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Every year sees a crop of newly found jazz gems, but rarely are listeners treated to anything as special as this 1957 concert recording of Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane, which was accidentally discovered in an unmarked box by a Library of Congress engineer early in 2005. Until now, fans could only dream of hearing these two immortals play together beyond the three studio tracks they left behind. But here they are, hitting their stride at an all-star benefit concert, basking in the chemistry they had developed in Monk's quartet during the preceding weeks at New York's Five Spot. Coltrane's playing is a revelation. He's both an inspired accompanist and a galvanizing soloist, taking the music to new heights with his bold, brilliantly challenging, and sometimes jaw-dropping phrases, note clusters, and blasts of power. Sharing with Coltrane a newfound sense of freedom following the personal and professional troubles that had plagued them both, Monk is clearly tickled to be in the tenorist's presence, injecting humorous commentaries and otherwise asserting his eccentric genius as a pianist. The material, which was very well recorded by the Voice of America, includes Monk classics like "Epistrophy," "Monk's Moods," and "Evidence," as well as a striking rendition of the standard "Sweet and Lovely." This is music that not only bears repeated listenings, but also demands them--the ultimate definition of a classic. --Lloyd Sachs

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From: Amazon Posted: Apr 04, 2008 Type: User Review You Should Really Buy This

This recently discovered gem of an album documents the beautiful interplay of the Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane. These two together sounded so great, so fresh. Not only is this a historic recording, it's a brilliant live performance...
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From: Amazon Posted: Mar 07, 2008 Type: User Review Nice!!

Kudos go out to that engineer in the Library of Congress who rescued this gem from obscurity. What an album! Monk seems at his quirky best here, bouncing around the keyboard on Epistrophy, while Coltrane alternates on tracks between ripping it up...
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From: Amazon Posted: Feb 06, 2008 Type: User Review It's mono

Thought some would like to know this disc is mono (and sounds wonderful in every way).
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From: Amazon Posted: Dec 14, 2007 Type: User Review Astounding. Period

This recording is Astounding. I have listened over and over (now on my 5th or 6th listen), and my awe grows each time. This is an instant classic, and belongs in every serious music collection.

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From: Amazon Posted: Nov 22, 2007 Type: User Review Near-perfect reissue of a classic concert


Would you believe how long it took them to put this sucker out? Too long, that's how long. Almost fifty years! I know I pretty much said the same thing for Mingus' recent archival release, but the truth is both are must-haves. The track...
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