Monk's Playground - Debut Album
Bandleader/Arranger/Guitarist - Chris Vasi

Track Listing:
1 - Let's Cool One (5:41)
2 - Off Minor (5:02)
3 - Rhythm-a-ning (5:38)
4 - Kojo No Tsuki
(The Moon Over The Ruined Castle) (5:57)
5 - Reflections (5:10)
6 - San Francisco Holiday (5:34)
7 - Brilliant Corners (4:51)
9 - Almost Didn't (6:25)

Chris Vasi - Guitar/Arranger
Jonathan Wheelock - Upright Bass
Lou Hoff - Sax
Jonathan Gibson - Sax
Forrest Young - Drums

Recorded and mixed by Lance Collier
at Minimum Wage
All songs (except 9) arranged by Chris Vasi
All songs by Thelonious Monk
except 4 (Rentaro Taki) and 9
(Vasi/Young/Whellock/Gibson/Hoff)
Cover art by Forrest Young

Special thanks Charlotte Vasi, Will Herring,
Nick Vasi, Sizi Fischer, Michele Vento,
Elizabeth Hoff, Sarah Bass, Sam Sherman, 
George Lowe, Christina Newton,
and the staff at Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream,
and of course, Thelonious Monk!

© Chris Vasi and Fortuitous Records

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"Reflections" by Monk's Playground

This music was written by Frank Coleman and preformed himself and other studio musicians in his Richmond, Virginia music studio for the soundtrack to "Out of Order," a political documentary which aired on PBS and was put out by the center for politics at The University of Virginia. The musicians are: Daniel Clarke - Organ, Randall Pharr - Upright Bass, Forrest Young - Drums, Frank Coleman - Engineer (Home Cookin' Studio)

The Sailor Bob Story

"Sentimental Waltz" by Frank Coleman & Friends

DJ Williams - Guitar, John Small - Bass, Joey Ciucci - Organ, Gordon Jones - Sax, Mark Ingraham - Trumpet, Forrest Young - Drums, Lennon & McCarntey - Composers

Live @ Sine's

"Get Back (Live)" by The DJ Williams Porjekt

Chris Vasi - Guitars/Arranger, Jonathan Wheelock - Upright Bass, Jonathan Gibson - Sax, Lou Hoff - Sax, Forrest Young - Drums, Thelonious Monk - Composer, Lance Collier - Engineer (Minimum Wage Studio)

Off Minor

Frank Coleman - Guitars/Bass/Composer/Engineer (Home Cookin' Studio), Daniel Clarke - Rhodes, Forrest Young - Drums

Out of Order

"Out Of Order" by Frank Coleman & Friends

Ball Of Confusion

"Purple Butterfly" by Frank Coleman & Friends

"The Warm Up" by Frank Coleman & Friends

One Thing Right — The Danktet

Track Listing:   
Yoya 7:26
(written by Mesko)
**Jonah Kane-West - Organ solo**
One Thing Right 7:59
(written by Young/Mesko)
Jazz Is Dank 6:02
(written by Mesko)
Stoplight Tetris 5:34
(written by Young/Mesko)
Pat's Ride 3:49
(written by Young/Alderson/Mesko)
Soundside Dream 6:39 
(written by Young/Mesko)

The Danktet are: Brian Mesko (guitar), Dane Alderson (bass), Forrest Young (drums)
Produced by the band and our fans!

Brian Mesko plays:
Ibanez and Samick guitars, Fender amps,
and D'addario strings

Dane Alderson plays:
Yamaha basses, Aguilar amps,
and Roland electronics

Forrest Young plays:
Yamaha drums, Zildjian, Turkish, and  Sabian cymbals,
Evans and Remo heads, and Vic Firth sticks

**Jonah Kane-West plays (on "Yoya"):
Crumar Mojo organs

Recorded by Jake Dempsey
Summit Sound
Eagle Rock, VA
summitsoundva.com

The Danktet thanks:
Melissa Mesko, Ben Mesko, Holly Chasan-Young, Robbie Rhur, Jake Dempsey,
Jonah Kane-West, Jason Davis, Steve Plumbley, Scott Becker, Joe McCue,
Gary Kirby, Robert Breckbill, Sarah Kirkell, Carter Green, Christian Hamilton,
Andy Raines and all of our musical mentors and influences!

© Copyright 2018 The Danktet. All RIghts Reserved.

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"Yoya" by The Danktet

One Thing Right — The Danktet

Track Listing:   
Yoya 7:26
(written by Mesko)
**Jonah Kane-West - Organ solo**
One Thing Right 7:59
(written by Young/Mesko)
Jazz Is Dank 6:02
(written by Mesko)
Stoplight Tetris 5:34
(written by Young/Mesko)
Pat's Ride 3:49
(written by Young/Alderson/Mesko)
Soundside Dream 6:39 
(written by Young/Mesko)

The Danktet are: Brian Mesko (guitar), Dane Alderson (bass), Forrest Young (drums)
Produced by the band and our fans!

Brian Mesko plays:
Ibanez and Samick guitars, Fender amps,
and D'addario strings

Dane Alderson plays:
Yamaha basses, Aguilar amps,
and Roland electronics

Forrest Young plays:
Yamaha drums, Zildjian, Turkish, and  Sabian cymbals,
Evans and Remo heads, and Vic Firth sticks

**Jonah Kane-West plays (on "Yoya"):
Crumar Mojo organs

Recorded by Jake Dempsey
Summit Sound
Eagle Rock, VA
summitsoundva.com

The Danktet thanks:
Melissa Mesko, Ben Mesko, Holly Chasan-Young, Robbie Rhur, Jake Dempsey,
Jonah Kane-West, Jason Davis, Steve Plumbley, Scott Becker, Joe McCue,
Gary Kirby, Robert Breckbill, Sarah Kirkell, Carter Green, Christian Hamilton,
Andy Raines and all of our musical mentors and influences!

© Copyright 2018 The Danktet. All RIghts Reserved.

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