Thelonious Monk

This LP released for the first time an above-average date by pianist Thelonious Monk and his 1963 quartet (Charlie Rouse, John Ore and Frankie Dunlop). The recording quality is decent and, although the repertoire is conventional for Monk's groups (four originals and two brief solo versions of "Body and Soul"), both Monk and tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse take consistently inventive solos while Ore and Dunlop are fine in support. A lengthy version of "I'm Getting Sentimental over You" is most memorable.

PERSONNEL:

• Thelonious Monk - (piano)
• Charlie Rouse - (tenor sax)
• John Ore - (bass)
• Frankie Dunlop - (drums)

Live at The Village Gate, New York, November 12, 1963

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1 Rhtyhm-A-Ning
• A2 Body And Soul
• A3 Evidence

• SIDE B
• B1 I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
• B2 I Want To Talk About You
• B3 Jackie-Ing