Monk at Newport 1963 and 1965 [Live] [Original recording remastered]

Monk at Newport 1963 and 1965 [Live] [Original recording remastered]

ASIN: B00006GO8Q

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When Thelonious Monk made his first appearance at the prestigious Newport Jazz Festival in 1955 he was viewed as an iconoclast with a hefty cloud of critical buzz surrounding him. By the time of his appearances at the festival in the '60s he was a celebrated figure in the world of jazz and beyond (he and Columbia label mates Dave Brubeck and Miles Davis had brought a multitude of new listeners into the fold).

The most remarkable aspect of this set is that the second disc, from 1965, had never been released in any form prior to 2002, but doggedly persistent sleuthing found the poorly labeled tapes in the label's vaults. Both sets adhere to Monk's standard repertoire of the era, with the most potent surprises coming with the heretofore-unheard material. The extended take of "Ruby, My Dear" shows how this emotionally resilient melody opened itself to the fertile explorations of both Monk and his longtime tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse. The two dates sport different rhythm sections, though both fully understand the subtle push and pull essential to the compositions. --David Greenberger

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