Thelonious Sphere Monk: Dreaming of the Masters Series Vol. 2

Thelonious Sphere Monk: Dreaming of the Masters Series Vol. 2 is an album by the Art Ensemble of Chicago and Cecil Taylor released on the Japanese DIW label. It features performances by Lester Bowie, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Malachi Favors Maghostut and Don Moye with Cecil Taylor guesting on piano, vocals and percussion.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow describes the album as "more significant historically than it is musically."^[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Track listing

"Dreaming of the Masters" (Jarman) - 0:57
"Intro to Fifteen" (Art Ensemble of Chicago, Taylor) - 18:25
"Excerpt from Fifteen Part 3A" (Art Ensemble of Chicago, Taylor) - 10:51
"'Round Midnight" (Monk) - 15:23
"Caseworks" (Art Ensemble of Chicago, Taylor) - 8:22
"Nutty" (Monk) - 7:27
"Dreaming of the Masters" (Jarman) - 0:52

Recorded January 16–19 & 31, February 3 and March 10–11, 1990 at Systems Two Studios, Brooklyn, NY

Personnel

Lester Bowie: trumpet, flugelhorn
Malachi Favors Maghostut: bass, percussion
Joseph Jarman: saxophones, clarinets, percussion
Roscoe Mitchell: saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion
Don Moye: percussion
Cecil Taylor: piano, vocals, percussion

References

1 2 Yanow, S.Allmusic review accessed 12 February 2009.

Art Ensemble of Chicago

Joseph Jarman Roscoe Mitchell Fontella Bass Lester Bowie Malachi Favors Don Moye Phillip Wilson

Studio albums	The Alternate Express America – South Africa Ancient to the Future Art Ensemble of Chicago with Fontella Bass Art Ensemble of Soweto Certain Blacks Chi-Congo Coming Home Jamaica Congliptious Dreaming of the Masters Suite Early Combinations Eda Wobu Fanfare for the Warriors Full Force Go Home A Jackson in Your House Les Stances a Sophie The Meeting Message to Our Folks Naked Nice Guys Nonaah Numbers 1 & 2 Old/Quartet People in Sorrow Phase One Reese and the Smooth Ones Sirius Calling The Spiritual Thelonious Sphere Monk: Dreaming of the Masters Series Vol. 2 The Third Decade Tribute to Lester Tutankhamun

Live albums	Among the People Bap-Tizum The Complete Live in Japan Fundamental Destiny Kabalaba Live at Mandell Hall Live at the 6th Tokyo Music Joy Live in Berlin Live in Paris Non-Cognitive Aspects of the City Reunion Salutes the Chicago Blues Tradition Urban Bushmen Urban Magic

Thelonious Monk

Discography

Selected solo albums	Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1 Wizard of the Vibes Genius of Modern Music: Volume 2 Thelonious Monk Trio Monk Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington The Unique Thelonious Monk Brilliant Corners Thelonious Himself Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane Monk's Music Mulligan Meets Monk Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk Thelonious in Action Misterioso The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall 5 by Monk by 5 Thelonious Alone in San Francisco Thelonious Monk at the Blackhawk Monk in France Thelonious Monk in Italy Monk's Dream Criss-Cross Monk in Tokyo Miles & Monk at Newport Big Band and Quartet in Concert It's Monk's Time Monk Solo Monk Live at the It Club Live at the Jazz Workshop Misterioso (Recorded on Tour) Straight, No Chaser Thelonious Monk Nonet Live in Paris 1967 Underground Monk's Blues

As sideman	Midnight at Minton's Bird and Diz Bags' Groove Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants Moving Out Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 Nica's Tempo In Orbit

Compositions	"Ask Me Now" "Bemsha Swing" "Blue Monk" "Epistrophy" "In Walked Bud" "Rhythm-a-Ning" "'Round Midnight" "Ruby, My Dear" "Straight, No Chaser" "Well, You Needn't"

Related articles	Blue Note Sessions Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

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