Thelonious Monk - Unissued Live At Newport 1958-59 (2014)

For the first time ever, Thelonious Monk's complete trio performance at Newport 1958 (only an edited version of "Blue Monk" with overdubbed announcements had been previously released on the film Jazz on a Summer's Day). This CD also contains Monk's splendid and also unissued quartet concert at the same festival the following year. As a bonus, the only two existing tracks featuring Monk with the Duke Ellington band, recorded at Newport '62 and also appearing here for the first time.

Tracklist:

01 - Just You, Just Me (Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages) 4:16
02 - Blue Monk (Thelonious Monk) 4:54
03 - ‘Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) 4:33
04 - Well You Needn't (Thelonious Monk) 3:42
05 - In Walked Bud (Thelonious Monk) 9:49
06 - Blue Monk 8:44
07 - Crepuscule With Nellie (Thelonious Monk) 2:33
08 - Well You Needn't 8:29
09 - Rhythm A Ning (Thelonious Monk) 7:09
10 - Announcement By Duke Ellington 0:22
11 - Monk's Dream (Thelonious Monk) 5:02
12 - Ba-lue-bolivar-ba-lues-are (Thelonious Monk) 4:17

Personnel:

Tracks 1-4:
Thelonious Monk Trio: Thelonious Monk (piano), Henry Grimes (bass), Roy Haynes (drums). Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, July 7, 1958

Tracks 5-9:
Thelonious Monk Quartet: Charlie Rouse (tenor sax), Thelonious Monk (piano), Sam Jones (bass), Art Taylor (drums). Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island, July 3, 1959

Tracks 10-12:
Thelonious Monk with the Duke Ellington Orchestra: Bill Berry, Roy Burrowes, Cat Anderson, Ray Nance (trumpet), Lawrence Brown, George “Buster” Cooper, Charles “Chuck” Connors (trombone), Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet, tenor sax), Gene Hull, Johnny Hodges (alto sax), Paul Gonsalves (tenor sax), Harry Carney (baritone sax), Thelonius Monk (piano), Aaron Bell (bass), Sam Woodyard (drums), Edward “Duke” Ellington (master of ceremonies). Voice Of America “Music USA” Broadcast, Newport Jazz Festival, Freebody Park, Newport, Rhode Island, July 8, 1962.