THELONIOUS MONK Monks Moods PRESTIGE 7159 DEEP GROOVE

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  THELONIOUS MONK Monks Moods PRESTIGE 7159 DEEP GROOVE


A MINT MINUS ORIGINAL LP ON PRESTIGE PRLP-7159

FROM 1959 A RARE MONO DEEP GROOVE PRESSING WITH BERGENFIELD ADDRESS ON LABEL (THIS IS A PRESTIGE 1959 REISSUE OF PRESTIGE 7027 FROM 1957)

PRODUCED BY BOB WEINSTOCK AND RECORDED BY RUDY VAN GELDER WITH RVG IMPRESSED IN THE DEAD WAX BOTH SIDES

WITH THE ORIGINAL WAX PAPER INNER SLEEVE (SIDES SPLIT)

WITH MONK ON PIANO, PERCY HEATH ON BASS, ART BLAKEY ON DRUMS

8 TRACKS INCLUDE LITTLE ROOTIE TOOTIE, SWEET AND LOVELY, BYE-YA, MONK'S DREAM, TRINKLE TINKLE, THESE FOOLISH THINGS, BEMESHA SWING, REFLECTIONS

LACQUERED FRONT GLOSSY COVER STOCK WITH SOME LIGHT RUB AND RING WEAR. CORNERS WITH SMALL ROUGH SPOTS AND OUTER LAYER LOSSES ON POINT. BACK WHITE CARD STOCK WITH LIGHT RUB AND RING WEAR AND OVERALL AGE DISCOLORATION.

VIRGIN SPINDLE HOLE ON AN UNUSUALLY PRISTINE VINYL BLANK WITH HIGH LUSTER THAT APPEARS TO HAVE NOT BEEN PLAYED, MUCH LESS TOUCHED, BEFORE NOW. UNDER BRIGHT ANGLED LIGHT AND ASSIDUOUS EXAMINATION, SIDE TWO WITH A LIGHT AND FAINT SURFACE RUB SCUFF MARK IN THE 4 O'CLOCK POSITION STARTING IN THE DEAD WAX AND INTO THE LAST TRACK. I'VE TEST PLAYED THIS LP ON THE VPI TURNTABLE AND PROFESSIONAL SOUND SYSTEM AND IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST WONDERFUL PLAYS HEARD IN A LONG TIME AND WITHOUT NOTICE OF THE ABOVE. FULL, RICH AND VIBRANT THROUGHOUT AND SOUNDING AS GOOD AS THE DAY IT LEFT THE PRESTIGE PRESSING PLANT. JUST AMAZING SOUND. LIKE HAVING MONK, PERCY AND ART IN YOUR MUSIC ROOM.

RARELY SEEN LP WHICH NOW FETCHES 150 PLUS WHEN SEEING THE LIGHT OF DAY

PLEASE NOTE THE VINYL DESCRIPTION IS ONLY A VISUAL INSPECTION UNLESS OTHERWISE MENTIONED

FROM THE ALLMUSIC.COM WEBSITE:
Review
by Lindsay Planer
The music on this disc has been offered under a plethora of titles. However, regardless of how they might be presented, the fact remains that these are among Thelonious Monk's most seminal sides during his brief stint (1952-1954) as a bandleader for Prestige. In a fit of irony, the would-be title track, "Monk's Mood," isn't among the seven originals included here. This oversight is more than made up for in regards to the definitive bop that is included. In addition to the strength of Monk's originals, the personnel is key to the success of these masterworks and primary examples of the bebop jazz subgenre. Monk's often lop-sided rhythms and seemingly atonal performance style is immeasurably strengthened by the support of his sidemen. The ten pieces featured here are taken from three sessions. Chronologically, these include Monk's first two recording dates -- on October 15 and December 18, 1952, respectively. The personnel for the first (October 15) includes the trio of Garry Mapp (bass), Art Blakey (drums), and Monk, while the second (December 18) features Max Roach (drums). The final date in September of 1954 replaces Blakey and adds Percy Heath (bass). Each of the performances delineate Monk's uncanny ability to indelibly personalize not only his own compositions, but also the cover versions of pop standards "These Foolish Things," "Sweet & Lovely," and especially his practically indescribable touch on the piano solo rendition of "Just a Gigolo." There is quite literally no subpar material or uninspired performances on Monk's Moods. Even tracks carried over from his prior Blue Note repertoire -- such as "Reflections" or the charmingly descriptive "Trinkle Tinkle" -- are replete with brilliant playing and sensitive interaction from the respective quintets.

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