Jamie Saft Trio returns in a new configuration, with Jamie Saft on keys, Brad Jones on contrabass, and Hamid Drake on drums. On the 107th anniversary of the legend’s birth, Jamie Saft Trio presents a deeply loving and lively celebration of the work of this jazz master, with an essential eponymous track.

Click here to find the single on your favorite music service, or to preorder the album.

Jamie Saft Trio Plays Monk will be released on November 22 on vinyl, compact disc, and digital.

The second single from the album is coming soon.

https://jamiesaft.bandcamp.com/album/jamie-saft-trio-plays-monk

JAMIE SAFT TRIO PLAYS MONK

Jamie Saft- piano
Bradley Christopher Jones- contrabass
Hamid Drake- drums

Produced by Jamie Saft and Christian Castagno
Recorded November 9, 2022 at Real Sound Milan by Ettore “Ette” Gilardoni
Assistant Engineer Roberto Gramegna
Mixed and Mastered by Christian Castagno in Minca, Colombia

Art and Design by Steve Erdman for Studio Erdman.
CD Layout by Graham Schreiner
Liner Notes by Joe Morris

Special thanks to Ludmilla Faccenda, Autumn Seguin, Nate Krenkel, Joe Morris, Vanessa Saft, and Gianluca Alberti.
All compositions written by Thelonious Monk and published by Thelonious Monk Corp. except “Everything Happens To Me” written by Matt Dennis and Tom Adair and published by Dorsey Brothers Music a division of Music Sales Corporation, “Coming on the Hudson” written by Thelonious Monk and published by Ultra Empire Music o/b/o Thelonious Music Corp., and “Monk’s Mood” & “Ruby, My Dear” written by Thelonious Monk and published by Embassy Music Corp.

Photo by Mike McGregor