![]() Monk and the band go through a set of five classics that Monk kept turning that kaleidoscope on throughout his career. To that effect, for anybody who is yet to get involved with jazz or Monk’s music (fans and those in the know have already got this one as a pre-order), this outing of his best known quartet lineup (Charlie Rouse - saxophone, John Ore - bass, and Frankie Dunlop - drums) originally recorded by the Danish Radio at Odd Fellow concert hall in Copenhagen could possibly be one of the best entry points. By re-inventing old jazz and blues form, Thelonious Monk created his own musical sphere. I’ve no idea if Sphere is Monk’s middle name or it became his nickname, but it fits him and his music perfectly - angular touches, notes that seem like they will fall apart and bring down both the rhythm and the melody any second, but keep on fitting in perfectly, making the music move around like the constantly different shapes that you get when you keep turning around that old-fashioned and almost forgotten toy, the kaleidoscope. He is one of the greatest names in music. Thelonious Monk is not one of the greatest names in jazz. So let us skip the fact that even a shitty music tape should have such a fate, let alone something recorded by one of the greatest names in jazz… Sorry, forget that. The tapes that were turned into Mønk, the previously unreleased live recordings of Thelonious Monk’s quartet from 1963 have been initially recovered from a dumpster! Sometimes you have no idea where the undiscovered and previously unreleased music will come from. ![]()
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