How about those Theloneas Monk recordings... ow! Since Monk had a reputation for being iconoclastic, I asked Bennie Golson once if he thought the poor condition of Monk's pianos was intentional. He said he didn't know, though one time during a live gig, Monk accused him of playing "too perfect." Mark Story, RPT Eastern Washington University mstory@ewu.edu > That being the case, why aren't pianos used for recordings—not just > “country”—tuned occasionally. I have a recent Dave Brubeck CD (“Jazz > Impressions of Eurasia”) that I can’t listen to any more because the > piano is so badly out of tune that you can’t even tell how badly voiced > it is. > > —ddf
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