Thelonious Monk - The Classic Quartet (mono)
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Piano – Thelonious Monk [click here to see more vinyl featuring Thelonious Monk]
Tenor Saxophone – Charlie Rouse [click here to see more vinyl featuring Charlie Rouse]
Drums – Frankie Dunlop
Bass – Butch Warren
Written by Thelonious Monk (A1-3, B2), Kenny Clarke (A1), Irving Caesar (B1), Julius Brammer (B1), Leonello Casucci (B1)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Mono
Studio
Record Press : unspecifed
Label : Candid
Original Label : Baybridge Records
Recorded at Studio G, Tokyo Broadcasting System TV, Tokyo
Recorded by TBS Engineer Group
Produced by Takeo Yokota
Restoration from Videotape by Kiyoshi Iwami
Remastered by Bernie Grundman
Cover design by Hiroshi Sakakibara
Photography by Kenny Inaoka
Liner Notes by Scott Yanow
Originally released in 1983
Reissued in June 2023
Track :
Side A:
- Epistrophy
- Ba-Lou Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are
- Evidence
Side B:
- Just a Gigolo
- Blue Monk
Reviews :
“The audio portion of a television show Thelonious Monk recorded in Tokyo during his 1963 tour of Japan, The Classic Quartet features Charlie Rouse on tenor sax, Butch Warren on bass, and Frankie Dunlop on drums delivering a fairly standard Monk set of the day. It opens with the familiar "Epistrophy," followed by a rare live version of "Bolivar Blues," the newly arranged "Evidence" (based on the chord structure of "Just You, Just Me"), a heartbreakingly lovely solo piano take on "Just a Gigolo," and ending with an extended and bluesy version of "Blue Monk." The sound is very good, with the drums and bass up more in the mix than usual, which gives the set a little extra punch, and Rouse -- perhaps Monk's most sympathetic musical collaborator -- is in typically good form on tenor sax. The highlight is Monk's solo spot on "Just a Gigolo," where his angular, dissonant piano lines restructure and reassemble the melody into a halting, delicate, and poignant mini-masterpiece, demonstrating Monk's uncanny ability to adapt standards into his own eccentric space. The Classic Quartet makes a nice addition to the Monk discography.” AllMusic Review by Steve Leggett
Rating :
AllMusic : 3.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.67 / 5