Title: I Mean You
Artist: Thelonious Monk
Album: Mulligan Meets Monk
Cmpser: Hawkins / Monk
Label: OJC
Year: 1957
upbeat and cheery, ‘I mean you’ features around a very (almost honky-tonk sounding) bright piano, with a raspy barotone sax playing in sync. The two sounds then part ways and the piano takes over the conversation, accompanied by the bass and drums, with the percussionist keeping pace on the cymbal.
Having said his piece, piano bows out and sax steps in to say his piece with an easy-going, cool tune.
The sounds meet up again and finish the piece as they started,not in unison to begin with; this time playing complimentary melodies, and then relaxing gently back into unison.
Great upbeat sounds, 10/10
It’s Thelonious Monk – what more do I need to say??
