THELONIOUS MONK Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 Charlie Rouse 200 gram vinyl NEW LP
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THELONIOUS MONK
Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960
SEALED French import limited numbered edition 200 gram Vinyl LP. Sam Records ASAM 001. Limited numbered edition 200 gram Vinyl LP. COVER & VINYL: MINT still sealed, never played.
*** LIMITED GOLD-FOIL NUMBERED EDITION: No. 000877. ***
Limited to 1000 numbered copies on 200 gram vinyl
A landmark discovery!
Never-before released Thelonious Monk 1959 studio recording
200-gram LP, exclusive for Acoustic Sounds!
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Plated and pressed at Quality Record Pressings!
LP includes double photo insert
"This long-lost soundtrack to Roger Vadim’s film of the same title (spread out on two CDs, with alternate takes) isn’t the best Monk album from the period, but it’s not a mere novelty either. Monk’s piano work is drenched with playful energy, and the band—Charlie Rouse and Barney Wilen on tenor saxes, Sam Jones on bass, Art Taylor on drums—is in top form. * Bonus: The final track has Monk coaching Taylor through the drum part on 'Light Blue,' a fine illustration of the complexities of Monk’s music and how it comes out when the musicians get it down." — Fred Kaplan, Slate.com, December 2017
Here is Thelonious Monk's only film musical score, never-before-released, for Roger Vadim's famed French film "Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960." The soundtrack features Monk's 1959 all-star working band of Charlie Rouse, Sam Jones & Art Taylor, plus special guest French Saxophonist Barney Wilen.
As AnalogPlanet.com's Michael Fremer writes, the movie wasn't well-received and it and Monk's music track all but disappeared until now. The session tapes were eventually discovered among the possessions of French promoter Marcel Romano, who died in 2007.
Romano had previously paired Miles Davis with Louis Malle for his film "Ascenseur pour l'echafaud." After Roger Vadim named him music director for his new film, Romano and the director approached Monk, who though he'd had a musically exciting year (his famous Town Hall concert, the Riverside album 5 by Monk by 5 and a notable appearance at The Newport Jazz Festival), had a rough year, that included losing his cabaret card, which prevented him from performing live in New York City.
Perhaps that explains why no new music was composed for the film, but there are new versions of familiar tunes like "Crepuscule with Nellie", "Rhythm-a-Ning" and other Monk classics. The reissue's producer Zev Feldman is quotes as saying "It's at the top of the heap for me... It's one of the most important projects I've worked on. Bar none."
This numbered, limited edition 200-gram LP is released on Fred Thomas's Sam Records label, and is produced exclusively for Acoustic Sounds, mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. Pressing is by Quality Record Pressings.
"We knew that Monk had recorded the soundtrack for 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses,' but we never expected to find these tapes 55 years after the movie was released. It is such a blessing to be able to listen to this fantastic session, and make it available for all to hear, with the precious help of eminent jazz specialists such as Robin D.G. Kelley, Brian Priestley, Daniel Richard, Alain Tercinet and Zev Feldman. This project is also a great opportunity to pay a tribute to producer Marcel Romano who had done so much for jazz music in France during the 1950's," writes Fred Thomas. "It was a startling revelation to discover that this music existed, that it was not just another live recording but a very well recorded studio session of great historical significance."
"I was beyond honored and thrilled to participate in this collaboration with my colleagues Mr. Thomas and Mr. Le Xuan.'"
The co-producers of this project are Francois Le Xuan/Saga, Frederic Thomas/Sam Records and Zev Feldman. Le Xuan is a French record producer and sound engineer based in Paris who has done many archival projects for Universal Music, Sony, EMI and his own Saga Jazz label. Thomas, also based in Paris, heads up Sam Records, where he has released archival titles by Lester Young, Chet Baker, Donald Byrd and others. Feldman, who is based in Los Angeles, is known for his acclaimed and best-selling archival productions of work by Bill Evans, Wes Montgomery, John Coltrane, Stan Getz, Charles Lloyd and other major artists for Resonance Records and other labels. He was named "Rising Star Producer" in the 2016 DownBeat International Critics Poll.
Recorded at Nola Penthouse Sound Studio, 111 W. 57th, New York, N.Y. July 27, 1959.
A1 Rhythm-a-Ning 05:47 A2 Crepuscule With Nellie 05:16 A3 Six In One 04:28 A4 Well, You Needn't 04:57 B1 Pannonica (Solo) 02:27 B2 Pannonica (Solo) 02:55 B3 Pannonica (Quartet) 06:20 B4 Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are 06:57 B5 Light Blue 02:47 B6 By And By (We'll Understand It Better By And By) 01:47
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