Thelonius Monk and John Coltrane. Two of my favourite jazz musicians. When they pair up... take cover. Or just close your eyes and zone out. I know nothing about music: can't read notes, don't understand complex melodies, and therefore am probably only appreciating a smidgeon of what is going on when these two play. I don't care though, I like it, that's enough for me. Been reading about when these two played together in 1957. Turns out they spent a seminal 4 months or so playing together. The day would start with John dragging Thelonius out of bed and over to the piano, upon which rehearsals would start. Evenings consisted of gigs at The Five Spot. At this time, they cut a record that appeared as "Thelonius Monk with John Coltrane ". And that was apparently the only testimony to the great sound of these legends paired up. Until all of a sudden Voice of America recordings were discovered of a Carnegie Hall performance from the same period. According to the experts, all kinds of interesting conclusions can be drawn from a comparison between the two sets (read the booklet after buying the CD :)), but who cares? It's all good, period. Check it out for yourselves below...
http://rapidshare.de/files/10970987/TMQ-JC.rar.html
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