Thelonius Monk Quartet: Salle Pleyel, 1969
Thelonius Monk Quartet in Paris, 1969, playing “I Mean You“. Charlie Rouse on tenor is particularly strong on this performance: melodic and concise, never overpowering Monk’s composition. He reminds me a little of Dewey Redman… in fact, it would’ve been awesome to hear Redman play with the Monk Quartet!
Thelonius Monk (pn), Charlie Rouse (ts), Nate Hygellund (b), Paris Wright (d)
Salle Pleyel, Paris: 15th December 1969
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Judging by the sweat dripping down his face one thing is certain (apart from his genius, I mean) : Monk’s hat was nice but also completely useless !