Jazz

Palais Des Beaux-Arts 1963 (LP)

Tidal Waves Music
TWM55
Jazz, Record Store Day
12"

£33.33 (£39.99 incl. VAT)


Thelonious Monk (1917 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer who needs little introduction.He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoireMonk is the second-most-recorded jazz composer (after Duke Ellington) and received prestigious awards for his career achievements (including a Grammy, a Pulitzer Prize and an induction into the Music Hall of Fame).Thelonious Monk is one of five jazz musicians to have been featured on the cover of Time magazine.Monk was highly regarded by his peers and by critics, but often his music was regarded as too "difficult" for more mainstream acceptance. Thelonious Monk's compositions/improvisations feature dissonances with complicated melodic twists and are consistent with his unorthodox approach to the piano (which combined a highly percussive attack with abrupt, dramatic use of switched key releases, silences, and hesitations).Monk was known for a distinct look which included suits, hats, and sunglasses.He was also noted for an idiosyncratic habit during performances: while other musicians continued playing, Monk would stop, stand up, and dance for a few moments before returning to the piano. Thelonious started playing the piano at the age of six and was largely self-taughtat 17, he was playing the church organ, and in his late teens he began to find work playing jazz.In the early to mid-1940s, he was already a house pianist in several Manhattan nightclubs.In 1944 Thelonious Monk made his first studio recordingsand since then he recorded classic albums for labels such as Blue Note (1947-1952), Prestige (1952-1954), Riverside (1955-1961) and Columbia (1962-1968). By the mid-1970s Monk had disappeared from the scene and made only a small number of appearances during the final decade of his life.Thelonious Monk died of a stroke in 1982, leaving us with an unparalleled legacy. In 1963 Monk was at the top of his game.With his steady quartet of veteran collaborators, he had landed himself a new contract with Columbia and recorded 2 milestone albums for them (Monk's Dream and Criss-Cross).Soon after Thelonious Monk started touring in Europe to promote his freshly recorded materialand he brought his critically acclaimed line-up with him on tour: Charlie Rouse on saxophone, John Ore on double bass, and Frankie Dunlop on drums. On the album we are presenting you today (Palais Des Beaux-Arts 1963) you'll find unearthed Belgian concert-recordings from that era.The show consisted of 2 partsboth were recorded by the national Belgian broadcast company BRT/RTB who had the best recording-equipment on the market at the time.The set we unearthed here (the BRT recordings part) consists of tracks from said Columbia albums which have now become omnipresent Jazz standards. Monk took the stage in his unique style with a grey wool Papakha as his hat choice.At that point unseen for the attending crowdthe showman shuffled across the stage, waving his arms as if he was about to lift off.He would take the crowd on a ride they would never forget.It was the first time Thelonious Monk played the prestigious Palais des Beaux-Arts venue in Brussels to an enthusiastic crowd of Belgian Jazz fans.Full house! The quartet delivers their set with true tight mastership (mixed with Monk's trademark improvisational avant-garde flair) and leaving room for a jaw dropping minute long drum solo mid-set.All this...and as an encore, the famous Monk solo rendition of the classic song Just a Gigolomake this a must-have for any self-respecting Jazz aficionado. This release is the product of a labor of love from a dedicated professional team of archivists and musical technicians who have spent the last 15 years carefully restoring and cleaning more than 80 years of Belgian audiovisual culture, bringing these audio-gems from their vaults in Brussels into the digital world and preserving them for future generations. Tidal Waves Music now proudly presents the FIRST ever vinyl release (these recordings were never issued on ANY format before) of Thelonious Monk 'Palais Des Beaux-Arts 1963'.This unique piece of musical history is a collaboration between the Tidal Waves Music label, the VRT (Flemish Radio and Television organization) and Bozar (Centre for Fine Arts Brussels) with full approval of the Thelonious Monk Estate.This concert album comes as a deluxe 180g vinyl edition (strictly limited to 2000 copies worldwide) with obi strip.Also included is an exact reproduction of the original concert poster from 1963released exclusively for Record Store Day 2020 and available in participating stores on April 18.


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