ERC084 Thelonious Monk Septet – Monk's Music

Recorded in New York City on June 26, 1957, and released in October the same year “Monks Music“ features some of the most influential musicians in the history of jazz music on some of Thelonious Monk’s most important compositions.A trumped up charge for possession of drugs deprived Monk of his New York performers license in 1951 and a subsequent six year ban from playing live  in the city damaged his career. Regaining his work permit in 1957 Monk assembled an all star cast for a residency at the Five Spot Club in New York featuring tenors John Coltrane and Coleman Hawkins, altoist C. Gryce, trumpeter Ray Copeland, bassist Wilbur Ware and drummer...