Monk at Newport 1963 and 1965 (2002)

About this title: Thelonious Monk's 1963 Newport Jazz Festival set has been released in whole or part on several different Columbia releases, but this 2002 reissue is the best version yet. One finally gets to hear nothing but Monk on this edition, with the added bonus of a previously unreleased and undocumented appearance from the 1965 festival. The earlier material, with Charlie Rouse, Butch Warren, and Frankie Dunlop, is already very familiar to serious Monk devotees, particularly the inspired addition (due to the suggestion of festival producer George Wein) of clarinetist Pee Wee Russell on two songs. ... read more

Tracks:

1. Criss-Cross [Monk]
2. Light Blue [Monk]
3. Nutty [Monk]
4. Blue Monk [Monk]
5. Epistrophy [Clarke/Monk]
6. Off Minor [Monk]
7. Ruby, My Dear [Monk]
8. Hackensack [Monk]
9. Epistrophy [Clarke/Monk]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.