Steve Lacy/Roswell Rudd - MONKSILAND BAND

"AFTER 50 YEARS, THELONIOUS' MUSIC HAS BECOME AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE JAZZ REPERTORY. AS SUCH, IT IS BY NOW, SUBJECT TO A MUCH FREER USE OF IT BY THE PLAYERS, SOMEWHAT AKIN TO THE TRADITIONAL OR CLASSIC SO CALLED 'DIXIELAND' SCHOOLS FROM NEW ORLEANS, CHICAGO, KANSAS CITY, NEW YORK, etc. ROS AND I STARTED OUT PLAYING THAT WAY, AND MONKSILAND IS AN ORGANIC OUTGROWTH OF OUR OWN JAZZ HISTORY." STEVE LACY 2/17/04 Here they perform Thelonious Monk's composition NUTTY. "This performance of NUTTY has some usual Dixieland traits such as spontaneous horn riffing behind the soloist, and collective improvisation. For me, there's always been something Dixieland about Monk, colorful and high spirited composition and performance." Roswell Rudd 1/2/08 http://www.roswellrudd.com http://www.soundscapepresents.com Steve Lacy, soprano sox; Roswell Rudd, trombone; Dave Douglas, trumpet; John Betsch, drums; JJ Avenel, bass. http://www.roswellrudd.com http://www.soundscapepresents.com