Monk's Mood live with Jim Hoke and Terry Adams

Jim Hoke · Post by **Jim Hoke** » 15 Dec 2020 12:01 pm

A few years back I got to be a part of an all-Thelonious Monk concert in Burlington, VT. with NRBQ founding member Terry Adams and a great band. The album made from these performances is called "Talkin' Thelonious" by Terry Adams. On this song, "Monk's Mood, I played chromatic harmonica and pedal steel. The instrument I used was a Carter D-10 graciously loaned to me by Kevin Maul, who you know from this Forum. The steel happens a few minutes into this clip. I hope you enjoy it!

https://youtu.be/8aGodPD5PF8

K Maul · Post by **K Maul** » 15 Dec 2020 12:28 pm

Never should have sold that Carter! Since Iâ€™m a huge fan of both Monk and Terry I considered it an honor to contribute any way that I could to that project. I sure canâ€™t play the mouth organ or steel the way you do! It sounds great.

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 15 Dec 2020 1:31 pm

very nice double duty there, Jim. the steel sounds gorgeous.

Monk's Mood was one of the first Monk tunes I ever worked out on steel, along with Ruby My Dear. I'm up to about 50 now and finally started tabbing some out this month.

Bill McCloskey · Post by **Bill McCloskey** » 15 Dec 2020 1:58 pm

Nice, I particularly liked the harmonica on that tune. Great timbre for the melody. I saw Hendrik Meurkens play in the village in manhattan front row. He was fantastic. nothing better than jazz harmonica.

Craig Stock · Post by **Craig Stock** » 15 Dec 2020 3:27 pm

Really awesome Jim, reminds me alot of Jaco and Toots!

Jim Hoke · Post by **Jim Hoke** » 15 Dec 2020 3:55 pm

Thanks Kevin - hope you're doing well, homeboy. Got any recordings, Scott? I'd love to hear your Ruby My Dear. Sorry to keep amping the "Talk Thelonious" album, but there's a version of "Ruby" on there arranged by NRBQ Whole Wheat Horn sax man Keith Spring, done in six-eight, that's a lot like "Summer Place" that you really should hear. I play flutes and harmonica and an alto sax solo on it. Hey Bill - that's so cool that you heard Henrick live - he's amazing.

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 15 Dec 2020 7:35 pm

found it Jim, very cool: https://youtu.be/qeOyPpz10Aw

I've had a version of Ruby up on youtube for 10 years but it sounds like garbage and I barely had the tune figured out.
I've finally got a decent home recording set-up and I'm planning to lay a bunch of heads down if nothing else, get them all tabbed and maybe do a little series like this guy did... one of my favorites: https://youtu.be/CYz3ndMfYRU

Andrew Frost · Post by **Andrew Frost** » 17 Dec 2020 1:29 am

Beautiful. Listened a couple times this afternoon.
Makes me want to get my harp playing a little more organized. ðŸ˜… Great sound on the chromatic and of course killer sounds on the steel. Enjoyed that Ruby link as well. Very cool.

John Macy · Post by **John Macy** » 18 Dec 2020 7:01 am

Love it!

Slim Heilpern · Post by **Slim Heilpern** » 18 Dec 2020 8:20 am

Love this, Jim! Beautiful playing on both instruments. I wonder how many pedal steel players double on chromatic harmonica... apparently not as few as I had imagined

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- Slim

Jim Hoke · Post by **Jim Hoke** » 18 Dec 2020 8:32 am

There was a guy here in Nashville who played both, but I think he played non-pedal. Can't remember his name...he played with Slim Whitman. Anybody know who I'm talking about?