- Audiophile Clear Vinyl (ACV) - 140gr, 25 minutes maximum per side - First edition of 500 numbered copies A famous European set from Thelonious Monk - recorded early in the 60s with his famous quartet that included Charlie Rouse on tenor! Rouse is already amazing - really stretching out in these modern, angular lines that are quite different than any of his recordings a few years before - a perfect match for the inventive piano of Monk, as would later be demonstrated on a host of classic studio recordings. There's an open, spontaneous energy between the pair in this live setting, though - almost like they're working out new ideas, but doing so perfectly - with the bass of John Ore and drums of Frankie Dunlop to round things out. Titles include 'Bemsha Swing', 'Crepuscule With Nellie', 'San Francisco Holiday', 'Body & Soul', 'Straight No Chaser', and 'Epistrophy' (Dusty Groove) Recorded Live in Milan April 21, 1961
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