Track Listing
DISC 1: THE LONDON COLLECTION VOL. 1:
1. Trinkle, Tinkle - (Take 3)
2. Crepuscule With Nellie - (Take 2)
3. Darn That Dream
4. Little Rootie Tootie
5. Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland - (previously unreleased)
6. Nice Work If You Can Get It
7. My Melancholy Baby
8. Jackie-Ing
9. Lover Man - (previously unreleased)
10. Blue Sphere
DISC 2: THE LONDON COLLECTION VOL. 2:
1. Evidence - (Take 2)
2. Misterioso
3. Crepuscule With Nellie - (Take 4)
4. I Mean You
5. Criss-Cross
6. Ruby, My Dear
7. Nutty - (Take 2)
8. Hackensack - (take 2)
DISC 3: THE LONDON COLLECTION VOL. 3:
1. Trinkle, Tinkle - (Take 2)
2. Man I Love, The
3. Something in Blue
4. Introspection - (Take 1)
5. Trinkle, Tinkle - (Take 1)
6. Crepuscule With Nellie - (Take 3)
7. Nutty - (Take 1)
8. Introspection - (Take 3)
9. Hackensack - (Take 1)
10. Evidence - (Take 1)
11. Chordially (Improvisation) - (improvisation)
| Details | | Playing Time: | 150 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Art Blakey | | Producer: | Alan Bates | | Distributor: | Navarre | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | ADD |
Album Notes
THE COMPLETE LONDON COLLECTION compiles three CDs that are each available separately: THE LONDON COLLECTION VOL. 1 (Black Lion 70101) features Thelonious Monk on solo piano, THE LONDON COLLECTION VOL. 2 (Black Lion 760116) adds Al McKibbon on bass and Art Blakey on drums, and THE LONDON COLLECTION VOL. 3 (Black Lion 760142) mixes solo piano with the trio. These sessions produced Monk's last commercial records.
Personnel: Thelonious Monk (piano); Al McKibbon (bass); Art Blakey (drums).
Recorded at Chappell Studios, London, England on November 15, 1971. Includes liner notes by Alun Morgan and Brian Priestley.
Personnel: Thelonious Monk (piano); Art Blakey (drums).
Recording information: Chappell Studios, London, England (11/15/1971).
This attractive box houses three previously released Black Lion CDs recorded at pianist/composer Thelonious Monk's final sessions as a leader; only a few dates with the Giants of Jazz were left in the future for Monk, who would soon retire altogether. Heard in unaccompanied piano solos and in a trio with bassist Al McKibbon and drummer Art Blakey, Monk is in surprisingly exuberant form, still very much at the peak of his powers. Although most of this music was last available in a "complete" Mosaic LP box set, there are actually three additional alternate takes included in the very enjoyable and somewhat definitive set. Highlights include "Little Rootie Tootie," "Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland," "Blue Sphere," "Criss Cross," "The Man I Love" and "Evidence," but all 29 selections are well worth hearing. This is essential music for all serious Thelonious Monk collections; the solo performances in particular are quite memorable. ~ Scott Yanow
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