Thelonious Monk - With John Coltrane 1957 Revisited

2023

“Working with Monk brought me close to a musical architect of the highest order. I felt I learned from him in every way – through the senses, theoretically, technically. I would talk to Monk about musical problems and he would sit at the piano and show me the answers just by playing them.“ – John Coltrane

11 Tracks:
Monk’s Mood; Abide With Me; Well, You Needn’t; Ruby, My Dear; Off Minor; Epistrophy; Crepuscule With Nellie; Ruby, My Dear; Trinkle Trinkle; Nutty; Functional (alternate 1).

Thelonious Monk: piano (1, 3-11); John Coltrane: tenor saxophone (1-3, 5-10); Coleman Hawkins: tenor saxophone (2-7); Gigi Gryce: alto saxophone (2, 3, 5-7); Ray Copeland: trumpet (2, 3, 5-7); Wilbur Ware: double bass (1, 3-10); Art Blakey: drums (3-7); Shadow Wilson: drums (3-7).