Plays Duke Ellington Exclusive LP fg_Catalog Number_AKR 014 LP Stax studio was a wellspring

Stax studio was a wellspring of hit records that topped both the R&B and pop charts

By the time this LP was released

this is an uneven album

one of the first records to popularize what became known as "world music"

Plays Duke Ellington Exclusive LP fg_Catalog Number_AKR 014 LP Stax studio was a wellspringA Newbury Comics exclusive color vinyl pressing. For Monks debut Riverside date, Keepnews decided to ease the pianist into what turned out to be his lengthy association with the label by asking him to momentarily set aside his own compositions and instead play Duke Ellington tunes. He did so in the company of the esteemed rhythm section of bassist Oscar Pettiford and drummer Kenny Clarke. With his distinctively angular style, Monk nails Ellingtons