TS - I don't know why Monk said "no" because in his earlier post he pointed out that only the Ionian mode can produce the V chord, needed for establishing a strong tonal centre.
That's pretty much the same as what I said too. It's not opinion, it's an easily checkable fact in any music history book.
Monk didn't say that the modes were useless for modern improvisation. He said they were useful in a modal context.
When Joe Satriani demonstrates modes he does it in a proper modal context - where they belong.
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