren’t that good. I’ve been lucky to always
have great people working with me.”

The seven songs on the album are taken from two performances at
two similar jazz rooms over a two-year period; three are from “Harlem’s
Jazz Shrines Festival: Jazzmobile presents Minton’s Playhouse” at
Ginny’s Supper Club on May 7, 2014, while others were recorded at
Marians Jazzroom in Bern, Switzerland on April 24, 2016.

Drummer, percussionist, composer, producer and bandleader, T. S.
Monk has taken his place in the pantheon of jazz royalty, to which he
was born as the son of legendary jazz pianist Thelonious Monk. The
two played together for five years, until the elder Monk’s retirement in
1975. The swing is DNA inherited and absorbed in this master
drummer’s persona. T.S. spent the late 70’s and 80’s in various R&B
groups, scoring the hits Bon Bon Vie (Gimme the Good Life) and
Candidate for Love in 1980, but by the 1990’s he decided to return to
his jazz roots.

T.S.’s sextet consists of some of the best jazz musicians in the
business, each bringing something special to the table. Willie Williams
on tenor saxophone is the original member of the sextet, who came up
under the tutelage of Grover Washington, Jr. Additionally, we have the
Chicago native, Kenny Davis on bass, who has worked with notables
such as Cassandra Wilson and Kevin Eubanks, trumpeter Josh Evans,
multi-reedist Patience Higgins, Dave Stryker on guitar and pianist and
composer Helen Sung, the very first winner of the Thelonious Monk
Institute of Jazz Performance.

Two Continents One Groove is a masterpiece, so follow him to a new
promised land. As he states:

“If there’s one thing this album is, it’s swingin’! I hope you agree.”

credits

released June 17, 2022

T.S. Monk - drums, percussion

Helen Sung - piano

Willie Williams - tenor sax

Patience Higgins - alto sax

Josh Evans - trumpet

Kenny Davis - bass

Dave Stryker - guitar

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Storyville Records is Europe’s oldest independent jazz label. It releases a rich variety of jazz, blues and related musical genres, often accompanied by authoritative notes and rare extras. This iconic label was founded in 1952 in Denmark and today continues to augment its historic catalogue of recordings made by American jazz and blues legends with new releases from contemporary jazz artists. ... more

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