Hot on the heels of Impulse’s recent unearthed Coltrane number one hit album comes another beauty from Jazz’s ‘holy trinity’. This is a previously unreleased, precious lost treasure from Monk’s most critically acclaimed line-up; Charlie Rouse on saxophone, John Orr on double bass, and Frankie Dunlop on drums. Without a widely agreed must-have Monk release, could this fill the void as the Monk everyone should own? Recorded live in Copenhagen in 1963 at the peak of Monk’s career. A year later he was to feature on the cover of TIME magazine, one of only for 4 Jazz artists ever to do so. Cut in-house with Gearbox’s 1967 Haeco Scully lathe, the exact same lathe set-up as Blue Note used back in the day.
Clear vinyl 180 gram 33rpm LP (Street date: 28th September 2018)
– Strictly limited edition, only 500 available
– Individually hand-numbered
– Heavy-weight tip-on sleeve
– Signature-embossed Val Wilmer photographic print (limited to 500)
– AAA release
Line-up
Thelonious Monk – piano
Charlie Rouse – tenor saxophone
John Orr – double bass
Frankie Dunlop – drums
Track Listing
A1 Bye-Ya A2 Nutty B1 Bye-Ya B2 Body and Soul B3 Monk’s Dream