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Thelonious Monk

Monk In France

GENRE(S): Jazz

STYLE(S): Bop, Cool Jazz

Condition: New & Sealed

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Facts

UPC

888072361478

Label

Riverside Records, Original Jazz Classics

Decade Recorded

1960's

Format

Album

Speed

33 1/3 RPM

Vinyl Weight

Standard (120-150g)

Disc Quantity

1

Vinyl Color

Black

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Tracklist and audio may vary slightly from the vinyl version

Description

In 1961, Thelonious Monk and his quartet toured Europe, producing a series of live albums for various labels. The First European Concert, as well as recordings of Monk in Paris, Italy, Bern, Copenhagen, and Stockholm all date from that year. The performances drew almost exclusively from a body of the pianist's best-loved original material, and Monk in France is no exception. While his playing here is less energized than it can be, Monk's singular philosophy is well intact. The pianist's lines are sparse and fluid. Characteristically, he maps out only the necessary notes in his off-kilter melodies, building solos from perfectly balanced melodic/rhythmic motifs. The European touring lineup is completed by drummer Frankie Dunlop, bassist John Ore, and tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse. Rouse had joined Monk two years earlier, replacing Johnny Griffin on 1959's Evidence. He has a vibrant tone and fluid rhythmic sense best heard here on "I Mean You." the 1960's would see Monk signing to Columbia Records, where he would release another string of excellent recordings like Monk's Dream, Criss Cross, and Solo Monk. Monk in France represents a pleasant but unessential sidetrack in the pianist's output.

Tracklist

Side A
  1. Well You Needn't
  2. Off Minor
  3. Just A Gigolo
Side B
  1. I Mean You
  2. Hackensack
  3. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

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