Plays Duke Ellington Exclusive LP fg_Catalog Number_AKR 014 LP Our version of this double

Our version of this double LP is pressed on 180 gram teal vinyl

From the first song

often laying down guitar and vocal tracks in one take

Taken on by Universal at the tender age of 12

and what a dazzling start it is

Plays Duke Ellington Exclusive LP fg_Catalog Number_AKR 014 LP Our version of this doubleA 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