"Monk's Music" is highly regarded for its improvisational brilliance, the distinctive interplay between the musicians, and Monk's unique approach to composition and piano playing. The collaboration between Monk and saxophonists Coltrane and Hawkins, in particular, is celebrated for its innovation and influence on the development of jazz.
Artist(s): Piano – Thelonious Monk
Alto Saxophone – Gigi Gryce
Bass – Wilbur Ware
Drums – Art Blakey
Tenor Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane
Trumpet – Ray Copeland
Recording Info: Engineer - Ray Fowler
Producer - Orrin Keepnews
Recorded by Riverside Records in New York, June 26, 1957
Sourced from a 15ips 2-track tape
Analog: Transferred using a modified Studer 810 tape deck feeding a Merrill Tape Preamp
Digital: Merging Hapi Analog to Digital Converter clocked by an Antelope Audio 10MX Atomic Clock
Power Conditioning: Shunyata Research Everest 8000 for analog components
Shunyata Research Triton and Typhon for digital components
Analog: Transferred using a modified Studer 810 tape deck feeding a Merrill Tape Preamp
Digital: Merging Hapi Analog to Digital Converter clocked by an Antelope Audio 10MX Atomic Clock
Power Conditioning: Shunyata Research Everest 8000 for analog components
Shunyata Research Triton and Typhon for digital componets
All components grounded to Shunyata ALTAIRA Hubs
1 Abide With Me :51
2 Well, You Needn't 11:17
3 Ruby, My Dear 5:16
4 Off Minor 5:01
5 Epistrophy 10:41
6 Crepescule With Nellie 4:45
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