Pam Terry
Thelonious Monk recorded “Willow, Weep For Me” with a quartet that also included Milt Jackson (vibes). Jackson’s impassioned lead sinuously winds around the pianist’s rhythmic foundation until the song’s effervescent conclusion. “Willow, Weep For Me” exists as important evidence of Monk’s innate harmonic sense. Thelonious Monk is able to thoroughly support and otherwise ground Milt Jackson’s solo with a practically subliminal series of subtle musical cues.