Thelonious Monk - Criss Cross

Artist - Thelonious Monk Title - Criss Cross Format - Single 180-Gram Vinyl LP Label - Pure Pleasure 2017 Reissue Analogue Limited Edition Audiophile Re-Mastering Pressed at Pallas   "Criss-Cross — Thelonious Monk's second album for Columbia Records — features some of the finest work that Monk ever did in the studio with his '60s trio and quartet. Whether revisiting pop standards or reinventing Monk's own classic compositions, Monk and Charlie Rouse (tenor sax), John Ore (bass), and Frankie Dunlop (drums) exchange powerful musical ideas, as well as provide potent solos throughout the disc. Fittingly, 'Hackensack' — a frenetic original composition — opens the disc by demonstrating the bandleader's strength in a quartet environment. The solid rhythmic support of the trio unfetters Monk into unleashing endless cascades of percussive inflections and intoxicating chord progressions. "The title cut also reflects the ability of the four musicians to maintain melodic intricacies that are at ti