Prime Cuts Archives - Ken Vandermark

Prime Cuts #2: “Money Jungle” (Originally issued on LP by United Artists Jazz, 1963; reissued on LP by Blue Note, 1986, first reissue on CD, 1987, corrected reissue on CD, 2002), Duke Ellington.

Posted on March 17, 2025 by Ken Vandermark

This is the second in a series of essays that are meant to explore the impact two pieces of music can have when lined up back-to-back on an album, and to also consider the […]

Prime Cuts #1: “Monk’s Music” (Riverside, 1957), Thelonious Monk

Posted on March 10, 2025 by Ken Vandermark

I thought it would be interesting to start a series of write-ups about specific aspects of recordings that I find remarkable, also regarding cinema. After seeing the new […]