March 2011
7 posts
The three wishes of Sonny Clark: 1. ‘Money.’ 2. ‘All the bitches in the world.’ 3. ‘All the Steinways.’
Sometimes it’s to your advantage for people to think you’re crazy.
Bassist Al McKibbon, who had known Monk for over twenty years and played on his final tour in 1971, later said: “On that tour Monk said about two words. I mean literally maybe two words. He didn’t say ‘Good morning’, ‘Goodnight’, ‘What time?’ Nothing. Why, I don’t know. He sent word back after the tour was over that the reason he couldn’t...
