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Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall
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Track Listing
- Thelonious [Complete Version][*]
- Friday the 13th
- Monk's Mood
- Little Rootie Tootie
- Off Minor
- Crepuscule with Nellie
- Little Rootie Tootie [Encore][*]
- In Walked Bud [*]
- Blue Monk [*]
- Rhythm-A-Ning [*]
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #11809 in Music
- Brand: Riverside
- Released on: 2007-09-11
- Number of discs: 1
- Formats: Live, Original recording remastered
- Dimensions: .23 pounds
Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. 2006.
Customer Reviews
Big Band Monk!
Thelonious Monk Orchestra At Town Hall was recorded in 1959 and released on Riverside Records. This recording is one of Monk's finest in my opinion. Monk's compositions lend themselves to this kind of sound. Also for 1959 this recording sounds fantastic. It has been remastered, but the original tapes had to have sounded good in order for the remaster to sound good.
There isn't a bad song here. Monk is joined by the following musicians: Phil Woods (alto saxophone); Charlie Rose (tenor saxophone); Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone); Donald Byrd (trumpet); Robert Northern (French horn); Eddie Bert (trombone); Jay McAllister (tuba); Sam Jones (bass); and Art Taylor (drums). What a killer band!
This concert is also an oddity in the Monk catalog as he never recorded again with a band of this caliber or size again. If you enjoy this I would suggest getting "Big Band And Quartet In Concert," but I would seriously pick the other one up first, because "Big Band..." is out-of-print now. "At Town Hall" is in print, but it won't be before too long I'm sure.
If you're a Monk fan then pick this one up right now.
Good recording
I'm not a Monk expert, so please take that into consideration. I heard an NPR program discussing this landmark concert and liked what I heard. The recording is very interesting in its rarity and quality. If you're a jazz student, I would think you'd want this in your collection.
Monk at Town Hall
I went to the 50th anniversary celebration of this concert - and it did not come close to the performance from the original recording. The Town Hall concert that took place in 1959 remains one of the all time greatest.
