i think i heard the frank sinatra version a year ago and i was tipped off on this version. with standards you can always find some interesting renditions and especially with the jazz interpretations. like for instance who knew miles davis would do "someday my prince will come" without it being corny. but yeah with the big classic songs there is always artists trying to put a different spin on the song.
when i heard about this version i didn't know what i was getting when i first took a listen on youtube. i was somewhat expecting this moody version since most things i've heard by monk has been in that direction nbut to be honest neither rollins nor monk has been people i've listened to in an abundance but i quite enjoy their work.
i was really surprised by it's uptempo rhythm since i'm used to the sinatra version and i really liked what rollins and monk did with the song. rollins takes center stage on this stage and does a fairly standard thing by playing the main leitmotif and then improving on the scales of kern's original. monk does mainly rhythm work on this one but gets a solo spot halfway through the song.
i think even though it's the heavyweight players on top that gets main credit and it was probably their idea of the arrangement but i have to also give props the art taylor and tommy potter on drums and bass respectively. i'm generally quite a fan of a good dancable rhythm and that in combination with jazz is gravy.
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