Musique illimitée
Écoutez cet album en haute-qualité dès maintenant dans nos applications
Démarrer ma période d'essai et lancer l'écoute de cet albumProfitez de cet album sur les apps Qobuz grâce à votre abonnement
SouscrireProfitez de cet album sur les apps Qobuz grâce à votre abonnement
Téléchargement digital
Téléchargez cet album dans la qualité de votre choix
Seldom does a "cash in" turn into a "classic," but in the case of this 1961 album of outtakes and leftovers by Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane recorded four years prior, that's exactly what happened. Monk and Coltrane only played together briefly, during the last half of 1957 when Monk's quartet was in transition and Coltrane himself was juggling a busy solo recording schedule after being booted from Miles' first great quintet due to his heroin addiction. While Coltrane may have been struggling a bit at the time, Monk was at the height of his powers; over the course of 1957 the pianist would record and release four albums, at least two of which—Monk's Music and Brilliant Corners—are classics. Of those four, Coltrane was only featured prominently Monk's Music (his playing on the otherwise solo Thelonious Himself was limited to a single cut), the only album for which they had an official recording session.
However, Coltrane would play in the studio with Monk's group on two other occasions during the year, and it was Riverside label owner Orrin Keepnews' realization that he had three decent recordings from the last of those sessions that prompted the release of Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane in 1961. Now, four years may not seem like a huge gap between recording and release, but in that time, Monk's rapport with Keepnews had deteriorated (the pianist would sign with Columbia in 1962, as soon as his contract with Riverside expired) and Coltrane, having wrapped up his successful run with Atlantic Records, had just signed a new deal with Impulse!. Keepnews shrewdly took those three songs from July, 1957 ("Ruby, My Dear," "Trinkle, Tinkle," "Nutty") and packaged them with outtakes from the two Monk albums on which Coltrane had appeared. That one of those outtakes, "Functional," was a piano piece with just Monk playing may make this set seem like a barrel-scraper, but in truth, there's a good argument that Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane is a far better album than any of the ones that were contemporaneously released in 1957. The interaction between Monk and Coltrane is intense and dynamic on all the takes here (except, you know, the solo piano piece), and Keepnews masterfully sequenced the set by leading off with heavy-hitting Monk chestnuts like "Ruby, My Dear" and "Trinkle, Tinkle," making the album sound like a classic, even on first listen. Sonically, the album sparkles, especially on the most recent "Original Jazz Classics" remaster, giving these random session takes a sense of intentionality. © Jason Ferguson/Qobuz
Vous êtes actuellement en train d’écouter des extraits.
Écoutez plus de 100 millions de titres avec votre abonnement illimité.
Écoutez cette playlist et plus de 100 millions de titres avec votre abonnement illimité.
À partir de CHF 14,99/mois
John Coltrane, MainArtist - Thelonious Monk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer
℗ 2016 Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Coltrane, MainArtist - Thelonious Monk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer
℗ 2016 Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Coltrane, MainArtist - Thelonious Monk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer
℗ 2016 Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Coltrane, MainArtist - Thelonious Monk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer
℗ 2016 Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Coltrane, MainArtist - Thelonious Monk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer
℗ 2016 Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Coltrane, MainArtist - Thelonious Monk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer
℗ 2016 Concord Music Group, Inc.
John Coltrane, MainArtist - Thelonious Monk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer
℗ 2016 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Chronique
Seldom does a "cash in" turn into a "classic," but in the case of this 1961 album of outtakes and leftovers by Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane recorded four years prior, that's exactly what happened. Monk and Coltrane only played together briefly, during the last half of 1957 when Monk's quartet was in transition and Coltrane himself was juggling a busy solo recording schedule after being booted from Miles' first great quintet due to his heroin addiction. While Coltrane may have been struggling a bit at the time, Monk was at the height of his powers; over the course of 1957 the pianist would record and release four albums, at least two of which—Monk's Music and Brilliant Corners—are classics. Of those four, Coltrane was only featured prominently Monk's Music (his playing on the otherwise solo Thelonious Himself was limited to a single cut), the only album for which they had an official recording session.
However, Coltrane would play in the studio with Monk's group on two other occasions during the year, and it was Riverside label owner Orrin Keepnews' realization that he had three decent recordings from the last of those sessions that prompted the release of Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane in 1961. Now, four years may not seem like a huge gap between recording and release, but in that time, Monk's rapport with Keepnews had deteriorated (the pianist would sign with Columbia in 1962, as soon as his contract with Riverside expired) and Coltrane, having wrapped up his successful run with Atlantic Records, had just signed a new deal with Impulse!. Keepnews shrewdly took those three songs from July, 1957 ("Ruby, My Dear," "Trinkle, Tinkle," "Nutty") and packaged them with outtakes from the two Monk albums on which Coltrane had appeared. That one of those outtakes, "Functional," was a piano piece with just Monk playing may make this set seem like a barrel-scraper, but in truth, there's a good argument that Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane is a far better album than any of the ones that were contemporaneously released in 1957. The interaction between Monk and Coltrane is intense and dynamic on all the takes here (except, you know, the solo piano piece), and Keepnews masterfully sequenced the set by leading off with heavy-hitting Monk chestnuts like "Ruby, My Dear" and "Trinkle, Tinkle," making the album sound like a classic, even on first listen. Sonically, the album sparkles, especially on the most recent "Original Jazz Classics" remaster, giving these random session takes a sense of intentionality. © Jason Ferguson/Qobuz
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 7 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 00:45:47
- 1 Livret Numérique
- Artistes principaux : Thelonious Monk John Coltrane
- Compositeur : Thelonious Monk
- Label : Jazzland
- Genre : Jazz
© 2016 Concord Music Group, Inc. ℗ 2016 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Améliorer les informations de l'albumPourquoi acheter sur Qobuz ?
-
Streamez ou téléchargez votre musique
Achetez un album ou une piste à l’unité. Ou écoutez tout notre catalogue en illimité avec nos abonnements de streaming en haute qualité.
-
Zéro DRM
Les fichiers téléchargés vous appartiennent, sans aucune limite d’utilisation. Vous pouvez les télécharger autant de fois que vous souhaitez.
-
Choisissez le format qui vous convient
Vous disposez d’un large choix de formats pour télécharger vos achats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) en fonction de vos besoins.
-
Écoutez vos achats dans nos applications
Téléchargez les applications Qobuz pour smartphones, tablettes et ordinateurs, et écoutez vos achats partout avec vous.