The Monk Zone

[medjuck]

Thanks to L p for posting the following on the thread about the newly found coltrane/monk tapes:

there is 15min of an mp3 of unissued monk/coltrane on the official monk site.

http://www.monkzone.com/monkzone.htm

webcasts

Anyone else listen to these? They're all pretty interesting but I'm struck by how noisy the audience is on the 5 Spot recordings. This may have to do with mic placement-- you can hear Nica having a conversation after she introduces the band- but the audiences seem much morerespectiful on the European cuts. I guess individual nights at the 5 Spot didn't seem legendary or even special when the group was playing there every night.

[jazzbo]

I think the largest difference is likely that the Five Spot was recorded via a tape deck in someone's handbag or at at table, within the audience, while the European recordings are from a large hall sound system recorded for broadcast professionally, or from a private recording of that broadcast in a fan's home. . . .