Monk's Casino
Monk's Casino is a live album by German free jazz pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach featuring the complete compositions of Thelonious Monk recorded in Germany in 2003-04 for the Intakt label. According to the liner notes by critic John Corbett, "Monk's Casino" is the first ever comprehensive recording project to include all Monk's songs. Reception. The Allmusic review by Rick Anderson awarded the album 3 stars out of five, stating, "The irreverence with which he approaches Monk's music is something that Monk himself would surely have appreciated -- and yet there's a constant  and deep undercurrent of loving admiration running beneath every bar he plays. This set would not make a very good introduction to Monk's music; newcomers are more likely to find it baffling than enlightening. But those already familiar with the music will hear Schlippenbach's interpretations as a breath of fresh, if sometimes astringent, air. Highly recommended". "The Penguin Guide to Jazz" awarded the album a "Crown" signifying a recording that the authors "feel a special admiration or affection for". "All About Jazz" review stated "Does the world need yet another glorifying and adulatory Monk project? The answer to  that interrogative is as subjective as any other aesthetic question. But when the results convey as much clever creativity and unflagging brio as this industrious Intakt offering the inclination to argue against the enterprise withers easily in the mind" Track listing. "All compositions by Thelonious Monk" Disc One: Disc Two: Disc Three: