”At Carnegie Hall” is a much acclaimed live album by The Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane.
It was recorded on 29 November 1957 at Thanksgiving Jazz", a benefit concert produced by Kenneth Lee Karpe for the Morningside Community Center in Harlem. The recording, by Voice of America.
The tape was stored at the Library of Congress where it sat, untouched, until 2005 when it was discovered by recording lab supervisor Larry Appelbaum. The recording was then restored by producer Michael Cuscuna and T.S. Monk (Thelonious Monk's son).
The recording has been highly praised: Newsweek called it the musical equivalent of the discovery of a new Mount Everest".
This discovery substantially increased coverage of Monk and Coltrane's partnership; the only other recordings known are The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings CD set (assembled from previously issued albums) and Discovery, believed to document a reunion at the Five Spot cafê in 1958, recorded on amateur equipment by Coltrane's first wife.
Personnel
Thelonious Monk - piano, John Coltrane - tenor sax, Ahmed Abdul-Malik -bass,Shadow Wilson -drums
Track listing Selections
1."Monk's Mood"
2. Evidence"
3. Crepuscule With Nellie"
4. Nutty"
5. Epistrophy"
6. Bye-Ya"
7. Sweet & Lovely"
8. Blue Monk"
9. Epistrophy" (incomplete)
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