Coltrane had joined Monk after being fired by Miles Davis, and it was during this period with the pianist that he turned his life and his music around. On At Carnegie Hall Monk plays in a particularly virtuosic manner–this would be a good one to play for those who say he had no chops. In early 2005, an engineer at the Library of Congress accidentally discovered, in an unmarked box, the recording of Thelonious Monk's and John Coltrane's performance at a 1957 benefit concert at Carnegie Hall. Long considered one of the most important musical meetings in modern jazz, Monk's and Colt.
From the smoothest lines to the screeching, racing notes that resonate like a flock of geese overhead, John Coltrane's sax has always mesmerized listeners. Forty years after his death, he and the Thelonious Monk Quartet still have a best-selling jazz album. John Coltrane, who emerged as a timid yet strong sideman in the early 1950s and went on to become one of the most influential jazz musicians of the century, always learned from those with whom he played. On this newly released album, the interaction between two of the greatest players of all time is heard: pianist Thelonious Monk and saxophonist John Coltrane. Sengoku basara pc. To understand this album, one must know when and why it was recorded. In 1957, after Coltrane was released from the Miles Davis' Quintet for heroin use, he teamed up with Thelonious Monk. Clean, revitalized and ready to jump back into the music scene, Coltrane learned from Monk and transformed his style in a matter of months. He moved away from his early 'cool' sounds to the wild Coltrane style of 'Giant Steps.' Discovered recently in an unlabeled box in the Library of Congress, this album is the only recording of the Thelonious Monk Quartet with Coltrane that has quality sound. On it we can hear Monk's multitonal effects influence on Coltrane and the daring leap he was forced to take by playing Monk's complex songs. This concert is a landmark in jazz history. The first set opens with a solo piano intro to 'Monk's Mood,' presenting a familiar Monk sound: spare notes, cascading, dreamy scales, and jagged chords that stick out like nails. Next, Coltrane steps in with a clean and beautiful sax, helping with an extended intro. As soon as Shadow Wilson and Ahmed Abdul-Malik enter with bass and drums, the remarkable tightness of the band is evident; each musician learns and plays off the other. They then move into 'Evidence,' a much faster song. Coltrane is able to utilize his speedy solo method, introducing the basis of his 'Sheets of Sound' style. He runs up and down his notes like a staircase, then levels the tune back down for Monk's solo. A great cut of 'Epistrophy' is played, along with a memorable 'Sweet & Lovely' in which Monk plays his superb sax and then accelerates into a zippy tune carried by Coltrane's explosive solo. This new release is not only a must-have for any serious jazz listener, but a great pick for anyone looking to enter the genre. It can only be hoped that another gem like this will be discovered. . J
Blue NoteRelease date: September 2005
Recently rediscovered jazz masterpiece! The music made by Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane in their residency at the 'Five Spot' Club in New York in 1957 has always been talked about as one of the high points of jazz. Yet up until this release there had been only the three studio recorded tracks on the Riverside album 'Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane' to give any idea of how great this music had been. Enter jazz enthusiast Larry Applebaum, working on digitising the US Library of Congress sound archive.
His discovery of a boxed tape reel marked simply 'T. Monk' led to the realisation that sitting in the archive for fully fifty years was this near perfectly recorded 'live' tape of Monk and Coltrane playing at a charity concert at Carnegie Hall that same year.
With nearly an hour of music including such Monk classics as 'Monk's Mood', 'Evidence', 'Crepuscule With Nellie', 'Nutty', 'Epistrophy', 'Bye-Ya', 'Sweet and Lovely' and 'Blue Monk' this is an historic find that does not disappoint. Digitally restored by Blue Note with the assistance of Monk's son T. S. Monk, the result is impressive indeed.
Coltrane always spoke of how much he had learned from Thelonious Monk during the difficult days when both men were seeking to rebuild their careers; now we know through this great music so much more about their musical relationship.
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