The Complete 1961 Amsterdam Concert

~ Release by Thelonious Monk Quartet (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

This release presents, for the first time ever, the Thelonious Monk Quartet's complete 1961 Amsterdam concert. It was recorded during his first European tour with his own group (he had played in France in 1954).

PERSONNEL:

THELONIOUS MONK, piano
CHARLIE ROUSE, tenor sax
JOHN ORE, bass
FRANKIE DUNLOP, drums

Live at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland, Saturday, April 15, 1961.

INCLUDES 8-PAGE BOOKLET

Tracklist

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1Jackie-ing
double bass:
John Ore (on 1961-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1961-04-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1961-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1961-04-15)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1961-04-15)
edit of:
Jackie-ing by Thelonious Monk
live recording of:
Jackie‐ing (on 1961-04-15)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music
6:33
2Crepuscule With Nellie
double bass:
John Ore (on 1961-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1961-04-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1961-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1961-04-15)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1961-04-15)
edit of:
Crepuscule With Nellie by Thelonious Monk
live recording of:
Crepuscule With Nellie (on 1961-04-15)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music
2:32
3Off Minor
double bass:
John Ore (on 1961-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1961-04-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1961-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1961-04-15)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1961-04-15)
edit of:
Off Minor by Thelonious Monk
live recording of:
Off Minor (on 1961-04-15)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
8:01
4Straight, No Chaser
double bass:
John Ore (on 1961-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1961-04-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1961-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1961-04-15)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1961-04-15)
edit of:
Straight No Chaser by Thelonious Monk
recording of:
Straight, No Chaser (on 1961-04-15)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music
8:35
5Evidence
double bass:
John Ore (on 1961-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1961-04-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1961-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1961-04-15)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1961-04-15)
edit of:
Evidence by Thelonious Monk
live recording of:
Evidence (on 1961-04-15)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music and Thelonious Music Corporation
6:55
6Bemsha Swing
double bass:
John Ore (on 1961-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1961-04-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1961-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1961-04-15)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1961-04-15)
edit of:
Bemsha Swing by Thelonious Monk
live recording of:
Bemsha Swing (instrumental) (on 1961-04-15)
composer:
Denzil Best and Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Bayes Music Corporation, Bocu Music Ltd., Embassy Music Corporation, Second Floor Music and Thelonious Music
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス and 日音 Synch事業部
4:37
7Well, You Needn’t
double bass:
John Ore (on 1961-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1961-04-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1961-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1961-04-15)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1961-04-15)
edit of:
Well, You Needn’t by Thelonious Monk
live recording of:
Well, You Needn’t (on 1961-04-15)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Regent Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
7:26
8’Round Midnight
double bass:
John Ore (on 1961-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1961-04-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1961-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1961-04-15)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1961-04-15)
edit of:
’Round Midnight by Thelonious Monk
live recording of:
’Round Midnight (on 1961-04-15)
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation, Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music, Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited
is based on:
I Need You So
6:48
9I Mean You
double bass:
John Ore (on 1961-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1961-04-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1961-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1961-04-15)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1961-04-15)
edit of:
I Mean You by Thelonious Monk
live recording of:
I Mean You (on 1961-04-15)
composer:
Coleman Hawkins and Thelonious Monk
6:07
10San Francisco Holiday
double bass:
John Ore (on 1961-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1961-04-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1961-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1961-04-15)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1961-04-15)
recording of:
San Francisco Holiday (on 1961-04-15)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music
7:05
11Epistrophy
double bass:
John Ore (on 1961-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1961-04-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1961-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1961-04-15)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1961-04-15)
live recording of:
Epistrophy (on 1961-04-15)
composer:
Kenny Clarke and Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and Music Sales Corporation
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