LIMITED
180 GRAM GATEFOLD EDITION
INCLUDES ORIGINAL CONCERT PROGRAM AND POSTER
HI-RES RARE IMAGES OF MONK AND BAND.
After the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968, racial tensions across the country rose. Palo Alto, a largely white college town in California, was not immune to the events of the day. Danny Scher, a rising junior at Palo Alto High School, had a dream to bring Thelonious Monk to Palo Alto to perform and help bring about racial unity in his community as well as raise funds for his schools International Committee. After somehow securing Monks services to perform on Sunday, October 27, Scher initially had trouble selling tickets and convincing people that Monk was even going to show up. With many twists and turns along the way and several hundred people waiting in the schools parking lot to await Monks arrival before purchasing tickets, the concert eventually happened and was a triumph in more ways that Monk or Scher could have imagined. This is a recording of that historic concert.
PERSONNEL:
Thelonius Monk, piano
Charlie Rouse, tenor saxophone
Larry Gales, bass
Ben Riley, drums
Palo Alto High School's Auditorium, October 27, 1968
TRACKS:
SIDE A:
01. Ruby, My Dear
02. Well, You Needn't
SIDE B
01. Don't Blame Me
02. Blue Monk
03. Epistrophy
04. I Love You Sweetheart of All My Dreams
Palo Alto
Sello: Impulse! B0032181-01, UMe B0032181-01, Verve Records B0032181-01, Rhythm-A-Ning Entertainment B0032181-01
Formato:
Vinilo, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold
País: US
Publicado: 18 sept 2020
Género: Jazz
Estilo: Hard Bop