Reporter: Mike Greenblatt
'REVIEW: Steve Turre, 'Colors for the Masters,' Smoke Sessions Records
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'REVIEW: John Beasley, 'Presents Monk'estra Volume #1,' Mack Avenue Records
Who better than Monk Institute Music Director John Beasley to finally create something that might have been thought of years ago: the concept of a "Monk'estra," which is, of course, a full-fledged 15-man orchestra doing nothin' but the hard, complex, circuitous compositions by The High Priest Of Bebop, baby, Thelonious Monk [1917-1982]. -
'REVIEW: Eddie Turner & Trouble Twins, 'Naked...In Your Face,' 7-14 Productions
Born in Cuba, raised in Chicago, Eddie Turner played in San Francisco with Tracy Nelson and Mother Earth in the 1970s, Colorado's hard-rock Zephyr in the 1980s and The Otis Taylor Band in the 1990s. In the new millennium, his 2005 'Rise,' 2006 'Turner Diaries' and 2010 'Miracles & Demons' made him his generation's equivalent of Hound Dog Taylor or Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown. Now, he's 'Naked...In Your Face' (7-14 Records) on his first ever concert CD.