{"product_id":"thelonious-monk-quartet-misterioso-vinyl-lp","title":"Thelonious Monk Quartet: Misterioso Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThelonious In Action!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cem\u003eMisterioso\u003c\/em\u003e was recorded live at the Five Spot Cafe in its original location in the Bowery in 1958. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Thelonious+Monk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThelonious Monk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e had ascended to become one of jazz’s most talked-about pianists, largely in part to his must-see residency at the club, and this record features recordings from his August 7th date (\u003cem\u003eThelonious In Action\u003c\/em\u003e also features takes from this same date). Recorded with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Roy+Haynes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoy Haynes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e on drums, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Ahmed+Abdul-Malik\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAhmed Abdul-Malik\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e on bass and tenor saxophonist \u003cstrong\u003eJohnny Griffin\u003c\/strong\u003e, the quartet tear through Caesar and Casucci’s “Just A Gigolo” as well as a number of Monk originals (original LP liner notes: “It should be axiomatic that Monk is a constantly self-renewing composer-arranger-musician, that each new recording of an ‘old’ number, particularly with different personnel, represents a fresh view of it - almost a new composition”). This residency was a big deal for Monk, as a prior narcotics possession charge (Monk purportedly refused to snitch on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Bud+Powell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBud Powell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, the true owner of the baggie in question) resulted in his cabaret card being revoked, so he was relegated to studio recordings for most of the 50s. Monk’s electrifying playing on this date is said to be a result of the enthusiasm from the crowd, and Griffin’s sax sound provides a unique counterpoint to Monk’s flamboyant playing, which is more often than not the focal point of his recordings. Sleeve design by \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Bacon\u003c\/strong\u003e features \u003cstrong\u003eGiorgio de Chirico\u003c\/strong\u003e’s 1915 painting \u003cem\u003eThe Seer\u003c\/em\u003e; official \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Riverside\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003eRiverside\u003c\/a\u003e pressing on black vinyl with liner notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Original Jazz Classics 2012\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by nick nightingale 09\/2019\u003c\/h6\u003e.","brand":"Thelonious Monk Quartet","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":48502601777323,"sku":"fr-4169","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/5282\/1931\/files\/theloniousmonk-misterioso.jpg?v=1793634234","url":"https:\/\/shopdelviro.shop\/products\/thelonious-monk-quartet-misterioso-vinyl-lp","provider":"Avermont","version":"1.0","type":"link"}