In April 2005, The <a href="http://www.nccu.edu/campus/wncu/news05_dscovry.htm">NYT</a> ran a story about the Library of Congress uncovering an undiscovered recorded concert from 1957 featuring John Coltrane and his quartet with Thelonious Monk.
Can you imagine rummaging through a box of media only to find a pristine and as yet unknown concert between these two both in their <a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/09/06/features/zwerin7.php">prime?</a> Jesus.
I was spinning thru the Sirius dial this past weekend, and the classic jazz station played the concert pretty much in its entirety before its late September release on <a href="http://www.bluenote.com/detail.asp?SelectionID=10459">Blue Note.</a>
In addition, Sirius's host interviewed T.S. Monk Jr, Thelonious's younger percussionist son. T.S. recounted stories of his boyhood when Coltrane and Monk would woodshed/practice in the bedroom next to his (!) in their tiny NYC apartment.
I can't wait to hear this again. September 2005 is a good month to be a jazz entusiast.
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TRUE BLUE MUSIC
<a href="http://www.truebluemusic.com">www.truebluemusic.com</a>
One of the most exciting releases in jazz, Thelonious Monk - At
Carnegie Hall (with John Coltrane) will be released on September 27th.
Until the end of September, we have put this release at a Special Sale
Price along with a new Ray Charles boxed set, 6 new RVGs and a number
of DVDs including an 8 DVD Jazz Casual collection.
NEW RELEASES
Thelonious Monk - At Carnegie Hall (with John Coltrane) (Sale Price
$14.98)
<a href="http://mosaicrecords.chtah.com/a/tBDKIAZAUO35QAY439BAMuH9Ga2/a1">link</a>
A heretofore unknown November 1957 Carnegie Hall concert taped in
excellent fidelity has been discovered. What makes this news
earth-shattering is the existence of two 25-minute sets by the
legendary Monk Quartet with John Coltrane, Ahmet Abdul-Malik and
Shadow Wilson. And the music more than delivers on its promise. The
band had been playing together every night for five months and were
connecting on an amazing level. Pianistically, Monk will shock you and
Coltrane is focused and impassioned throughout. Available on September
27. If you preorder with other items, we will ship together unless
otherwise instructed so as not to incur an additional shipping and
handling charge.
A 200-gram LP of this album will be made available through Mosaic
Records by the end of October/early November for $30.
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I STRONGLY doubt Ill spring for the LP, but pristine vinyl of that weight is a BEAUTIFUL THING...
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(and i'll admit, I scratched my head with the "unplugged .jpg". Is that supposed to be a drink coaster? I can smell the feces-doling w/ the 1000 hurts pic, though...)
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other faves:
<img src="http://image.com.com/mp3/images/cover/200/drf600/f682/f68212cpy8s.jpg">
<img src="http://www.themysticcorner.com/images/acd0006.jpg">***
<img src="http://home.scarlet.be/~bliek/drew-page/lpblacksb.jpg">
*** = word of warning: resin / debris will stick to the embossed / unequal surface area of "Master Of Reality", but then again, its a trade off worth having if yr listening to 'Lord Of This World'
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