THELONIOUS MONK Monk's Dream 1963 UK CBS 1st *MONO* - ONE PLAY - FLAWLESS SOUND
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45
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60
£ 45
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Dec 20, 2015
Sold Date
Dec 10, 2015
Start Date
£ 36
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5
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Great Britain
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THELONIOUS MONK Monk's Dream 1963 UK CBS 1st *MONO* - ONE PLAY - FLAWLESS SOUND
THELONIOUS MONKMonk's Dream
1963 UK CBS (BPG 62135) FIRST *MONO* PRESSING
*ONE OF A SMALL COLLECTION OF JAZZ LPs I RECENTLY ACQUIRED WHICH I WILL BE LISTING OVER THE COMING DAYS - ALL IN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING CONDITION
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE MATT AND HEAVILY TEXTURED CBS ORANGE LABELS - '33' SPEED INDICATION - "RECORDING FIRST PUBLISHED 1963”
MATRIX Side 1: BPG 62135 ? 1L?1 // 420 T 1 1 3
MATRIX Side 2: BPG 62135 ? 2L?2 // 420 T 1 1 2
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FRONT LAMINATED FLIPBACK SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE WITH “MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN”, BRITISH PATENT NUMBER AND "FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING" PRINTED IN PURPLE
Monk's Dream is the Columbia/CBS debut release featuring the Thelonious Monk Quartet: Monk (piano), Charlie Rouse (tenor sax), John Ore (bass), and Frankie Dunlop (drums). Jazz scholars and enthusiasts alike also heralded this combo as the best Monk had been involved with for several years. Although he would perform and record supported by various other musicians, the tight -- almost telepathic -- dimensions that these four shared has rarely been equalled in any genre. By the early '60s, bop had become considered passé by artists as well as fans looking for the next musical trend. This is coupled with the fact that discerning Monk fans would have undoubtedly recognised many of these titles from several live recordings issued at the end of his tenure on Riverside. Not to belabour the point, however, but precious few musicians understood the layer upon layer of complexities and challenges that Monk's music created. On tracks such as "Five Spot Blues" and "Bolivar Blues," Rouse and Dunlop demonstrate their uncanny abilities by squeezing in well-placed instrumental fills, while never getting hit by the unpredictable rhythmic frisbees being tossed about by Monk. Augmenting the six quartet recordings are two solo sides: "Just a Gigolo" and "Body and Soul." Most notable about Monk's solo work is how much he retained the same extreme level of intuition throughout the nearly two decades that separate these recordings from his initial renderings in the late '40s. Monk's Dream is recommended, with something for every degree of Monk enthusiast.
Side 1:
Monk's Dream (6:26)
Body And Soul (4:29)
Bright Mississippi (8:34)
Five Spot Blues (3:15)
Side 2:
Bolivar Blues (7:30)
Just A Gigolo (2:29)
Bye-Ya (6:01)
Sweet And Lovely (7:48)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
An immaculate set of factory-fresh labels with only one light spindle trace per side
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like-new
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
An outstanding as-new barely played copy which delivers crystal clear, clean, bright sound throughout with a nice loud *MONO* cut - plays with nothing to fault - always reluctant to grade a record of this age MINT but the sound is flawless - a pretty unbeatable copy
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
As crisp, sharp and fresh as the day it was made
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: FREE (2nd class standard)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £14.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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