Thelonious Monk – Paris Jazz Concert, Olympia 1965
Thelonious Monk – p
Charlie Rouse – sax
Larry Gales – b
Ben Riley – dr
Rec. live in Paris, Olympia, 7. Mar. 1965
Sometimes this record helps me out of a big Jazz-Crisis!
Thelonious Monk – Live at the 1964 Monterery Jazz Festival
Thelonious Monk – p
Charlie Rouse – sax
Steve Swallow – b
Ben Riley – dr
tracks 5 & 6 with:
Buddy Collette – sax, fl
Lou Blackburn – trombone
Jack Nimitz – sax
Bobby Bryant – tr
Mevin Moore – tr
Rec. on 20 Sep 1964
WOW!!! This is one of the best Monk records ever! Fantastic!
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Thelonious Monk – Underground (1967-68)
Thelonious Monk – p
Charlie Rouse – sax
Larry Gales – b
Ben Riley – dr
Rec. on 14 & 21 Dec 1967 and 14 Feb 1968
Wow! Not only the cover is fascinating, but the complete recording. Monk never composed that much in his lifetime, so it’s verry interesting that this album has many compositions he did not play that often.
This is one of Monk’s best albums!
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Yeah, this will pull you out of a very very big Jazz-Crisis!
Thelonious Monk – At Newport 1963 & 1965
Thelonious Monk – p
Charlie Rouse – sax
with:
CD1 (1963)
Pee Wee Russell – clarinet
Butch Warren – b
Frankie Dunlop – dr
Rec. at Newport Jazz Festival, 3 Jul 1963
CD2 (1965):
Larry Gales – b
Ben Riley – dr
Rec. on Newport Jazz Festival, 4 Jul 1965
If that ain’t helpin’ you out of a Jazz-Crisis, ain’t nothing helpin’ you out!
Thelonious Monk – Evidence (1963-66)
Thelonious Monk – p
Charlie Rouse – sax
with:
(Track 4)
Larry Gales – b
Ben Riley – dr
Recorded live in Paris, 18 Mar 1966
(Track 5-6)
John Ore -b
Frankie Dunlop – dr
Recorded live in Paris, 9 Mar 1963
(all other tracks)
Butch Warren – b
Ben Riley – dr
Recorded live in Paris, 22-23 Feb 1964
Those are excellent live recordings.
That will surley get you out of a big Jazz-Crisis!
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