Research Catalog

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Description

1. x, 183 pages : music; 21 cm.

Summary

1. In early 2005, an engineer at the Library of Congress accidentally discovered, in an unmarked box, the recording of Thelonious Monk's and John Coltrane's performance at a 1957 benefit concert at Carnegie Hall. Long considered one of the most important musical meetings in modern jazz, Monk's and Coltrane's work together during a scant few months in 1957 had, until this discovery, been thought to be almost entirely undocumented. In this book, Gabriel Solis provides an historical, cultural, and analytical study of this landmark recording, which was released by Blue Note records later in 2005. Taking a wide-ranging approach to the recording, Solis addresses issues of "liveness," jazz teaching and learning, enculturation, and historiography. Because nearly a half century passed between when the recording was made and its public release, it is a particularly interesting lens through which to view jazz both as a historical tradition and as a contemporary cultural form. Most importantly Solis accounts for the music itself. Offering in depth analytical discussions of each composition, as well as Monk's and Coltrane's improvisational performances he provides insight into Monk's impact on Coltrane as he developed his signature "sheets of sound" style, as well as into the influence of a strong side-man, like Coltrane, on Monk at his creative and professional peak. The first study of one of the most significant jazz releases of the twenty-first century, Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall is essential reading for all jazz scholars, students, musicians, and fans [Publisher description].

Series statement

1. Oxford studies in recorded jazz

Uniform title

1. Oxford studies in recorded jazz.

Alternative title

1. Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall

Subject

1. Monk, Thelonious > Criticism and interpretation
2. Coltrane, John, 1926-1967 > Criticism and interpretation
3. Coltrane, John, 1926-1967
4. Monk, Thelonious
5. Thelonious Monk Quartet > Performances > New York (State) > New York
6. Thelonious Monk Quartet
7. Jazz > History and criticism
8. Jazz
9. Performances
10. New York (State) > New York

Genre/Form

1. Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Contents

1. Monk with Coltrane: the story of a collaborative relationship -- Jazz in the concert hall : the Morningside Community Center benefit and the jazz concert as an institution to 1957 -- Playing ballads: "Monk's mood" and "Crepuscule with Nellie" -- Up-tempo tunes, convention, and innovation: "Evidence" and "nutty" -- Scripting the sound of surprise: "Bye-ya" and "Sweet and lovely" -- Abiding favorites: "Blue monk" and "epistrophy" -- Together at last, together forever: Monk and Coltrane on record in 2005.

Call number

1. Sc D 15-257

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-176) and index.

Author

1. Solis, Gabriel, 1972-

Title

1. Thelonious Monk Quartet featuring John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall / Gabriel Solis.

Publisher

1. New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Series

1. Oxford studies in recorded jazz
2. Oxford studies in recorded jazz.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-176) and index.

Cover title

1. Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall

LCCN

1. 2013016796

Other standard identifier

1. 40023112284

ISBN

1. 9780199744350 (hardback ; alk. paper)
2. 0199744351 (hardback ; alk. paper)
3. 9780199744367 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
4. 019974436X (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Research call number

1. Sc D 15-257
2. JND 14-34