The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall

The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall
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

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 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 concert features, among others, Charlie Rouse on tenor in his first of several recordings with Monk.

Track listing[]

The 1959 vinyl album[]

Side one

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

Side two

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

The 2006 CD rerelease[]

"Thelonious" – 3:04
"Friday The 13th" – 9:34
"Monk's Mood" – 10:27
"Little Rootie Tootie" – 8:56
"Off Minor" – 7:56
"Crepuscule With Nellie" – 4:53
"Little Rootie Tootie (Encore)" – 8:29
"In Walked Bud" - 7:09
"Blue Monk" - 8:21
"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[]

^ Yanow, Scott. The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall at AllMusic
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 145. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Essential Jazz Albums of the 1950s". tomhull.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1022. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ International Music Network, Jason Moran "In My Mind" Documentary Premieres April 19, on April 07, 2010

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[1] Yanow, Scott. The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall at AllMusic

[RSJRG-2] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 145. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[3] Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Essential Jazz Albums of the 1950s". tomhull.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[Penguin-4] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1022. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[5] International Music Network, Jason Moran "In My Mind" Documentary Premieres April 19, on April 07, 2010

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