Ben Riley's Monk Legacy Septet's lyrics & chords

Drummer Ben Riley and arranger/trumpeter Don Sickler have developed a new environment for exploring the genius of Thelonious Monk: a piano-less septet. Ben Riley played in Thelonious Monk's quartet for nearly 5 years and was continuously inspired by Monk the composer and performer. Monk had his own personal harmonic and rhythmic language, which, coupled with his unorthodox approach to the piano-the way he coaxed sound from the keys of the piano-made his pianist's voice in the rhythm section totally unique. Riley's no-piano Monk Legacy ...read more