I just don't understand how he could engineer something as perfect as In A Silent Way and something as unlistenable as Monk's Blues. Maybe it's just me.
His work with Mingus was crazy, visionary and wonderful.
He will definitely be missed. An American original.
Monk’s Blues was a comprimise. Originally, Columbia wanted Monk to do an album of Beatles tunes. Teo was acting as the inbetween for Monk and Columbia. I blame Oliver Nelson for Monk’s Blues.