Music Review: ASA Trio Plays the Music of Thelonious Monk

Writing music reviews is always fun. Not just for the music, which I'll get to shortly, but also for the press releases that come with the album. They usually mean well, but sometimes the copy can appear to be a bit pretentious. That unintentional aspect of it can be cringe-worthy, but I'd be lying if I said that some of it didn't make me chuckle.

Cue the ASA Trio from Iceland. They are guitarist Andres Thor, organist Agnar Magnusson and drummer Scott McLemore. I'm always excited to discover new music, and this is no exception.

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