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The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings (2 CD)
The 2005 release of Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall brought fresh attention to a brilliant musical partnership, though one of the least recorded. While the Monk/Coltrane association lasted only a few months in 1957, it coincided with Monk's emergence as a major figure and with the first flowering of Coltrane's genius. This two-CD set collects all of their studio meetings, including previously unreleased takes. There's the surprise trio version of "Monk's Mood," which the pianist inserted in a solo album; the Monk's Music septet sessions pairing Coltrane with Coleman Hawkins (now including the errant "Blues for Tomorrow," a Gigi Gryce tune recorded when Monk fell asleep at the keyboard); and the three superb tracks that constituted the sole studio documentation of the great quartet. Coltrane manages a virtual piano part on "Trinkle Tinkle," suggesting just how musically close the two became. Producer Orrin Keepnews provides an illuminating essay on the circumstances surrounding this essential chapter in jazz history. --Stuart Broomer
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Tracks| 1 | Monk's Mood [False Start] | | 2 | Monk's Mood | | 3 | Crepuscule with Nellie | | 4 | Crepuscule with Nellie [Take 2] | | 5 | Crepuscule with Nellie (Breakdown) | | 6 | Blues for Tomorrow [First Stereo Release] | | 7 | Crepuscule with Nellie [Edited: Re-Takes 4 & 5] | | 8 | Crepuscule with Nellie [Edited: Re-Take 6] | | 9 | Off Minor [Take 4] | | 10 | Off Minor [Take 5] | | 11 | Abide with Me [Take 1] | | 12 | Abide with Me | | 13 | Epistrophy [Short Version] | | 14 | Epistrophy | | 15 | Well, You Needn't | | 16 | Well, You Needn't | | 17 | Ruby, My Dear - John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins, Thelonious Monk | | 18 | Ruby, My Dear | | 19 | Nutty | | 20 | Trinkle, Tinkle |
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