Exploration (2004)

About this title: Trombonist Grachan Moncur III, who was a member of the Jazztet in the early 1960s, gained his greatest fame for his two Blue Note albums (Evolution and Some Other Stuff) which were quite adventurous. He also worked with Archie Shepp, became involved in free jazz and spent much of the 1970s and '80s as a music educator. Dental problems resulted in Moncur only playing once in a great while in the 1990s. He had been in obscurity for quite awhile when he was contacted by arranger Mark Masters for the Exploration project. Fortunately Moncur's playing proved to still be in his prime. Masters wrote ... read more

Tracks:

1. Exploration [Moncur]
2. Monk in Wonderland [Moncur]
3. Love and Hate [Moncur]
4. New Africa: Queen Tamam/New Africa/Black Call/Ethiopian Market [Moncur]
5. When? [Moncur]
6. Frankenstein [Moncur]
7. Excursion [Moncur]
8. Sonny's Back [Moncur]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.