THELONIOUS MONK 2

Thelonious Monk - Live in '66
This Playlist, which contains Thelonious Monk's two studio television performances taped in Oslo and Copenhagen in 1966, proves that seeing Monk is as important as hearing him. He's backed by his legendary quartet tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse, bassist Larry Gales, and drummer Ben Riley, who was forced to play with a spare borrowed drumkit. Save for the two renditions of the standard "Lulu's Back in Town" and another popular song, "Don't Blame Me," the rest of the six selections are pure Monk, including the spellbinding "Blue Monk," the algorithmic "Epistrophy," and of course, his eternal ballad "'Round Midnight," delivered here at a slightly faster tempo. Thelonious's flat-fingered touch,trancelike dancing (which Riley playfully mimics), fancy footwork at the keyboard, and wild choice of hats steal the show.

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• Thelonious
• Monk
• Live
• in
• '66

[jazznweather]

The drum solo is pure mastery... a kabillion stars!!! I could listen to this over and over, again and again, and then some more...

[wseaqyght34217]

gales fantastic....

[rillloudmother]

Gales, Riley, and Rouse are all ridiculously under appreciated. Gales' groove is so in the pocket!

[NintendoSinceBirth1]

@jazznweather i love how small and simple the kit is yet he makes it awsome by really working the snare

[IJahILuv]

ou can see where hip hop comes from with the drummers rhythm with the brushes

[Doleafol]

The black and white tones on this vintage film are amazingly rich and evocative.

[natebiz]

@zabity nooooooooooooooooo sh*t...eternal time in their heads

[natebiz]

@zabity nooooooooooooooooo sh*t

[zabity]

how did they know when?

[keyzcity]

Its so fierce when everyone comes in after the drum solo = )

[tuckerhuth]

Monk at his best--Riley at his best too.