{"title":"Thelonious Monk","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"thelonious-monk-palo-alto-1lp","title":"Palo Alto (LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eDescription:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003ePalo Alto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eis a previously unknown + unreleased live Thelonious Monk recording.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-NL\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"m_-2454005945745490631MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eAfter the \u003cb\u003eassassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968\u003c\/b\u003e , racial tensions across the country rose. Palo Alto, a largely white college town in California, was not immune to the events of the day. Danny\u003cspan class=\"m_-2454005945745490631apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eScher, a rising junior at Palo Alto High School, \u003cb\u003ehad a dream to bring Thelonious Monk to Palo Alto to perform\u003c\/b\u003e and help bring about \u003cb\u003eracial unity\u003c\/b\u003e in his community as well as raise funds for his school's International Committee.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-NL\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-indent: 3pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-NL\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"m_-2454005945745490631MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\"\u003e \n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eAfter somehow securing Monk's services to perform on Sunday, October 27,\u003cspan class=\"m_-2454005945745490631apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSharp\u003cspan class=\"m_-2454005945745490631apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einitially had trouble selling tickets and convincing people that Monk was even going to show up.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-NL\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-indent: 3pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-NL\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cli class=\"m_-2454005945745490631MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #ed7d31;\"\u003e \n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: windowtext;\"\u003eWith many twists and turns along the way and \u003cb\u003eseveral hundred people waiting\u003c\/b\u003e in the school's parking lot to await Monk's arrival before purchasing tickets, the \u003cb\u003econcert eventually happened\u003c\/b\u003e and was \u003cb\u003ea triumph\u003c\/b\u003e in more ways\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: black;\"\u003ethat Monk or\u003cspan class=\"m_-2454005945745490631apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSharp\u003cspan class=\"m_-2454005945745490631apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecould have imagined.\u003cspan class=\"m_-2454005945745490631apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #c55a11;\"\u003eThis is a recording of that historic concert.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-NL\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-indent: 3pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en-NL\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul type=\"disc\" style=\"margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"\u003e\n\n \u003cli class=\"m_-2454005945745490631MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003eThe band is \u003cb\u003eThelonious Monk\u003c\/b\u003e – piano \/ \u003cb\u003eCharlie Rouse\u003c\/b\u003e – tenor saxophone \/ \u003cb\u003eLarry Gales\u003c\/b\u003e – bass \/ \u003cb\u003eBen Riley\u003c\/b\u003e – drums.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-top: 0pt; 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It was Monk's only Riverside appearance as a sideman, the first of Terry's recordings on flugelhorn, and the first Riverside date with bassist Sam Jones. It features one Monk composition: \"Let's Cool One.\" A fully analog mastering of the original tapes was done by Kevin Gray of Cohearent Audio.","brand":"Platenzaak.nl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48601253773660,"sku":"0888072587939","price":39.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/8923\/1139\/files\/0888072587939-1200px-001copy.jpg?v=1714117246"},{"product_id":"thelonious-himself-lp","title":"Thelonious Himself (LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThelonious Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and contributed numerous jazz standards, including \"Round Midnight,\" \"Blue Monk,\" \"Straight, No Chaser,\" \"Ruby, My Dear,\" \"In Walked Bud,\" and \"Well, You Needn't.\" Monk is the second most recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Thelonious Himself, released in 1957, is a solo album by Thelonious Monk. The only exception is the final track, \"Monk's Mood,\" on which he is accompanied by John Coltrane and Wilbur Ware. It was Monk's fourth album on Riverside and received the coveted 5 stars from DownBeat magazine. This new edition of the album has been released as part of the Original Jazz Classics Series. 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