Big Band and Quartet in Concert

live album by Thelonious Monk

Released

1963

Recorded

December 30, 1963 at Lincoln Center, Philharmonic Hall, New York City

Thelonious Monk chronology

Miles & Monk at Newport
(1963)

Big Band and Quartet in Concert
(1963)

It's Monk's Time
(1964)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[2]

Big Band and Quartet in Concert is the fifth album Thelonious Monk released for Columbia Records, featuring several Monk compositions. It was recorded live at Lincoln Center, Philharmonic Hall, New York, New York on December 30, 1963.^[3]

It was called by reviewer Scott Yanow "essential for all jazz collections".^[3]

Track listing

"I Mean You" – 12:42
"Evidence" – 12:38
"(When It's) Darkness On The Delta" – 5:03
"Oska T." – 9:20
"Played Twice" – 6:24
"Four In One" – 11:03
"Epistrophy" – 2:00

Personnel

Big Band Personnel

Nick Travis - Trumpet
Thad Jones - Cornet
Eddie Bert - Trombone
Steve Lacy - Soprano Saxophone
Phil Woods - Alto Saxophone, Clarinet
Charlie Rouse - Tenor Saxophone
Gene Allen - Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Clarinet
Hall Overton - Orchestra Arranger

Quartet

Charlie Rouse - Tenor Saxophone
Butch Warren - Bass
Frankie Dunlop - Drums

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 145. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
1 2 Allmusic

Thelonious Monk

Discography

Selected solo albums	Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1 Wizard of the Vibes Genius of Modern Music: Volume 2 Thelonious Monk Trio Monk Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington The Unique Thelonious Monk Brilliant Corners Thelonious Himself Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane Monk's Music Mulligan Meets Monk Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk Thelonious in Action Misterioso The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall 5 by Monk by 5 Thelonious Alone in San Francisco Thelonious Monk at the Blackhawk Monk in France Thelonious Monk in Italy Monk's Dream Criss-Cross Monk in Tokyo Miles & Monk at Newport Big Band and Quartet in Concert It's Monk's Time Monk Solo Monk Live at the It Club Live at the Jazz Workshop Misterioso (Recorded on Tour) Straight, No Chaser Thelonious Monk Nonet Live in Paris 1967 Underground Monk's Blues

As sideman	Midnight at Minton's Bird and Diz Bags' Groove Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants Moving Out Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 Nica's Tempo In Orbit

Compositions	"Ask Me Now" "Bemsha Swing" "Blue Monk" "Epistrophy" "In Walked Bud" "Rhythm-a-Ning" "'Round Midnight" "Ruby, My Dear" "Straight, No Chaser" "Well, You Needn't"

Related articles	Blue Note Sessions Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

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