Panamonk
Context
Composition by Danilo Pérez that gives its title to an Impulse! album devoted mostly to Thelonious Monk. The Panamanian pianist reinterprets Monk's rhythmic approach through Latin music, with, among others, the young Avishai Cohen on double bass and Jeff Watts on drums.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's). Among the origins and influences of Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban: Afro-diasporic roots, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).