''The Charm '' is an album by drummer

T. S. Monk Thelonious Sphere "T. S." Monk III (born December 27, 1949) is an American jazz drummer, composer and bandleader. He is the son of jazz pianist Thelonious Monk. Biography Born in New York City, he began his music career early in his life, honin ...

which was recorded in 1995 and released on the Blue Note label.T. S. Monk discography
accessed January 10, 2019

Reception

The

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review by Scott Yanow stated "T.S. Monk, by successfully keeping his sextet together as a regularly working outfit for several years, has been able to form a recognizable group sound in the hard bop tradition ... has no weak links and is one of the most consistently satisfying jazz groups from the mid-'90s. Their fine disc is easily recommended".

Track listing

# "Budini" (

Buddy Montgomery Charles "Buddy" Montgomery (January 30, 1930 – May 14, 2009) was an American jazz vibraphonist and pianist. He was the younger brother of Wes and Monk Montgomery, a guitarist and bassist respectively. Buddy and brother Monk formed The Masters ...

) – 6:52 # "The Dealer Takes Four" (

Rodgers Grant Rodgers Lee Grant (January 18, 1936 – April 12, 2012) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and lyricist. After working with saxophonist Hugo Dickens in the 1950s, he became pianist for Mongo Santamaría in the 1960s. In 1963, Grant wrote the ...

) – 4:38 # "Jean Marie" (Ronnie Mathews) – 6:32 # "Marvelous Marvin" (

Marty Sheller Marty Sheller (born March 15, 1940 in Newark, New Jersey, died September 17, 2022) was an American jazz trumpeter and arranger, who plays primarily in latin jazz idioms. Sheller initially studied percussion, but switched to trumpet as a teenager ...

) – 4:37 # "Bolivar Blues" (

Thelonious Monk Thelonious Sphere Monk (, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including " 'Round Midnight", "B ...

) – 8:53 # "The Highest Mountain" ( Clifford Jordan) – 8:00 # "Rejuvenate" (Bobby Porcelli) – 5:07 # "Just Waiting" ( Melba Liston) – 5:49 # "Gypsy Folk Tales" (

Walter Davis Jr. Walter Davis Jr. (September 2, 1932 – June 2, 1990) was an American bebop and hard bop pianist. Davis once left the music world to be a tailor, but returned. A soloist, bandleader, and accompanist, he amassed a body of work while never be ...

) – 5:44

Personnel

– drums *

Don Sickler Don Sickler (January 6, 1944) is an American jazz trumpeter, arranger and producer.Ronnie Mathews Ronald Mathews (December 2, 1935 in New York City – June 28, 2008 in Brooklyn) was an American jazz pianist who worked with Max Roach from 1963 to 1968 and Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. He acted as lead in recording from 1963 and 1978–79. His ...

– piano * Scott Colley – bass

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Charm, The Blue Note Records albums T. S. Monk albums 1995 albums