A few years ago I read the Monk biography and it was great. He had a really interesting life and was really out there (in a mostly good way) himself. One thing I noted - he was happy to bring in new players all the time, since he was kinda hard to work with and people tended to move on over time. Not Charlie Rouse though. Charlie (who deserves to be more well known, IMO) played with Monk for many years around this time in the 60s.
Thanks for the link, Kudler.
That's wonderful information and I will most certainly explore more! I have found through casual research of jazz artists over time, that there is a detectable bias towards those with extremely high intelligence and emotional sensitivity. Of course geniuses cannot interface with others in a "normal" way so what you describe definitely adds up!
I enjoy reading about the lives of the artists. Here's a wiki I recently read that left my mouth agape! To suffer such heinous violations and retain the spirit of freedom and pure creation ...
A few years ago I read the Monk biography and it was great. He had a really interesting life and was really out there (in a mostly good way) himself. One thing I noted - he was happy to bring in new players all the time, since he was kinda hard to work with and people tended to move on over time. Not Charlie Rouse though. Charlie (who deserves to be more well known, IMO) played with Monk for many years around this time in the 60s.
Thanks for the link, Kudler.
That's wonderful information and I will most certainly explore more! I have found through casual research of jazz artists over time, that there is a detectable bias towards those with extremely high intelligence and emotional sensitivity. Of course geniuses cannot interface with others in a "normal" way so what you describe definitely adds up!
I enjoy reading about the lives of the artists. Here's a wiki I recently read that left my mouth agape! To suffer such heinous violations and retain the spirit of freedom and pure creation ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Powell