The complete Columbia solo studio recordings, 1962-1968.
Monked standards, with Pettiford and Blakey.
Apt title — this is sparkling, angular music, with Roach and Rollins on top form throughout.
With Charlie Rouse (tenor sax), Larry Gales (bass), Ben Riley (drums). And Jon Hendricks with a great vocal version of In Walked Bud.
From 1961, featuring Charlie Rouse… though the stand-out is Just A Gigolo, by Monk solo.
Judging by the first few chapters, this is a tremendous biography, completely sussed — profound empathy, political nous, and a love of the music in door-stopping measure. Looking forward to it a lot.