Frank Kimbrough: Ancestors (Sunnyside)
The pain of Frank Kimbrough’s sudden death on December 30, 2020 still feels fresh. His posthumous album Ancestors, recorded in June of 2017, is both … Read More “Frank Kimbrough: Ancestors (Sunnyside)”
Reviews
Frank Kimbrough: Monk’s Dreams: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Sphere Monk (Sunnyside)
Pianist Frank Kimbrough never really considered covering Thelonious Monk’s entire compositional oeuvre until a friend planted and watered the seed. Upon hearing Kimbrough perform a … Read More “Frank Kimbrough: Monk’s Dreams: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Sphere Monk (Sunnyside)”
Frank Kimbrough: Solstice
The best pianists play with a lyricism that makes fast pieces feel like ballads and an incisiveness that makes ballads feel chiseled from stone. Solstice … Read More “Frank Kimbrough: Solstice”
Frank Kimbrough: Quartet
Frank Kimbrough’s piano playing is unpredictable. Not in terms of quality-he’s always “on”-but in terms of content, direction and execution. He’s a genuinely spontaneous player. … Read More “Frank Kimbrough: Quartet”