The new Ronald ALPHONSE's CD project is based on THELONIOUS MONK's tunes among the least known as:

Wee See, Ugly beauty, Bye-ya, Coming on the Hudson, Thelonious…

The groovy and latin arrangements gives to this composer a radically new look....

: : Next gig friday 13 june 2008 HABANA JAZZ PARIS : :

Tracks

1. In walked bud
2. Monk's mood
3.Ba-lue bolivar ba-lues-are
4. Coming on the hudson
5.Played twice
6. Light blue
7.Let's cool one
8. Bye-ya
9.Ugly beauty
10. We see
11. Thelonious

PRESS

Laurent MATHERON- Les cahiers du saxophone (17/03/08)
Excellent .. really a great CD and a good original way to approach MONK .. "

Philippe ADLER- French jazz writer (22/12/07)
"It's abundant, copper, percussive, metal ... The famous tunes are revisited in a spicy salsa .. It was daring!

with:

Drums /timbales/percussions : Stephane LAMBOTTE
Piano : Eric MONTIGNY
Bass -double bass : laurent BERNARD
Tumbas/percussions : Dimitri GRANGER
Trumpet/ Bugle : Yann MARTIN - Nicolas GENEST
Trombone : Olivier CARON
Vibes : David PATROIS
Guitar : Jean-marie ECAY
Saxes/arrangements/ additional musics : Ronald ALPHONSE