Jazz LP THELONIOUS MONK “Monk’s Dream” COLUMBIA 2-eye mono 1K/1F NM SUPERB
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Description
Artist: THELONIOUS MONK
Title: “Monk’s Dream”
Label: COLUMBIA ~ CL 1965 . Mono pressing on medium weight vinyl. Label is red with white logo and black text, with “2-eye” logo.
Date: 1963
Personnel:
Thelonious Monk – piano
Charles Rouse – tenor sax
John Ore – bass
Frankie Dunlop - drums
Condition:
DISC: NEAR MINT with 100% of original gloss, as clean as can be found. Appears to have been played one or two times at most, and handled with care. Labels are clean. Fidelity is superb. A solid “10” out of 10.
JACKET: Jacket is beautiful NM with flawless front and back panels. Seams and spine are excellent. You will be hard pressed to find one this nice!Track Listing:
Side One:
- Monk’s Dream
- Body and Soul
- Bright Mississippi
- Five Spot Blues
Side Two:
- Bolivar Blues
- Just a Gigolo
- Bye – ya
- Sweet and Lovely
Review:
“Monk’s Dream is the Columbia Records debut release featuring the Thelonious Monk Quartet: Monk (piano), Charlie Rouse (tenor sax), John Ore (bass), and Frankie Dunlop (drums). Jazz scholars and enthusiasts alike also heralded this combo as the best Monk had been involved with for several years. Although he would perform and record supported by various other musicians, the tight -- almost telepathic -- dimensions that these four shared has rarely been equalled in any genre. By the early '60s, bop had become considered passé by artists as well as fans looking for the next musical trend. This is coupled with the fact that discerning Monk fans would have undoubtedly recognized many of these titles from several live recordings issued at the end of his tenure on Riverside. Not to belabor the point, however, but precious few musicians understood the layer upon layer of complexities and challenges that Monk's music created. On tracks such as "Five Spot Blues" and "Bolivar Blues," Rouse and Dunlop demonstrate their uncanny abilities by squeezing in well-placed instrumental fills, while never getting hit by the unpredictable rhythmic frisbees being tossed about by Monk. Augmenting the six quartet recordings are two solo sides: "Just a Gigolo" and "Body and Soul." Most notable about Monk's solo work is how much he retained the same extreme level of intuition throughout the nearly two decades that separate these recordings from his initial renderings in the late '40s. Monk’s Dream is recommended, with something for every degree of Monk enthusiast.”
(courtesy Lindsay Planer, allmusic.com.)
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