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Thelonious Monk - Paris 1969 (2013)
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 303 Mb
Full Artwork @ 600 dpi (tiff) -> 160 Mb


A lost treasure from the legendary Thelonious Monk – a live date recorded in Paris at the end of the 60s – late in Monk's life, and every bit as wonderful as his famous 60s studio work with his quartet! Of that group, only Charlie Rouse remains on tenor sax – but Rouse is more than enough to make things great, and the interplay between his tenor and Monk's piano is completely sublime – full of angular movements, underscored with plenty of soul – and given support from Nate Hygelund on bass and either Paris Wright or Philly Joe Jones on drums. There's a rough edge to the music that's really great – that sharper, more sinister vibe that Monk could have in a live setting – and titles include "Light Blue", "Bright Mississippi", "I Mean You", "Ruby My Dear", "I Love You Sweetheart Of All My Dreams", "Crepuscule With Nellie", and "Nutty".

Special package comes with a bonus DVD of the performance!

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01 - I Mean You
02 - Ruby My Dear
03 - Straight, No Chaser
04 - Bright Mississippi
05 - Light Blue
06 - Epistrophy
07 - Don't Blame Me
08 - I Love You Sweetheart Of All My Dreams
09 - Crepuscule With Nellie
10 - Bright Mississippi (Reprise)
11 - Nutty
12 - Blue Monk

*2013 Blue Note / Laser Swing Pro. | B001882000


Personnel:
Thelonious Monk - piano
Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone
Nate Hygelund - bass
Paris Wright - drums
with special guest
Philly Joe Jones - drums