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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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John Coltrane, FeaturedArtist - Thelonious Monk, Composer, MainArtist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer
℗ 2017 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Coltrane, FeaturedArtist - Thelonious Monk, Composer, MainArtist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer
℗ 2017 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Coltrane, FeaturedArtist - Thelonious Monk, Composer - Art Blakey, FeaturedArtist - Coleman Hawkins, FeaturedArtist - Gigi Gryce, FeaturedArtist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Thelonious Monk Septet, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Coltrane, FeaturedArtist - Thelonious Monk, Composer - Art Blakey, FeaturedArtist - Coleman Hawkins, FeaturedArtist - Gigi Gryce, FeaturedArtist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Thelonious Monk Septet, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Coltrane, FeaturedArtist - Thelonious Monk, Composer - Art Blakey, FeaturedArtist - Coleman Hawkins, FeaturedArtist - Gigi Gryce, FeaturedArtist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Thelonious Monk Septet, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Coltrane, FeaturedArtist - Art Blakey, FeaturedArtist - Coleman Hawkins, FeaturedArtist - Gigi Gryce, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Thelonious Monk Septet, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Coltrane, FeaturedArtist - Thelonious Monk, Composer - Art Blakey, FeaturedArtist - Coleman Hawkins, FeaturedArtist - Gigi Gryce, FeaturedArtist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Thelonious Monk Septet, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Coltrane, FeaturedArtist - Thelonious Monk, Composer - Art Blakey, FeaturedArtist - Coleman Hawkins, FeaturedArtist - Gigi Gryce, FeaturedArtist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Thelonious Monk Septet, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Coltrane, FeaturedArtist - Thelonious Monk, Composer - Art Blakey, FeaturedArtist - Coleman Hawkins, FeaturedArtist - Gigi Gryce, FeaturedArtist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Thelonious Monk Septet, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Coltrane, FeaturedArtist - Thelonious Monk, Composer - Art Blakey, FeaturedArtist - Coleman Hawkins, FeaturedArtist - Gigi Gryce, FeaturedArtist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Thelonious Monk Septet, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
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John Coltrane, FeaturedArtist - Traditional, Composer - Thelonious Monk, Arranger, Work Arranger - Art Blakey, FeaturedArtist - Coleman Hawkins, FeaturedArtist - Gigi Gryce, FeaturedArtist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Thelonious Monk Septet, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Coltrane, FeaturedArtist - Traditional, Composer - Thelonious Monk, Arranger, Work Arranger - Art Blakey, FeaturedArtist - Coleman Hawkins, FeaturedArtist - Gigi Gryce, FeaturedArtist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Thelonious Monk Septet, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Coltrane, FeaturedArtist - Thelonious Monk, Composer - Art Blakey, FeaturedArtist - Coleman Hawkins, FeaturedArtist - Gigi Gryce, FeaturedArtist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Thelonious Monk Septet, MainArtist - Kenneth Clarke, Composer
℗ 2017 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Coltrane, FeaturedArtist - Thelonious Monk, Composer - Art Blakey, FeaturedArtist - Coleman Hawkins, FeaturedArtist - Gigi Gryce, FeaturedArtist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Thelonious Monk Septet, MainArtist - Kenneth Clarke, Composer
℗ 2017 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Coltrane, FeaturedArtist - Thelonious Monk, Composer - Art Blakey, FeaturedArtist - Coleman Hawkins, FeaturedArtist - Gigi Gryce, FeaturedArtist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Thelonious Monk Septet, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Coltrane, FeaturedArtist - Thelonious Monk, Composer - Art Blakey, FeaturedArtist - Coleman Hawkins, FeaturedArtist - Gigi Gryce, FeaturedArtist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Thelonious Monk Septet, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Coltrane, FeaturedArtist - Thelonious Monk, Composer - Art Blakey, FeaturedArtist - Coleman Hawkins, FeaturedArtist - Gigi Gryce, FeaturedArtist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Thelonious Monk Septet, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Coltrane, FeaturedArtist - Thelonious Monk, Composer, MainArtist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer
℗ 2017 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Coltrane, FeaturedArtist - Thelonious Monk, Composer, MainArtist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer
℗ 2017 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Coltrane, FeaturedArtist - Thelonious Monk, Composer, MainArtist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer
℗ 2017 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Album review
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
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:45:57
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Thelonious Monk John Coltrane
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Riverside
- Genre: Jazz
© 2017 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2017 Craft Recordings, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc.
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