{"product_id":"pre-order-thelonious-monk-5-by-monk-by-5-analogue-productions-lp","title":"Thelonious Monk - 5 by Monk by 5 - Analogue Productions LP { Vinyl LP }","description":"\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThelonious Monk Riverside Records Classic on 180g Vinyl!\u003cbr\u003eMastered AAA by Kevin Gray from the Original Analog Master Tapes!\u003cbr\u003ePressed at QRP!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite various reissue formats over several decades, the seven original LPs contained in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThelonious Monk - The Riverside Tenor Sessions\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estood perfectly well on their own at the time of initial release and remain among the highest achievements of a truly golden age. Recorded and released between 1956 and 1961, these seven Monk combo albums were critical in Monk's emergence from a decade of ridicule and neglect to his status at the pinnacle of the jazz pantheon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e5 by Monk by 5\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas deliberately conceived and executed as a quintet album. The \"five\" are made up of what was, at the time of the 1959 sessions, Monk's regular working quartet plus Thad Jones. That is to say, a well-integrated unit with a striking added voice absorbed into it. The album consists of two new Monk compositions and reworkings of three earlier numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a classic album with a lively quintet that includes Monk, piano; Thad Jones, cornet; Sam Jones, bass; Art Taylor, drums and the amazing Charlie Rouse, tenor sax — here just beginning a very fruitful association with Monk — and really adding a lot to the session with some incredible tenor work that's as angular and modern as needed for Monk's work, yet with a soulful edge that really brings a lot to the music. The album's got five long tracks — hence the title — and they're all Monk classics that include \"I Mean You,\" \"Ask Me Now,\" \"Jackie-ing,\" and \"Straight, No Chaser.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to some of his best recorded piano performances and more than two dozen of his profoundly personal compositions, the albums in this reissue series provide an overview of the era's major tenor saxophonists, with contributions by Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane, Johnny Griffin, Charlie Rouse and Harold Land. Max Roach, Art Blakely, Roy Haynes and Thad Jones are among the other jazz immortals featured on the essential\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrilliant Corners\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonk's Music: Thelonious Monk Septet\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThelonious Monk and John Coltrane\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThelonious in Action\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMisterioso\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e5 by Monk by 5\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuartet Plus Two at the Blackhawk\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"features\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMastered AAA by Kevin Gray from the Original Analog Master Tapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePressed at Quality Record Pressings (QRP)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"musicians\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMusicians\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eArt Taylor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003edrums\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCharlie Rouse\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003etenor sax\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eSam Jones\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ebass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eThad Jones\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ecornet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eThelonious Monk\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003epiano\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"selections\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSelections\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide A:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJackie-ing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStraight, No Chaser\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlayed Twice (Take 3)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide B:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Mean You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsk Me Now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Acoustic Sounds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56666176520524,"sku":"753088115011","price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/2913\/4412\/files\/aplp1150__70884.jpg?v=1770368891","url":"https:\/\/vinylpulses.com\/products\/pre-order-thelonious-monk-5-by-monk-by-5-analogue-productions-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}