構成数 | 1枚

合計収録時間 | 01:07:52

Personnel: Thelonious Monk (piano); Phil Woods, Gigi Gryce (alto saxophone); Harold Land, Charlie Rouse, Johnny Griffin, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone); Pepper Adams, Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone); Clark Terry (trumpet, flugelhorn); Joe Gordon, Donald Byrd, Ray Copeland (trumpet); Thad Jones (cornet); Eddie Bert (trombone); Bob Northern (French horn); Jay McAllister (tuba); John Ore, Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Sam Jones, Wilbur Ware, Paul Chambers (bass); Max Roach (drums, timpani); Billy Higgins, Art Taylor, Roy Haynes, Philly Joe Jones, Art Blakey, Shadow Wilson (drums). Recorded between December 7, 1956 and April 29, 1960. Includes liner notes by Orrin Keepnews. Digitally remastered by Ed Michel (1986, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California). Personnel: Thelonious Monk (piano); Gigi Gryce, Phil Woods (alto saxophone); Coleman Hawkins, Harold Land, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone); Gerry Mulligan, Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone); Clark Terry, Donald Byrd, Joe Gordon, Ray Copeland (trumpet); Thad Jones (cornet); Robert Northern (French horn); Eddie Bert (trombone); Jay McAllister (tuba); Max Roach (drums, timpani); Philly Joe Jones, Roy Haynes, Art Blakey, Shadow Wilson, Billy Higgins (drums). Recording information: Blackhawk, San Francisco, CA (12/07/1956-04/29/1960); Five Spot Cafe, NYC.Town Hall, New York, NY (12/07/1956-04/29/1960); Reeves Sound Studios, New York, NY (12/07/1956-04/29/1960). Unknown Contributor Roles: Coleman Hawkins; Donald Byrd; Gerry Mulligan; Harold Land; John Coltrane; Johnny Griffin; Max Roach; Paul Chambers; Pepper Adams; Philly Joe Jones; Roy Haynes; Sam Jones; Art Blakey; Sonny Rollins; Thad Jones; Billy Higgins ; Charlie Rouse. Arranger: Hall Overton. Unique among Monk samplers insofar as it skirts the expected, tired selections (such as "Round Midnight" and "Straight, No Chaser") in favor of lesser known, though equally great numbers, THELONIOUS MONK AND THE JAZZ GIANTS is a wonderful collection. The songs, with one exception, are all originals; so the focus of the disc is not only Monk's revolutionary approach to the keyboard (with its spare and idiosyncratic poetry), but his genius as a composer. Oft-overlooked gems like "Nutty," "I Mean You," and "Played Twice" are brought to the fore along with more familiar tunes like the deliberate, spilling ensemble piece "Crepuscule With Nellie" and the infectious "In Walked Bud." The "jazz giants" of the title include everyone from Sonny Rollins to John Coltrane to Gerry Mulligan (who has a lovely baritone sax solo on "I Mean You"). The raucous ten-piece big band arrangement of "Little Rootie Tootie" (written for Monk's son), with its fat swing and full-blown dynamics, adds a nice flavor to the stew. Varied, lengthy (over 60 minutes), delightful, and perhaps most importantly, atypical, this release distinguishes itself as a cut above the average Monk compilation.

録音 | モノラル／ステレオ (Studio)