Monkey-Pockie-Boo

1970 studio album by Sonny Sharrock
Monkey-Pockie-Boo
Studio album by
Sonny Sharrock
Released1970
RecordedJune 22, 1970
StudioStudio Saravah, Paris
GenreJazz
Length33:50
LabelBYG Actuel
529.337
ProducerJean Georgakarakos and Jean-Luc Young
Sonny Sharrock chronology
Black Woman
(1969) 		Monkey-Pockie-Boo
(1970) 		Paradise
(1975)

Monkey-Pockie-Boo is the second album by American jazz guitarist Sonny Sharrock which was recorded in 1970 in Paris and released on the BYG Actuel label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

AllMusic awarded the album 2½ stars, stating, " It is an album one wants to like, but it is as difficult to like as the losers at cheerleader tryouts. Not all the problems can be blamed on Big Sonny, but he does decide to lay out on guitar for nearly half of the first side's 17-minute opus... in the end it subtracts from, not adds to, the pleasure of enjoying Sharrock's playing. Of course, there are moments of quality guitar skronking.[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Sonny Sharrock except as indicated

  1. "27th Day" – 16:55
  2. "Soon" (Linda Sharrock) – 8:00
  3. "Monkey-Pockie-Boo" – 8:55

Personnel

  • Sonny Sharrock – guitar, slide whistle, vocals
  • Beb Guérin – bass
  • Jacques Thollot – drums
  • Linda Sharrock – vocals

References

  1. ^ BYG Actuel discography accessed July 13, 2015
  2. ^ Sonny Sharrock catalog accessed July 13, 2015
  3. ^ a b Chadbourne, Eugene. Monkey-Pockie-Boo – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
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Sonny Sharrock
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums
  • Black Woman (1969)
  • Monkey-Pockie-Boo (1970)
  • Guitar (1986)
  • Seize the Rainbow (1987)
  • Highlife (1990)
  • Faith Moves (with Nicky Skopelitis, 1991)
  • Ask the Ages (1991)
Live albums
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