mdutch
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:thumbs: When I posted my "introduction" earlier this January, I mentioned my interest in Jazz. Several others commented, and we began an impromptu discussion about an album I regard as one of the most important jazz sides of the past ten years: Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall. For those of you interested in jazz who have heard this album, I hope you get a chance to post your comments on this thread. If you want to add it to your collection, click the album title above for a quick Amazon link (though you can buy it just about any jazz outlet).
(from National Public Radio archives)
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Other tidbits of info by mdutch...
Even though these two giants of jazz worked in the same town (NY) and had even been playing together nightly for the past four months, there existed almost no recordings of their performances. So the discovery of these two greats playing together is not only historically significant, but the musical result is magnificent.
The Voice of America is a U.S. Government-owned radio network of channels that broadcast news, information, and entertainment across the globe. By charter, they are PROHIBITED from broadcasting to the United States. Since Jazz is considered America's "original art form", and is loved around the world, the broadcast of live concerts by American Jazz greats was a regular part of their programming. Since the recording was funded with public money, it was squirreled away like Spielberg's Ark of the Covenant, and lay dormant for over 45 years. After a year of negotiations and restoration, the album was released on the Blue Note label: # ASIN: B000AV2GCE
Hope you like it. Let's hear what you think.
DISCLAIMER: Both Thelonious Monk and Jon Coltrane are artists whose jazz styles are an acquired taste, much like Single Malt Scotch, Double Ligeros, and oral sex. (...though not necessarily in that order, or all at once.) :love:
(from National Public Radio archives)
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Other tidbits of info by mdutch...
Even though these two giants of jazz worked in the same town (NY) and had even been playing together nightly for the past four months, there existed almost no recordings of their performances. So the discovery of these two greats playing together is not only historically significant, but the musical result is magnificent.
The Voice of America is a U.S. Government-owned radio network of channels that broadcast news, information, and entertainment across the globe. By charter, they are PROHIBITED from broadcasting to the United States. Since Jazz is considered America's "original art form", and is loved around the world, the broadcast of live concerts by American Jazz greats was a regular part of their programming. Since the recording was funded with public money, it was squirreled away like Spielberg's Ark of the Covenant, and lay dormant for over 45 years. After a year of negotiations and restoration, the album was released on the Blue Note label: # ASIN: B000AV2GCE
Hope you like it. Let's hear what you think.
DISCLAIMER: Both Thelonious Monk and Jon Coltrane are artists whose jazz styles are an acquired taste, much like Single Malt Scotch, Double Ligeros, and oral sex. (...though not necessarily in that order, or all at once.) :love:
