Panamonk

Danilo Perez | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 21, 1996)
• Original Release Date: May 21, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Grp Records
• ASIN: B000002NWH
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,940 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

From Jazziz

Pianist Danilo Perez has continued to develop his skills and concepts during the past few years, but PanaMonk stands as a modest landmark on two fronts. First, it tells the story of just one of many bright young musicians who've mastered the framework handed down by Thelonious Monk and stretched it to fit their needs. Also, it's one of several recent harbingers of a new, modern telling of the Latin-jazz story - in this case, focusing on Perez's Panamanian heritage.

--- JAZZIZ Magazine Copyright © 2000, Milor Entertainment, Inc.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fine Monk playing, March 16, 2006

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Richard Gordon "piano man" (Red Hook, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Panamonk (Audio CD)

Almost all modern jazz pianists play Monk, whose tunes are their Well-Tempered Clavier. However, this album, the first, I believe, by Danilo Perez, is exceptionally spirited and non-perfunctory. Perez performs the always-challenging trick of being faithful to the original sense of these highly idiosyncratic tunes, and yet injects his own individual sense of time, blues, and Pan-American sensibility. I have found almost all of Perez' recordings after this disappointing by comparison, which is too bad. I don't really understand why. But this is highly recommended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome album, June 30, 2005

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Brown Bunker "alfredgomezjr" (Pto. La Cruz, Venezuela) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Panamonk (Audio CD)

one of my favorite albums from the young jazz players out there i will put danilo up there with joshua redman and cristian macbride... i also got the journey and motherland albums wich are good albums but not great albums to me... anyway problably is my loving for thelonious monk what makes me surrender to this one... listen to it, bright mississippi and hot been strut are the best pieces on it... hope you enjoy listening.. its got great solo from danilo, he was playing with mc bride on bass and they hook up on this one for good...

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerfully creative and inspirational listening experience., October 16, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Panamonk (Audio CD)

Danilo Perez has created an awsome tribute to the High Priest of jazz piano, Thelonious Monk. Not only does he pay tribute to Monk, but you will hear him tip his hat to other great pianists of our time. This is a recording that will pay dividends with each listening. It is an inspiration when young men and women take the time to learn and build on their history and culture. Five stars for this album!!!!!