Thelonious Monk Nonet Live in Paris 1967

Thelonious Monk Nonet Live In Paris 1967
Live album by
Thelonious Monk
Released1988
RecordedNovember 3, 1967
GenreJazz
Length45:58
LabelFrance's Concert Records
ProducerAlexandre Noble, Joël Arlot, Etienne Lacoste
Thelonious Monk chronology
Live In Paris, Volume 3
(1967) 		Thelonious Monk Nonet Live In Paris 1967
(1988) 		Straight, No Chaser
(1967)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

Thelonious Monk Nonet Live In Paris 1967 is a live jazz album by Thelonious Monk on France's Concert Records LP FC-113, released in 1988.

Recorded at "Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, November 3, 1967, Thelonious Monk Nonet Live in Paris is a concert recording of a rare large group that Monk assembled for the European tour, which featured the addition of some of the top horn players in jazz.

Criticism

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Jazz critic Scott Yanow wrote of the album: “a rare recording (of a large group) making it a historical curiosity; more importantly the music (featuring six originals) is excellent."[3]

Background

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Monk organized this concert in an unusual way. The musicians joined the original quartet by coming on one by one to join in.[4]

Track listing

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  1. "Epistrophy" (Monk, Clarke) – 9:45
  2. "Oska-T" (Monk) – 15:19
  3. "Evidence" (Monk) – 14:24
  4. "Blue Monk" (Monk) – 5:10
  5. "Epistropy (reprise)" (Monk, Clarke) – 1:20

CD Reissue

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The CD reissue of this LP (titled "The Nonet –Live") is also a French release, on the label “Le Jazz”, item number — CD 7. The release date was Nov 10, 1993 and it contains two additional tracks with a running length of 67:37[5]

  1. "Ruby, My Dear" (Monk) – 7:40
  2. "We See" (Monk) – 13:59
  3. "Epistrophy" (Monk, Clarke) – 9:45
  4. "Oska-T" (Monk) – 15:19
  5. "Evidence" (Monk) – 14:24
  6. "Blue Monk" (Monk) – 5:10
  7. "Epistropy (reprise)" (Monk, Clarke) – 1:20

Personnel

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Production

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  • Alexandre Noble, Joël Arlot, Etienne Lacoste: Coordination
  • Michel Noble: Cover – interpretation of “Les petits chevaux jaunes” by Franz Marc
  • Jacques Chesnel: Artistic collaboration
  • Francis Paudras: Photography
  • Frank Dufour, Gilbert Taïeb: Montage
  • Francis Paudras: Cover concept
  • Yves Builly, Monique Vaysse: Research
  • Acknowledgements/Appreciation to André Francis

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1025. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ All Music Guide to Jazz –ISBN 0-87930-530-4
  4. ^ France’s Concert LP FC-113 liner notes by Jacques Chesnel
  5. ^ All Music Guide To Jazz
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