Saturday, October 10, 2015

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MONK

I've had this cover hanging on the walls of every home I've had since the day the magazine came out in 1964, and still do. The Einstein of jazz, the Mohammed Ali of jazz, the Walt Whitman of jazz...his likeness should be on folding money, or hanging in art museums...his birthday should be a holiday...

Yeah, Monk is at the top of any list I would make of most innovative creators or most original human being...and obviously, definitely, tops my list of favorite piano players and composers...Happy B'day Monk, only wish you were still here...

2 comments:

Bob said...

And he was & still is an inspiration to many poets. Dave Etter, for one, comes quickly to mind.

Lally said...

And me Bob, especially my early work, like much in ROCKEY DIES YELLOW and HOLLYWOOD MAGIC etc.