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The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall is an album by Thelonious Monk, released in 1959. The concert included Hall Overton’s arrangements on Monk’s tunes (including a transcription of Monk's piano solo on "Little Rootie Tootie").

The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall
Live album by Thelonious Monk
Released	1959
Recorded	February 28, 1959 at The Town Hall, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:47
Label	Riverside
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Thelonious Monk chronology
Misterioso (1958) The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall (1959) 5 by Monk by 5 (1959)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]
Tom Hull	A+[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

The concert features, among others, Charlie Rouse on tenor in his first recording with Monk. Rouse went on to record and perform live with Monk through 1969.

Track listing

The 1959 vinyl album

Side one

1. "Thelonious" – 0:56
2. "Friday The 13th" – 9:22
3. "Monk's Mood" – 10:15

Side two

1. "Little Rootie Tootie" – 8:45
2. "Off Minor" – 7:47
3. "Crepuscule With Nellie" – 4:42

The 2006 CD rerelease

1. "Thelonious" – 3:04
2. "Friday The 13th" – 9:34
3. "Monk's Mood" – 10:27
4. "Little Rootie Tootie" – 8:56
5. "Off Minor" – 7:56
6. "Crepuscule With Nellie" – 4:53
7. "Little Rootie Tootie (Encore)" – 8:29
8. "In Walked Bud" - 7:09
9. "Blue Monk" - 8:21
10. "Rhythm-a-Ning" - 6:45

Personnel

• Thelonious Monk — piano
• Donald Byrd — trumpet
• Eddie Bert — trombone
• Robert Northern — French horn
• Jay McAllister — tuba
• Phil Woods — alto saxophone
• Charlie Rouse — tenor saxophone
• Pepper Adams — baritone saxophone
• Sam Jones — bass
• Art Taylor — drums

Tributes

As from 2010, American jazz pianist Jason Moran went on tour with his project IN MY MIND, a multimedia presentation heavily inspired by Thelonious Monk's concert at The Town Hall.[5]

References

На других языках

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[de] The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall

The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall ist ein Album von Thelonious Monk. Die Aufnahmen, die bei einem Konzert in der New Yorker Town Hall am 28. Februar 1959 entstanden waren, erschienen 1959 als Langspielplatte bei Riverside Records und in um einen Titel erweiterter Form 1989 als Compact Disc bei Original Jazz Classics. Die Aufnahmen stammten vom ersten Konzert, das Monk mit einer Großformation präsentierte.[1]

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- [en] The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall

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