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The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall

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Released
  
1959

Artist
  
Thelonious Monk

Producer
  
Orrin Keepnews

Genre
  
Jazz

The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall (1959)
  
5 by Monk by 5 (1959)

Release date
  
1959

Label
  
Riverside Records

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Recorded
  
February 28, 1959 at The Town Hall, New York City

Similar
  
Thelonious Monk albums, Jazz albums

Thelonious monk orchestra friday the 13th


The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall is an album by Thelonious Monk, originally released in 1959. The concert included Hall Overton’s arrangements on Monk’s tunes (including a transcription of Monk's piano solo on "Little Rootie Tootie").

Contents

The concert features, among others, Charlie Rouse on tenor in his first of several recordings with Monk.

The 1959 vinyl album

Side one
  1. "Thelonious" – 0:56
  2. "Friday The 13th" – 9:22
  3. "Monk's Mood" – 10:15
Side two
  1. "Little Rootie Tootie" – 8:45
  2. "Off Minor" – 7:47
  3. "Crepuscule With Nellie" – 4:42

The 2006 CD rerelease

  1. "Thelonious" – 3:04
  2. "Friday The 13th" – 9:34
  3. "Monk's Mood" – 10:27
  4. "Little Rootie Tootie" – 8:56
  5. "Off Minor" – 7:56
  6. "Crepuscule With Nellie" – 4:53
  7. "Little Rootie Tootie (Encore)" – 8:29
  8. "In Walked Bud" - 7:09
  9. "Blue Monk" - 8:21

Personnel

  • Thelonious Monk — piano
  • Donald Byrd — trumpet
  • Eddie Bert — trombone
  • Robert Northern — French horn
  • Jay McAllister — tuba
  • Phil Woods — alto saxophone
  • Charlie Rouse — tenor saxophone
  • Pepper Adams — baritone saxophone
  • Sam Jones — bass
  • Art Taylor — drums

    • Tributes

    As from 2010, American jazz pianist Jason Moran went on tour with his project IN MY MIND, a multimedia presentation heavily inspired by Thelonious Monk's concert at The Town Hall.

    Songs

    1Thelonious0:56
    2Friday the 13th9:31
    3Monk's Mood10:15

    References

    The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall Wikipedia
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