The Complete 1961 Amsterdam Concert

~ Release by Thelonious Monk Quartet (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

This release presents, for the first time ever, the Thelonious Monk Quartet's complete 1961 Amsterdam concert. It was recorded during his first European tour with his own group (he had played in France in 1954).

PERSONNEL:

THELONIOUS MONK, piano
CHARLIE ROUSE, tenor sax
JOHN ORE, bass
FRANKIE DUNLOP, drums

Live at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland, Saturday, April 15, 1961.

INCLUDES 8-PAGE BOOKLET

Annotation last modified on 2016-10-31 01:26 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Jackie-ing
double bass:
John Ore (on 1961-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1961-04-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1961-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1961-04-15)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1961-04-15)
edit of:
Jackie-ing (live, 1961-04-15: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands) by Thelonious Monk
live recording of:
Jackie-ing (on 1961-04-15)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music
6:33
2Crepuscule With Nellie
double bass:
John Ore (on 1961-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1961-04-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1961-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1961-04-15)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1961-04-15)
edit of:
Crepuscule With Nellie (live, 1961-04-15: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands) by Thelonious Monk
live recording of:
Crepuscule With Nellie (on 1961-04-15)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music
2:32
3Off Minor
double bass:
John Ore (on 1961-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1961-04-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1961-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1961-04-15)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1961-04-15)
edit of:
Off Minor (live, 1961-04-15: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands) by Thelonious Monk
live recording of:
Off Minor (on 1961-04-15)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
8:01
4Straight, No Chaser
double bass:
John Ore (on 1961-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1961-04-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1961-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1961-04-15)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1961-04-15)
edit of:
Straight No Chaser (live, 1961-04-15: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands) by Thelonious Monk
recording of:
Straight, No Chaser (on 1961-04-15)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music
8:35
5Evidence
double bass:
John Ore (on 1961-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1961-04-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1961-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1961-04-15)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1961-04-15)
edit of:
Evidence (live, 1961-04-15: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands) by Thelonious Monk
live recording of:
Evidence (on 1961-04-15)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music and Thelonious Music Corporation (Publisher, affiliated to BMI.)
6:55
6Bemsha Swing
double bass:
John Ore (on 1961-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1961-04-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1961-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1961-04-15)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1961-04-15)
edit of:
Bemsha Swing (live, 1961-04-15: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands) by Thelonious Monk
live recording of:
Bemsha Swing (instrumental) (on 1961-04-15)
composer:
Denzil Best and Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Bayes Music Corporation, Bocu Music Ltd. and Thelonious Music
4:37
7Well, You Needn’t
double bass:
John Ore (on 1961-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1961-04-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1961-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1961-04-15)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1961-04-15)
edit of:
Well, You Needn’t (live, 1961-04-15: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands) by Thelonious Monk
live recording of:
Well, You Needn’t (on 1961-04-15)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Regent Music (BMI)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
7:26
8’Round Midnight
double bass:
John Ore (on 1961-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1961-04-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1961-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1961-04-15)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1961-04-15)
edit of:
’Round Midnight (live, 1961-04-15: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands) by Thelonious Monk
live recording of:
’Round Midnight (on 1961-04-15)
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (Publisher, affiliated to BMI.), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
6:48
9I Mean You
double bass:
John Ore (on 1961-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1961-04-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1961-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1961-04-15)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1961-04-15)
edit of:
I Mean You (live, 1961-04-15: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands) by Thelonious Monk
live recording of:
I Mean You (on 1961-04-15)
composer:
Coleman Hawkins and Thelonious Monk
6:07
10San Francisco Holiday
double bass:
John Ore (on 1961-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1961-04-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1961-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1961-04-15)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1961-04-15)
recording of:
San Francisco Holiday (on 1961-04-15)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music
7:05
11Epistrophy
double bass:
John Ore (on 1961-04-15)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1961-04-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1961-04-15)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1961-04-15)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (on 1961-04-15)
live recording of:
Epistrophy (on 1961-04-15)
composer:
Kenny Clarke and Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
1:21