Cliff Englewood Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 I don't know if this is really a new release, it must have been out before in some format. Has anyone come across these recordings before? Here is the blurb and the cover; Product Description For the first time ever, Thelonious Monk's complete trio performance at Newport 1958 (only an 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 same festival the following year. As a bonus, the only two existing tracks featuring Monk with the Duke Ellington band, recorded at Newport '62 and also appearing here for the first time. 12 tracks. Gambit. 2008. 1 JUST YOU, JUST ME 4:16 2 BLUE MONK 4:54 3 'ROUND MIDNIGHT 4:33 4 WELL YOU NEEDN'T 3:42 5 IN WALKED BUD 9:49 6 BLUE MONK 8:44 7 CREPUSCULE WITH NELLIE 2:33 8 WELL YOU NEEDN'T 8:29 9 RHYTHM A NING 7:09 10 Announcement by Duke Ellington* 0:22 11 MONK'S DREAM* 5:22 12 BA-LUE-BOLIVAR-BA-LUES-ARE* 4:24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 These are items that have circulated in tapes of collectors, but I have not seen on cd before. (Doesn't mean that they weren't on cd before, just means I've never seen them on cd; I've bought every Monk cd I can find though). I've had them on tape from a former member of this board, but boy they sounded crappy. They sound considerably better on this cd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Englewood Posted February 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 These are items that have circulated in tapes of collectors, but I have not seen on cd before. (Doesn't mean that they weren't on cd before, just means I've never seen them on cd; I've bought every Monk cd I can find though). I've had them on tape from a former member of this board, but boy they sounded crappy. They sound considerably better on this cd. So I take it you have this CD and are giving it the proverbial thumbs up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted February 1, 2009 Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 I have the cd. If you're a Monk fan, and can handle mediocre sound (it's good enough for this kind of thing but compared to say the RVG recorded Prestige or the Columbia Recordings or the Riverside, mediocre) get it. You'll dig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Englewood Posted February 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 I have the cd. If you're a Monk fan, and can handle mediocre sound (it's good enough for this kind of thing but compared to say the RVG recorded Prestige or the Columbia Recordings or the Riverside, mediocre) get it. You'll dig. Nice one, I think I was most interested in the tracks with Ellington, but I just might have to check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 I found the trio date to be surprisingly mediocre for that vintage of Monk. On the other hand, there is some exceptional music among the quartet recordings (IMO), although the sound quality may not be to the liking of many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Englewood Posted February 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 I found the trio date to be surprisingly mediocre for that vintage of Monk. On the other hand, there is some exceptional music among the quartet recordings (IMO), although the sound quality may not be to the liking of many. Cheers for that John, I might just put this one on the back burner then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyJazz Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 I have the cd. If you're a Monk fan, and can handle mediocre sound (it's good enough for this kind of thing but compared to say the RVG recorded Prestige or the Columbia Recordings or the Riverside, mediocre) get it. You'll dig. Nice one, I think I was most interested in the tracks with Ellington, but I just might have to check it out. I've owned a bootleg of the tracks with Duke for some time. Of great interest of course is the fact that Monk did appear with Duke's band, although I find the arrangement (by Strayhorn, I believe) of "Monk's Dream" rather trite. What's somewhat funny however, and I don't know if this CD retains it, is Duke's obvious ire that surfaces when the audience claps wildly for Monk at the end of Monk's sit-in with the band. Duke says repeatedly, "He'll be back, he'll be back" and when the audience clapping doesn't abate enough (it seems), Duke repeats the phrase for the last time in a somewhat, threatening manner. I don't think Duke appreciated excessive enthusiasm for a guest artist on his (Duke's) time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enterprise Server Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 Well, at least the cover graphics is interesting..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 I don't have these, so I will get this CD ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 They include the spoken bit, same as on your tape Marty. But. . . I don't hear it as "ire" in Ellington's voice, it seems to me his usual playfulness with the audience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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