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Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane

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Released
  
Early October 1961

Label
  
Jazzland

Release date
  
1 October 1961

Genres
  
Jazz, World

Length
  
37:37

Artist
  
Producer
  
Awards
  
Grammy Hall of Fame

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Recorded
  
April 12, 1957June 26, 1957July, 1957

Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane(1957)
  
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk(1957/rel. 1958)

Similar
  
Thelonious Monk albums, Other albums

Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane is a 1961 album by Thelonious Monk issued on Jazzland Records, a subsidiary of Riverside Records. It consists of material recorded four years earlier when Monk worked extensively with John Coltrane, issued after Coltrane had become a leader and jazz star in his own right.

Contents

The album was assembled by the label with material from three different sessions. The impetus for the album was the discovery of three usable studio tracks recorded by the Monk Quartet with Coltrane in July 1957 at the beginning of the band's six-month residency at New York's legendary Five Spot club near Cooper Square. To round out the release, producer Keepnews included two outtakes from the Monk's Music album recorded the previous month, and an additional outtake from Thelonious Himself recorded in April. The latter selection, "Functional," is a solo piano piece by Monk.

It was reissued in 2000 on Fantasy Records as part of its series for back catalogue using the JVC 20-bit K2 coding system. Because of the historical significance of this album it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007.

Track listing

All selections by Thelonious Monk except as indicated.

Side one

  1. “Ruby, My Dear” — 6:17
  2. “Trinkle, Tinkle” — 6:37
  3. “Off Minor” — 5:15

Side two

  1. “Nutty” — 6:35
  2. “Epistrophy” (Kenny Clarke, Monk) — 3:07
  3. “Functional” — 9:46

Personnel

  • Thelonious Monk — piano
  • John Coltranetenor saxophone
  • Ray Copelandtrumpet on "Off Minor" and "Epistrophy"
  • Gigi Grycealto saxophone on "Off Minor" and "Epistrophy"
  • Coleman Hawkins — tenor saxophone on "Off Minor" and "Epistrophy"
  • Wilbur Warebass
  • Shadow Wilson — drums on "Ruby, My Dear," "Trinkle, Tinkle," and "Nutty"
  • Art Blakey — drums on "Off Minor" and "Epistrophy"
  • Songs

    1Ruby - My DearJohn Coltrane6:21
    2Trinkle - TinkleJohn Coltrane6:40
    3Off Minor (take 4)John Coltrane5:15

    References

    Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane Wikipedia


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