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Pianist Ellis Marsalis' An Open Letter to Thelonious is more than just another homage to the mystique and magic of Thelonious Monk's music.
Marsalis is no stranger to the Monk's music, but it is hardly an area of specialty for the patriarch pianist. As a native of New Orleans, he went against stereotype by not specializing in either trad jazz or R&B. Beginning in the late '50s, he played with mainstream players like Ed Blackwell, Cannonball and Nat Adderley and even Al Hirt, with whom he appeared for a three-year period in the late '60s. During the '70s, Marsalis freelanced and taught...
Source: allaboutjazz
Author: Michael P. Gladstone
