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Every year sees a crop of newly found jazz gems, but rarely are listeners treated to anything as special as this 1957 concert recording of Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane, which was accidentally discovered in an unmarked box by a Library of Congress engineer early in 2005. Until now, fans could only dream of hearing these two immortals play together beyond the three studio tracks they left behind. But here they are, hitting their stride at an all-star benefit concert, basking in the chemistry they had developed in Monk's quartet during the preceding weeks at New York's Five Spot. Coltrane's playing is a revelation. He's both an inspired accompanist and a galvanizing soloist, taking the music to new heights with his bold, brilliantly challenging, and sometimes jaw-dropping phrases, note clusters, and blasts of power. Sharing with Coltrane a newfound sense of freedom following the personal and professional troubles that had plagued them both, Monk is clearly tickled to be in the tenorist's presence, injecting humorous commentaries and otherwise asserting his eccentric genius as a pianist. The material, which was very well recorded by the Voice of America, includes Monk classics like "Epistrophy," "Monk's Moods," and "Evidence," as well as a striking rendition of the standard "Sweet and Lovely." This is music that not only bears repeated listenings, but also demands them--the ultimate definition of a classic. --Lloyd Sachs
| ARTIST: | Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane |
| CATEGORY: | Music |
| MANUFACTURER: | Blue Note Records |
| FEATURES: | Live |
| TYPE: | Hard Bop, Jazz, Pop, United States of America |
| MEDIA: | Audio CD |
| TRACKS: | Monk's Mood, Evidence, Crepescule With Nellie, Nutty, Epistrophy (Live), Bye-Ya, Sweet And Lovely, Blue Monk, Epistrophy |
| UPC: | 094633517325 |
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Coltrane and Monk act as one jazz entity
Coltrane free and intense. Monk wise and wise. Wonderful cd with Coltrane's up tempo solos, swing and deep search. Classic Coltrane without the politics. Monk accompany solo you name it a leader to the elite. Sound as one jazz entity with a deep sense of search in between. High recommend.
This is beautiful jazz music
Each track on this CD expresses a different emotion or feeling, and each number on this CD is a musical masterpiece. People who love jazz or any kind of music will enjoy this. Sweet and Lovely is the my favorite track. I think Monk's piano playing here conveys a wonderful feeling of romance. I think that Monk's mood and his slow piano playing on this track conveys such a lonely sexy feeling. I think the track Nutty has a delightful playful quality. Coltrane's saxophone playing is so elegant and smooth here, as it is throughout this CD. Evidence has a great curious probing feeling to it. I felt like I was searching for something when I listened to this piece. As I listened to the track entitled Epistrophy, I felt a sense of eager anticipation and joy. This is a very lively track. I felt very peaceful when I listened to Crepuscle. This is a very pretty track. All of the musicians compliment each other and play in harmony with together on this track. The bass playing by Ahmed Abdul Malik sounds so groovy and slick.
I thought the track Epistrophy sounded so alive. Coltrane sounds so fearless playing his sax, I felt like that could conquer the world while listening to this track. This is beautiful music performed by jazz legends. I recommend it to anyone.
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