Here's a YouTube video of Don Cherry playing Monk's "52nd St. Theme"
with Sonny Rollins in 1963:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7g-YkEX2zQ
It's not my favorite context in which to hear him, by any means, but
in his solo, he plays with good time and tells a good story. His
technique is sloppy, no question --nobody's going to mistake him for
Clifford Brown, but see, he's not trying to be Clifford Brown. And
it's fascinating to hear his influence on Sonny, who at this point
had been playing this tune, like, forever -- probably ever since Monk
first brought it in! But Don made him approach it differently.
Cheers,
- Darcy
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