Thelonious Monk Live In 66 Norway Denmark Concerts Vinyl

This is a great introduction to monk s live albums and their variation with studio work.

Thelonious monk live in 66 norway denmark concerts vinyl.

Epistrophy written by kenny clarke thelonious monk. Hal overton again. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. His quartet had a six month residency at a new york club and this was recorded in front of a live audience.

Two clips from concert performances in norway and denmark during monk s 1966 tour offer a glimpse of what thelonious monk was up to in the 60s. This dvd which contains thelonious monk s two studio television performances taped in oslo and copenhagen in 1966 proves that seeing monk is as important as hearing him. He s backed by his legendary quartet tenor saxophonist charlie rouse bassist larry gales and drummer ben riley who was forced to play with a spare borrowed drumkit. 3 round midnight written by cootie williams thelonious monk.

Written by thelonious monk tracks. Monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire including round midnight blue monk ruby my dear in walked bud and well you needn t. Lulu s back in town. This effort seems a little more focused than the town hall concert.

A1 a3 to b3 c1 to d2 notes recorded at the concert house stockholm sweden may 16 1961 by the swedish radio. The 10 best thelonious monk albums to own on vinyl. Among the wealth of highlights in the jazz icon dvd series series are two superb 1966 thelonious monk concerts filmed three days apart in norway and denmark. Blue monk written by thelonious monk.

Thelonious sphere monk was an american jazz pianist and composer. Lulu s back in town. This disc bring us two superb 1966 concerts from thelonious monk filmed three days apart in norway and denmark. New never before released live album palo alto coming july 31.

The first set is lulu s back in town followed by blue monk and round midnight. A major event is taking place in the world of jazz the release of the jazz icons dvd series featuring filmed concerts by the most pivotal and influential jazz artists of the 20th century.