Well You Needn’t - Garvin Blake
Belle Eau Road Blues
New York, USA - Well You Needn’t was written by the legendary Thelonious Monk.
Well You Needn’t
(Thelonious Monk)
Garvin Blake - Steel Drums
Tony Cedras - Keyboards
Damon Duewhite - Drums
Jeff Haynes - Percussion
Bakithi Kumalo - Bass
From the album Bella Eau Road Blues, panist Garvin Blake gives us a very special version of the legendary pianist Thelonious Monk’s classic “Well You Needn’t.”
Another Basement Recordings production... Garvin’s much sought-after solo work Belle Eau Road Blues is a gem. It features a funky fusing of all of his life influences---jazz motifs, African percussions and Caribbean rhythms. Other artists appearing on the CD include: world-renowned South African pianist Tony Cedras, drummer Damon Duewhite, bassist Bakithi Kumalo, percussionists Cyro Baptista, Jeff Haynes, Kofo Anyanfowora, famed Caribbean keyboardist Frankie McIntosh and Trinidad’s own superstar, and special guest artist, David Rudder. The late famed Wallace Austin is the steelpan tuner.
Bakithi Kumalo - Bass
Damon Duewhite - Drums
Legendary tuner Wallace Austin in studio preparing Garvin Blake’s pan
Jeff Haynes - Percussion
