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1957. The two giants of jazz often meet at night on the stage of the Five Spot Café. At the start of this avalanche of New York concerts, they hit the studio, where they would record a dozen pieces for trio, quartet and septet. Incredible but true, these sessions with Art Blakey, Wilbur Ware, Coleman Hawkins, Shadow Wilson, Ray Copeland et Gigi Gryce, will be the only ones where Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane ever play together. If this double-act seems too good to be true, it's worth bearing in mind that at the time, the real star was Monk! Coltrane's name was certainly known among jazz specialists of his time, but his fame was nothing like what it would become. 'Working with Monk', the saxophonist would later tell the magazine DownBeat, 'brought me close to a musical architect of the highest order. I learned from him in every way.'. As the name indicates, Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings is a collection of the recordings of these sessions, which were made up of themes almost all written by Monk. Initial recordings, false starts, alternative versions, studio conversation: it's all there! It's a pretty fascinating document, especially for the way that the pianist welcomes all his young colleagues into his unique musical world, so openly and so freely. © Marc Zisman/Qobuz

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Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane is a 1961 album by Thelonious Monk issued on Jazzland Records, a subsidiary of Riverside Records. It consists of material recorded four years earlier when Monk worked extensively with John Coltrane, issued after Coltrane had become a leader and jazz star in his own right.

The original LP was assembled by the label with material from three different sessions. The impetus for the album was the discovery of three usable studio tracks recorded by the Monk Quartet with Coltrane in July 1957 at the beginning of the band's six-month residency at New York's legendary Five Spot club near Cooper Square.^[5] To round out the release, producer Keepnews included two outtakes from the Monk's Music album recorded the previous month, and one additional outtake from Thelonious Himself recorded in April.^[6]

The original LP contained the first 6 tracks, and was reissued in 2000 on Fantasy Records as part of its series for back catalogue using the JVC 20-bit K2 coding system. The take of 'Monk's Mood' from Thelonious Himself was added as a bonus track to the 2000 reissue. Because of the historical significance of this album it was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007.^[7]

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Track listing[edit]

All selections by Thelonious Monk except as indicated.

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Side one[edit]

1. “Ruby, My Dear” – 6:17
2. “Trinkle, Tinkle” – 6:37
3. “Off Minor” – 5:10

Side two[edit]

4. “Nutty” – 6:35
5. “Epistrophy” (Kenny Clarke, Monk) – 3:07
6. “Functional” – 9:46

CD Reissue 2010 bonus track[edit]

7. 'Monk's Mood' – 7:52

Sessions^[8]

• Track 1, 2 and 4 recorded July, 1957.
• Tracks 3 and 5 recorded June 25-26, 1957 (Monk's Music session outtakes)
• Track 6 and 7 recorded April 16, 1957. (Thelonious Himself session outtake and re-release]]

Personnel[edit]

• Thelonious Monk – piano
• John Coltrane – tenor saxophone, tracks 1-5, 7
• Ray Copeland – trumpet on 'Off Minor' and 'Epistrophy'
• Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone on 'Off Minor' and 'Epistrophy'
• Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone on 'Off Minor' and 'Epistrophy'
• Wilbur Ware – bass on all except for 'Functional'
• Shadow Wilson – drums on 'Ruby, My Dear', 'Trinkle, Tinkle' and 'Nutty'
• Art Blakey – drums on 'Off Minor' and 'Epistrophy'

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References[edit]

1. ^Billboard Oct 16, 1961
2. ^Down Beat: December 21, 1961 Vol. 28, No. 26
3. ^Allmusic review
4. ^Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 145. ISBN0-394-72643-X.
5. ^Ira Gitler, Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane Jazzland JCD 46-2, 2000, liner notes.
6. ^Gitler, liner notes.
7. ^Grammy Hall of Fame
8. ^http://www.monkbook.com/sessionography/sessionography-1955-1957/