Thelonious Monk Quartet Thelonious Monk/Sweden 1963

This is an official, unreleased live performance by Thelonious Monk, the genius jazz pianist who created the jazz standard “‘Round Midnight,” and his quartet, recorded in Stockholm, Sweden on March 5, 1963, on a superb stereo soundboard recording with official quality. The performance features hard bop tenor Charlie Rouse, bassist John Orr, and drummer Frankie Dunlop, who deliver a wonderful performance. You can enjoy Thelonious Monk’s improvisational performance in a total of eight songs, including “‘Round Midnight,” which takes a different approach from Miles, and the album title songs “Monk’s Dream” and “Criss Cross” by the same quartet, in superb sound quality. 1. Bye-Ya (08:39) 2. Monk’s Dream (08:33) 3. ‘Round Midnight (09:18) 4. Criss Cross (05:17) 5. Drum Solo (03:57) 6. Jackie-Ing (08:20) 7. Just A Gigolo (03:21) 8. Bright Mississippi (08:55) Live in Stockholm, Sweden, March 5th 1963 Thelonious Monk – piano Charlie Rouse – tenor saxophone John Ore – bass Frankie Dunlop – drums Soundboard Recording