Thelonious Monk - Live In Paris 1964

[@LoopertJazz]

"aint no wrong notes on that damn piano" -monk i live by that phrase

[@Tom-g3t9o]

Vert True. But listen to John soloing

[@Tom-g3t9o]

I am so gone on Monks music right now. These guys are obviously rock stars of the present.

[@Tom-g3t9o]

Love❤

[@Tom-g3t9o]

No way hard to believe how good, Monk and Coltrane. Fabulous stars!

[@Tom-g3t9o]

Get your kicks

[@dahlusion]

I prescribe an hour of Monk per day. And as many refills as needed.

[@VitorAugustoVTR]

Thanks Doc! I hope it cures my Thelonius Monk addiction

[@krissantos5170]

you are one doctor that knows how to write a prescription... legible too haha 😄

[@podulox]

@NightDiver Go fuck yourself with all your hipster 'changing the subject' carp...

[@podulox]

@NightDiver 1m40s left.... Then I can formulate a response... Brb...

[@podulox]

@NightDiver "Mingus Monk" has few specific hits on YT... Is it a single person or is "Mingus Monk" a pair (like Stephan Grapeli or Guns/Roses)?

If there's such a thing as a Jazz musician that plays their instrument with a "Sense of Humor" it's Monk. (Legend/Genius)

[@davkatjenn]

Imagine: you go to work and this is what you do; you get off of work and you have Paris. That is a definition of "Heaven".

[@morbidmanmusic]

better definition than all the ones i've heard so far!!

[@gardikagigih5704]

"Sometimes it's to your advantage for people to think you're crazy" - Thelonius MONK

[@lizthor-larsen7618]

I can't imagine any situation where I wish to be considered 'crazy' no matter how brilliant I may be...which is exactly the problem. when one is at one's most brilliant...they think you're crazy. at least that was my and continues to be my experience, meh

[@gardikagigih5704]

@@lizthor-larsen7618 yes! Absolutely agree with you. that s why Monk genius said this.

[@pfwed3443]

sure let's you get away with wearing what EVER hat you deem appropriate for the occasion ... ;)

[@rodkeller2894]

That's just crazy talk.

[@DonLusher]

Damn straight!

[@michaeltoner3366]

You know, the more I listen to many of Monk's recordings, the more I appreciate the symbiosis between Monk and tenor sax Charlie Rouse, who to me is one of the most underrated musicians of the bebop era and beyond. And Butch Warren on bass with Ben Riley here, they too deserve great credit. You don't get people to play with Monk who don't have their stuff together. I realize that here, they're in Paris doing a festival, and a lot of old favorites, but that soul connection between Monk & Rouse still stands out to me. They go back, brothers & sisters! And bless them and their enormous talents-- They bring us forward!

[@rjjstephan]

Agreed.

[@beniodrummer9799]

amazing that you can write very long

[@MartinHeavisides]

No complaints about Ben Riley's drumwork either.

[@michaeltoner1993]

what a great name you have

[@michaeldavidrubin8823]

One night at the Five Spot, Thelonious seemed to be in one of his moods, would play a few bars, walk off the stage, let the others carry the rest of the song; come back for next piece, same thing - right through each set. And, do not think any of us were disappointed - because his guys handled everything so well, right up to standard. We all loved Monk not just for the notes he played, but for himself, something about his stance in life; & his players likewise. All good, original & unified.

[@georgemoore2444]

as a child growing up in S.W.oklahoma, while all of my parents friends record selection included Country music, popular music etc, my father's collection was jazz and western swing. I grew up listening to Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillispie, Charles Mingus, Theo Monk, John Coltrane Sonny Rollins, Bob Willis etc. At the time I just took it that as my dad's music. later I came to appreciate the music my father had turned me onto.

[@DanielaHernandez-ns8ez]

👍

[@donsurlylyte]

lucky you, to have had that in OK, instead of a steady diet of bad country

[@PaulSmith-mb3ge]

George, you speak to me, man! I was born in Enid, which is not so far from you. Music speaks across generations and cultures. We listen, we understand. We can be so much more than what we were born appreciating; let us all remember our origins, enjoy our new groove, and look forward to our next Big Thing. Music is a universal language.

[@alanbobe-velez9716]

Your father was hip. He would have been at home in Greenwich Village or 52nd Street in New York City during the late 1940s and the early 50s.

[@svetcamp5714]

@@PaulSmith-mb3ge Nice is your message to George from SWOKL. (I live 30 minutes from Enid and I am a big listener and collector of Jazz). You are right about music, as universal language. On KZbin there are unique musicians of Jazz from Japan: Kazumi Watanabe (guitar); Shigeharu Mukai (trombone); Sadao Watanabe (alt sax)... There are section "Jazz Summit Tokyo" with discussion "What is Jazz?", which do lead a professional musician (tenor sax) and lecturer Tetsuro Kawashima. I am sure, it will be interesting to you. I used computer translator for chat. Sincerely, Svetlana Campbell

[@elmikloosterhuis7584]

yes baby....how bEAUTFULL life can be…….joy of life...….thanks Monk..you are my gardian Angel... .

[@nzmarco]

Hello?

[@mattblackninja]

"Everyone is a genius at being themselves"-- Thelonious Monk

[@ned756]

i can think of i exception but wont mention him now

[@NowsNu]

@@ned756 too cold

[@ned756]

@@NowsNu ?

[@NowsNu]

@@ned756 i like it

[@NowsNu]

i love the quote since, to me, we can ONLY be ourselves - anyhow at anytime anywhere, which is always here and now - we are always genius at being ourselves... cheers !! xD I love monk so much

[@MarkConnely]

Like magic. What a mind. It takes real discipline to achieve that kind of freedom.

[@TT-gj7ii]

00:00 Four In One 11:07 I'm Getting Sentimental Over You 23:10 Straight No Chaser 31:43 Drum Solo (Ben Riley) 34:34 Well, You Needn't 43:40 Epistrophy 48:36 Blue Monk 59:31 Sweet And Lovely 1:16:32 Hackensack 1:24:57 Rhythm-A-Ning 1:35:04 Bright Mississippi 1:42:29 Epistrophy (reprise)

[@fvazquez64]

Gracias, Thank you, Danke, Xiexie, Takk, Mercie

[@JoseMedina-sv8uy]

Thank you.

[@marcoaeb]

Gracias

[@carmenrodriguez3219]

TT, great work, thank you 👍

[@unguja64]

Asante, Asante sana!! (Kiswahili) Thank you, Thank you very much!!

[@jackcarlson81]

Sitting back in my house in Brazil listening to this. Sunday morning coffee is hot, just got robbed yesterday. These notes were the thing keeping me going. Shortly after my wife left me. She took the kids, my mothers car, and my family dog.

[@TheLolochanel]

Hang on, man! And keep on listening to Monk! One and all cure for every illness or sorrow. Been through a divorce too. Tough time, but you'll pull through!

[@serhiiprokhorov6976]

she does not like music or style or both

[@louiseboyd8896]

I feel yah.........same level of life sucks........jazz helps balance your brain......through trauma.......tgfj.....

[@GLo1991]

With that Minecraft profile pic I honestly do not believe you for a single second

[@GLo1991]

Lol after checking your channel, you def are trolling for likes. Almost had it

[@cchurst9601]

Monk's style proves that you can be different and great at the same time.

[@gratefulgregg9058]

Isn't greatness being different or unique?

[@darrylschultz6479]

@@gratefulgregg9058 Yes-with the possible exception of the Elephant Man.🐘👀😳😵

[@tylerhulsey982]

I’d say the latter entails the former!

[@dansweet2499]

Grandma thanks for sharing the type of music you like and thanks for putting up with the classic Rock bands I listen to but hey you became a KISS fan and I listen to your favorites at night after the long work days

[@michaelmorse7627]

Wha?

[@dan0_0nab]

I have to thank the person who gave me a Monk record for my birthday when I was young and opened my ears ...and mind...

[@ranilan6416]

‏‪1:47‬‏ ‏‪1:48‬‏ לצומ ןץצ ‏‪2:11‬‏ ת ח. צ. לא 5 16

[@ranilan6416]

קק

[@krazywally5685]

A large whisky and this wonderful music, what a way to end the day, thanks for posting this 👍😎

[@johnlannikk2701]

no..no... 'Brandy'

[@MTMF.london]

@@johnlannikk2701 Whisky. Straight, no chaser.

[@ukebob]

We all know Monk was a genius, and what always further amazes me is how great a pairing he and Charlie Rouse on sax were!

[@youtubeseagull]

yesss... the sax is very stand out on this track i agreeee...

[@bwanna23]

Yes, magic.

[@starifolklorac]

They were like identical twins in musical sensibility.

[@RoZita870]

This kicks so much ass it's unreal.

[@markkaminsky4943]

soo much

[@johnlannikk2701]

my arse is bruised to oblivion

[@patrickmcconnell9686]

A fella on here commented on how Monk can make you dance. All that talk about technique and how he had bad technique, etc. This is a choice live recording of his best band. His Columbia recordings, except for Monk (8 or so in all) are all complete masterpieces. Monk is worth owning, but don't start on that one. They don't get the credit they deserve. Monk took time to seep into my bones. His music first struck me as simple, then a tune here and there on the album I first bought, CrissCross, started registering to me. Got catchy. Then over several listens, the whole album lit me up. Every moment of the album became a whole deep enjoyment. Each album did the same thing the same way. Mingus said he had the best meter of anyone. What he is doing then, is swinging. He swings using timing, and he swings by adding the perfect tonal touches at the right time. He also brought a childlike enthusiasm into his music that was and still is not matched by anyone else; the joy is inescapable. Third, he often began his studio tunes with these beautiful stride pieces that brought the band in at a time that couldn't happen more appropriately. He built tension on the intro that was so tight, and then the band would come in and the tune is elevated at that moment to a chemical reaction. He had his perfect band during those years, and he had worked out every detail of his songs, many of which were already in is repertoire for many years. Lastly, he brought you to city as he knew it. You can hear the city, streetcars, on several great tunes. That also is some of the enthusiasm I'm talking about. Altogether, nobody swung as hard as Monk. He will always be the top. Nobody can make me dance like Monk. Check out those Columbia recordings.

[@bobriedinger5287]

LOL. *Monk* was the first Monk album I owned, and it worked fine for me. Nostalgia, maybe, "the first one"? Umpteen recordings later, still one of my favorites, especially with "Liza."

[@metaphysician9]

excellent view!

[@mangoreparaguay]

Hoy es 5 de abril de 2021. Ciudad del Este. Paraguay, noche fresca y hermosa.

[@LeandroMattosofficial]

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[@darkwanderer2520]

The good old Thelonious Monk....... I discovered this genius by listening to "Misterioso". I IMMEDIATELY left the band I was in.

[@williamcorgile9823]

Listening to this music transports me to 50s and 60s. The architecture, the clothes, the thinking, and mostly the atmosphere. Monk is a state of mind.

[@mkoschara]

Yo estoy de acuerdo.

[@Jeaniesunshine-fb5rk]

Me too. Just a girl in an Austin Healey 3000

[@jonwomack1682]

Listening in the wee hours of the morning and wanting to imbibe a jack and coke at the local speakeasy. pull the blinds Monk and play me some tunes! This man was a genius.

[@GreenshirtMr1023]

Listening to this in Kingsville, Texas on November 29th, 2020, one of the first cold days of the winter, and it feels like I'm there with Monk, or he's here with me. Absolutely based.

[@loumanuelarsenault1663]

based.

[@Taofik953]

based.

[@CoreaKixx420]

Hey Joseph, I'm listening to Monk just outside of Kingsville, Ontario, Canada, and we are also experiencing cold conditions, and about an inch of snow. Not bad for December. Nothing like Monk to warm up a cold late fall night. Take care down in Texas!!

Quel bonheur d'écouter Thelonious Monk avec son ami et duettiste en totale symbiose Charlie Rouse au sax ténor ! Merci aussi à Butch Warren à la basse et à Ben Riley ! Quel beau quartet ! Du jazz de rêve et éternel ! Merci

[@DB-LBC]

monk, a one of a kind genius with a heart of gold, forever changed the piano and the sound of jazz. Immortal

[@tizviz3921]

A day without Monk is like a day without sunshine.... every enjoyable thx for posting!!!!!

[@barbbordonaro4900]

Charlie Rouse-perfection

[@richardfeatherfeather9231]

Hip as hell

[@michaeldavidrubin8823]

@@richardfeatherfeather9231 Often overlooked - as good as the greats, Rollins, Coltrane.

[@alanbobe-velez9716]

@@michaeldavidrubin8823 It's true. Charlie Rouse was too often overlooked. What a shame! He was great.

[@angel_oliva]

what an awasome piece of music the whole concert, gorgeous.

[@girthBrookssss]

i come back to this a couple times a week just for ben riley... blows my mind. every. time.

[@sondogs98]

Swings so damn hard!

[@psychild1]

Like any iconoclast, he paid the price. Very few like him before or since. Like Vincent, his work endures and will certainly outlast the naysayers... Bless his spirit in these troubled times. Psychild

[@doubleuponbob3397]

What do you mean?

[@petercollins5861]

Charlie Rouse is one of my faves.

[@LeandroMattosofficial]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6Wlnoh5h61gi7M

[@alanbobe-velez9716]

Same here! Charlie Rouse was underrated.

[@FrancescoCavallari-i3o]

Thelonius Monk ha uno stile inconfondibile, sia nel creare ed enunciare un tema, sia nell'improvvisazione!!

[@Edward-jn5pl]

One of the greatest recordings of all time. His music is more enjoyable with the applause.

[@vincemccord8093]

This is truly a gem. One of the best recordings of Monk's classic quartet I've heard. I'm very grateful to have heard Monk and this quartet live in 1967. Got his autograph! And even that was unique.

[@tydog61]

wish I could have experienced that, and I'm 20 and its sad seeing music like this die out

[@vincemccord8093]

@@tydog61 Keep listening and spreading the word. Have you seen the movie, "Straight, No Chaser"?

[@tydog61]

@@vincemccord8093 no I haven't I will give it a watch

[@vincemccord8093]

@@tydog61 Also PBS American Masters Series has a video on him. Both are excellent background. Amazingly, Monk made the cover of Time magazine in 1964.

[@ЯрославШевченко-х7й]

@@vincemccord8093 Monk was a protege of some baroness. I think she helped get Monk on the Time cover.

[@badger1296]

My heart goes out to all people trying to make [edit: a living on] music. I would love to have been there for this recording.

[@moonshake0]

nothing but a 2-hour statement of a true jazz genius. impossibly well done

[@barbaracarabalona8374]

missing live concerts at jazz clubs...

[@LDacic]

We'll get back to them soon enough..

[@johndelamontaigne7711]

KZbin has a great live session called " Live at smalls jazz club" . The club is in NY , I watched a really good show live on youtube last night.

[@carlammgomes]

Yeah... now we know the things we truly value the most.

[@TheDddkkk]

will never come back, they put 1984 upon us. RIP beatiful world

[@TheDddkkk]

@@LDacic They are saying that since early 2020, wont happen.

[@MegaCirse]

I've clicked through so many videos, through so many incredible, weird ambient landscapes.. I feel like I'm going on a train trip, seeing a succession of crazy, never-before-seen scenes from history, important, weird musics through the window as I pass.. there's so much to explore. So many places to alight and dwell in the ambiences that are on offer. This stop, in particular is brilliant 👍

[@georgetteconstant9050]

Brilliant indeed. Best thing is that other videos are presented along side that one may not have run across. Jazz is endlessly fascinating I think.

[@PixelsAndPages2137]

you on acid too?

[@MegaCirse]

@@PixelsAndPages2137 No, it's just splendid musician's literature, homemade ;-)

[@hugocasanovas7519]

Gracias hijo,toda la musica tiene su belleza,pero el jazz es por lejos lo mas loco y genial que hay!!!!

[@bensolomon1872]

I'm struck by how the other players meld so seamlessly into Monk's style, temperament and energy. It's amazing that even though every bit of his genius is evident in his solo piano work, the musical impact can be enhanced so well by the ensemble. What's been documented here is a treasure to marvel over for ages to come!

[@ikongchin3088]

Well said you are really listening

[@lovewavesdriftingforever]

@@ikongchin3088 Surely not ? .. that’s illegal !

[@1persme1persme-it36]

@@lovewavesdriftingforever say what !?

[@jerrykapchan103]

I just started listening to Monk recently and I knew he was a musical genius but didn’t realize how much of a genius he really was!

[@andychristensen2947]

I have found over the years, I thought I knew, then I listened again and realized I didn't really know. I think it happens every few years. It ain't a bad way to live, I don't think.

[@TheSnerggly]

I love this Monk Album

[@doubleuponbob3397]

It's so AMAZING. And to think that Thelonius Monk almost lost his cock while practicing for this concert makes one appreciate the beauty of it all the more dearly.

[@JoseMedina-sv8uy]

Thanks for sharing this beautiful concert, world heritage. Greetings from México.

[@LeandroMattosofficial]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6Wlnoh5h61gi7M

[@GB-qc9ng]

great drummer playing in 1964, amazing 60 years ago so professional with many techniques and abilities

[@xoen6]

....I need more alcohol. Great man, great musicians.

[@shippo36able]

Old no. 7 always helps ease the pain of existence. Ole Jack knows...

[@krazywally5685]

A large whisky and this, perfect...

[@dobre149]

Музика бомбезна ! Імпровізація чудова і правдива!

[@dinkopetrov5154]

man monk and the band are so...good.yeah thats the word.

[@richardjirsak4463]

hahahaha :) :) ;)

[@TheLupomusic]

Second time for me to be at a concert of T. Monk in this wonderful place, Maison de l'ORTF Paris, 10 meters behind the keyboard !

[@TheLolochanel]

ça fait rêver... Né en 70, trop jeune pour avoir vu Monk en concert, mais avec les images d'autres concerts, on peut se faire un film dans sa tête en écoutant ce live! Imagination sans limite avec Monk!!!

[@liti1554]

My first monk album. 15 or 16 years old. What a strike of luck

[@LeandroMattosofficial]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6Wlnoh5h61gi7M

[@gabrielbispovisane2163]

Ouvindo durante a quarentena. 13 de Abril de 2021. Manhã nublada de terça-feira. 🎷

[@werkzeugmann6224]

Monk is the perfect blend of dissonant notes & cords with swing time melody

[@caughtintimewarp]

Brilliant concert. So well recorded, clear for all instruments. Tq for the upload. So enjoyable.

[@IKIRU2]

Indeed amazing bright clear sound. Sublime rhythm section.

[@zipzditch2921]

is it just me or are there some issues with Pan and Stereo, Phase or whatever, left side has issues around 45 min

[@morbidmanmusic]

overly bright, and no warmth in the sound. Bad mastering. Listening in a recording studio. But the playing makes the harshness worth it.

[@NEntv58]

Skilled and direct. Love the straight-ahead style.

[@doubleuponbob3397]

Straight-head style like my girlfriend

[@chriscrawford2401]

I listen to this concert over and over. Never get tired of it.

[@ericvidiella7497]

Bass player is awesome! So cool and smooth!

[@JoseMedina-sv8uy]

Gracias por publicar este gran cpncierto, patrimonio de la humanidad. Saludos desde México.

[@Solarian-k3s]

Genius, American savant, bard, and mystery man...Long Live Thelonious!

[@djschuby04]

OMG! Ben Riley on the drums is FIRE! I'm completely loosing it every time he solos! Can't imagine how I'd react if I was there in person

[@bwanna23]

Monk and Rouse were magic together. Always puts a smile on my dour face.

[@muhallem]

What a sound so tight as can be .......

[@rinahall]

music if forbiden by your prophete so shut the fuck up, bigot !

[@jerrygunning1449]

@@rinahallLet's not get ugly here. Let's instead remember Yusef Lateef.

[@yttreblemaker]

I think it was Coltrane who said that if you ever lost your place in one of Monk's complex structures, it was like falling down an elevator shaft. You had a hell of a time getting back in.

[@ChristianCampanella]

this concert is addictive, superb, has superb energy

[@podulox]

more or less what I just typed

[@podulox]

Yeh, but ^you were disparaging about it...

[@podulox]

Go **** yourself podulox... You're as here as I am...

[@ConiAntunez-w7g]

Excelente música gracias gattasco

[@kerryt33]

was wondering about sound quality with thin piano intro--and then good god! revelation

[@michaelpuleston3496]

Man - awesome bass playing.

[@pointpestis]

Listening to this while playing Fallout games! So awesome 🔥

[@olymoon2008]

One of the biggest of the 20th century, unfortunately almost unknown to the public.

[@javiervisnovezky6842]

I have been coming back to this recording... Monk and the rest of the band, great live performers, with such amazing expresion capability, and Monk beign the lighthouse whom focus the aesthetics way of his music

[@elianacharalambous4964]

Love this Concert! COVID times....

[@rillloudmother]

this is good, i haven't listened to monk in a while.

[@mremerpus1]

MONK. with CHARLIE ROUSE, the HOUSE.

[@tanyaaugoustinos7246]

Eye wateringly brilliant! Thank you for sharing this gem.

Jazz is Universal. Be welcome to Paris and to St-Germain-des-Prés cabarets !

[@gregoryupshaw7790]

i love it all!!! from the day!!!, thank you!!!!,

[@agustine.alvarez9832]

Great quartet, Charlie Rousse the best tenor sax for Monk.

[@mrserious55]

after listening to a few of these Monk vids....its amazing what i missed all these years....getting ready to record a record...and i think i know where im gonna go with it.....thx for posting

[@darkpoetik5375]

Good luck to you :-)

[@franckavitabile]

Monk, l'artiste que j'ai probablement le plus ecouté !!! le meilleur quartet de Monk ici, superbe !!!

[@LeandroMattosofficial]

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[@VitorAugustoVTR]

Concordo plenamente!

[@androbaco]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKiZm4CZdp1qj9E

[@bistredehomard2123]

L'association avec Rouse est juste magique ! Et le batteur !!

[@marleycadotte9630]

They were already in the process of recording "It's Monk's Time" when they did this concert, you can hear the "Lulu's back in town" melody with Charlie Rouse in the first song.

[@bistredehomard2123]

Un son incroyablement clair / incredibly clear sound

[@stefanodutary6670]

phenomenal recommendation from mr. algorithmm. And thank you uploader!

[@pectenmaximus231]

This is so unbelievably good. Peak.

[@kjonesnewyork1]

I was blessed to have been born in the 60'2 to a family of of creative people. As a Black American, my history in America far exceeds the middle passage across the Atlantic. It is rare today to get truth in fact about the Blacks in America and their inhabitation in America, predating the slave trades from Africa. Seems as though a whole lot of information has been omitted. The indigenous people as they are called excluded the Blacks in early America who were omitted in that definition. (that was a tiny side bar that my spirit had me mention)... to be continued for another time as the dots are connected and the blanks are filled in. This music is priceless and as a little girl, I loved to hear my dad playing his saxophone in in the house in Queens, NY. It was a backdrop so to speak of my life. Music , science, and more. You could say that I was fortunate to have witnessed self determination and excellence on a variety of levels during the era where Black America was not blatantly disregarded. There was room to excel and expect fruitful outcomes from Black people in America. Unlike today where we are seeing the results of ill meaning strategies of social and political planning that has taken many decades to rear its ugly and gradual narrative.

[@LuisFlores-xr5bu]

No matter how much you study him, it's endless

[@HezeHill]

Indeed it is

[@LeandroMattosofficial]

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[@yveswarhem9281]

tout simplement fabuleux...quelle époque formidable ces génies nous ont fait, et nous font encore , vivre

[@gratefulgregg9058]

sérieusement formidable

[@Bette921]

Incredible sound quality! From 50 + years ago! 🤩

[@bistredehomard2123]

It's because it was broadcast for a radio station (by the ORTF Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française). It's not a "bootleg" 😉

[@MarkTarmannPianoCheck_it_out]

i laugh when i hear people say Monk lacked technique. Not even Tatum, Peterson, Bud, Jarrett, Corea had better technique when it came to rhythmic effectiveness, within the scope of their own musical vocabulary. Monk invented his own lines, completely changed the jazz piano approach to comping, had his own technique and he executed flawlessly, live, made us DANCE. Play me even once, the descending whole tone lines as crystal clear/in the pocket, go ahead homie. make me dance.

[@justinwolz4932]

That drummer is on fire this whole gig! Funky and great! The series of rolls at 33:00 is just a small part of a captivating drum performance. Wait til he rolls that ride and hat. Ben Riley ain't no joke!

[@girthBrookssss]

i love his solos soo much theyre groovy af... effortless yet captivating... he aint worried about chops he just wants to speak his mind... i freak out every time haha

[@radl19]

meh

[@justinwolz4932]

@@radl19 🤷‍♂️

[@paulrobertz8491]

Ben Riley had just joined Monk's band less than four weeks before this concert.

[@Lorianotrentotto]

Monk è sempre una meraviglia! Grandissimo.

[@CarlosMisael1964]

Thelonious un genio y Rey del Bebop, gracias ¡¡¡

[@biomagno]

Pero es el genio del traspaso! Desde la era bebop (30-40) hasta el jazz de los 50!

[@gavinbolton4660]

Years ago at a small dark dingy bar in Melville Johannesburg South Africa a very tight jazz ensemble used to play the Thursday and Friday lunch time session. Belting out Monk, bebop amongst others, this music video has taken me right back to those early days of the beginning of my love for Monk.

[@valeriethompson1166]

Americas most original composer/ musician, certainly jazz wise, and that's playing it safe of the last 75 years. There is only, and will ever be one=ly one Monk.Strangely enough I like hearing other people play Round Midnight better than the man himself. The rest of the canon - One of kind.

[@jduff59]

I've been listening mostly to hard bop for years and recently revisiting Monk (who I wasn't keen on earlier). I'm glad I gave his music a second chance, as his writing is very original and has a much different feel than many of his contemporaries. I feel like such artists deserve a second or third chance if you don't immediately enjoy their music. The payoff is wonderful - this album swings and also has introspective moments that I also enjoy. Superb music - American Classical.

[@Thanks-Tokyo]

Thank you for uploading!

[@fabmondays7640]

Thelonious Monk and the Quartet are awesome, but I have to highlight what great playing the drummer Ben Riley gifted us!

[@pfwed3443]

Saw Riley w/ Branford Marsalis quartet once ... all dressed up in a suit/tie .. but barefoot ... total respect! ... ;)

[@LeandroMattosofficial]

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[@pfwed3443]

@@LeandroMattosofficial and this rather vanilla pudding samba has exactly what to do with Riley, Monk, jazz or anything else in this discussion? Rude behavior my friend ... THUMBS DOWN .. right?

[@LeandroMattosofficial]

@@pfwed3443 sorry bro! Just Music. God bless 🙏🏽✨🎵🎶

[@ЯрославШевченко-х7й]

Спасибо, что выложили это! Thanks for posting this!

[@7ruedolivet]

Had never heard this performance before. Formidable! Alive and just lovely ❤️. Thanks for posting it. I had the pleasure of hearing Monk play solo in an outdoor concert in Chicago, that same year.

[@LeandroMattosofficial]

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[@timbruner8056]

Lucky you.

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[@ernestomizrahi4034]

Sorry habege2408....more than perfect performance....from their souls to the heart of everybody that love jazz.....orgasmic and excellence.....

[@habege2408]

What a perfect group, I like the bass playing first.

[@richardfeatherfeather9231]

Sweet

[@Remi-B-Goode]

a perfect walkin bass like players can't do these days, they try to do "solo" while just accompanying

[@mauricesoudre5102]

Remarquable ...true virtuoso music very modern

[@DocFumeur]

Quel putain de chef d'oeuvre.

[@martinellijodka]

Wonderful Themes 😎😍!