Dutch/German singer Marijke Jaehrling was stuck with Thelonius Sphere Monk’s music from the first time she heard his recordings with John Coltrane as a teen. Now, decades later, she decided to produce a tribute album with her own personal approach to Monk: In fresh vocalized versions these Bebop classics shimmer in contemporary colors. To some of Monk’s compositions Marijke wrote new lyrics, which narrate music and love, recounting the real life of Monk. Marijke and her young group of German talents create a specific and unique atmosphere to express the poetry, humor and tempo of the jazz legend.
Marijke Jährling: vocals, lyrics, arrangements
Steffen Müller-Kaiser: reeds
Lukas Moriz: piano
Rudolf Stenzinger: double bass
Uli Schiffelholz: drums
1. Round Midnight 09:19
2. Rhythm-A-Ning 03:28
3. Ruby My Dear 06:51
4. Blue Monk 03:40
5. In Walked Bud 03:51
6. Pannonica 05:38
7. Straight No Chaser 02:20
8. Crepiscule With Nellie 05:11
9. Ask Me Now 05:52
10. Well You Needn't 03:59
11. Ugly Beauty 03:37
12. Epistrophy 02:29
