Personnel:
Thelonious Monk (p), Charlie Rousse (ts), Henry Grimes or Sam Jones (b), Roy Haynes or Art Taylor (d) and the Duke Ellington Orchestra
Reference: 69299
Bar code: 8436028692996
This edition presents, for the first time ever, Thelonious Monk's complete trio performance at 1958 Newport Jazz Festival (only edited version of "Blue Monk" with overdubbed announcements had been previously released on the film 'Jazz On A Summer's Day'.)
This CD also contains Monk's splendid and also unissued quartet concert at the festival the following year. As a bonus, it's also added the only two track featuring Monk with the Duke Ellington band at Newport '62, which also appear here for the first time in new & careful 20-bit remastering.
Tracklisting:
01. Just You, Just Me (4:16)
02. Blue Monk (4:54)
03. Round Midnight (4:33)
04. Well You Neednt (3:42)
05. In Walked Bud (9:49)
06. Blue Monk (8:44)
07. Crepuscule With Nellie (2:33)
08. Well You Neednt (8:29)
09. Rhythm A Ning (7:09)
10. Announcement By Duke Ellington (0:22) (*) Bonus track
11. Monks Dream (5:22) (*) Bonus track
12. Ba-lue-bolivar-ba-lues-are (4:24) (*) Bonus track
Total time: 64:23 min.
Personnel on tracks #1-4 - THELONIOUS MONK TRIO: Thelonious Monk (p), Henry Grimes (b) and Roy Haynes (d). Recorded at Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, on July 7, 1958.
Personnel on tracks #5-9 - THELONIOUS MONK QUARTET: Thelonious Monk (p), Charlie Rouse (ts), Sam Jones (b) and Art Taylor (d). Recorded at Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, on July 3, 1959.
The bonus tracks features Thelonious Monk (p), with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Recorded at Newport Jazz Festival, Newport Rhode Island, on July 8, 1962.
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Notes:
"Where jazz is going? I dont know where its going. Maybe its going to hell. You cant make anything go anywhere. It just happens."
-Thelonious Monk
