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.
Thelonious monk live in 66 norway denmark concerts vinyl.
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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.
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.
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.
Hal overton again.
This is a great introduction to monk s live albums and their variation with studio work.
The first set is lulu s back in town followed by blue monk and round midnight.
Written by thelonious monk tracks.
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.
This effort seems a little more focused than the town hall concert.
Lulu s back in town.
This disc bring us two superb 1966 concerts from thelonious monk filmed three days apart in norway and denmark.
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.
3 round midnight written by cootie williams thelonious monk.
Charlie rouse is on saxophone larry gales on bass and ben riley on drums.
A1 a3 to b3 c1 to d2 notes recorded at the concert house stockholm sweden may 16 1961 by the swedish radio.
Epistrophy written by kenny clarke thelonious monk.
New never before released live album palo alto coming july 31.
Lulu s back in town.
His quartet had a six month residency at a new york club and this was recorded in front of a live audience.
Official website for jazz legend thelonious sphere monk one of the most inventive pianists in the history of any musical genre.
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