As Laurent de Wilde tells his audience, "Thelonious Monk is a subject that can never be exhausted". After devoting a very beautiful book to him in 1996, the pianist has now dedicated an entire album to him, New Monk Trio.

On stage, accompanied by double bass player Jérôme Regard and drummer Donald Kontomanou, de Wilde’s pleasure is evident. Wreathed in smiles and as focused as a tightrope walker, he plays in every sense of the word...