Thelonious Monk - It's Monk's Time (Speakers Corner, 180 Gram)

With its three compositions by Thelonious Monk, one might call this LP from 1964 "3 Standards and 3 Monks". The 'High Priest' of bebop had reached a further pinnacle in his career and performed with his fantastic, skillful and well-rehearsed quartet at numerous festivals and concerts. As if in a dream, the musicians penetrate the apparently simple yet rhythmically complicated themes, interrupted again and again by Monk's solo escapades on the piano. On the stage, Monk often stood up and jigged around the piano like a lumbering dancing bear, with one of his distinctive hats on his head; he plonks down on the piano stool after the Charlie Rouse solo; his enormous feet tap back and forth to the beat; he constantly fiddles with the ring on his finger; and he creates the most wonderful improvisations ever heard with his 'false' fingering. Recording: January - March 1964 Production: Teo Macero Features: 180g Vinyl High Quality Pressing Pure Analogue Audiophile Mastering Musicians: Thelonious Monk, piano Charlie Rouse, tenor saxophone Butch Warren, bass Ben Riley, drums Selections: Side I: 1. Lulu's Back In Town 2. Memories of You 3. Stuffy Turkey Side II: 1. Brake's Sake 2. Nice Work If You Can Get It 3. Shuffle Boil