Album artwork for Monk (Japanese Edition) by Thelonious Monk

Hot on the heels of Impulse’s recent unearthed Coltrane number one hit album comes another beauty from Jazz’s ‘holy trinity’. This is a previously unreleased, precious lost treasure from Monk’s most critically acclaimed line-up; Charlie Rouse on saxophone, John Ore on double bass, and Frankie Dunlop on drums. Without a widely agreed must-have Monk release, could this fill the void as the Monk everyone should own? Recorded live in Copenhagen in 1963 at the peak of Monk’s career. A year later he was to feature on the cover of TIME magazine, one of only for 4 Jazz artists ever to do so. The performance, a mixture of Monk originals and interpretations of standards, showcases Monk at his prime: full of avant-garde flair and wit, but always with a swinging feel explains his title as the 'High Priest of Bebop'. The original tapes, saved from a skip and blessed with the approval of the Monk estate, have been faithfully restored, mastered and cut using Gearbox's legendary all-analogue process.

Cut in-house with Gearbox’s 1967 Haeco Scully lathe, the exact same lathe set-up as Blue Note used back in the day.

LP version on 180-gram, AAA vinyl w/ laminate gloss cover and obi strip. CD version in replica mini-LP style sleeve w/ obi strip.

Thelonious Monk

Monk (Japanese Edition)

Gearbox
Album artwork for Monk (Japanese Edition) by Thelonious Monk
CD

$16.99

Indie Exclusive in replica mini-LP style sleeve w/ obi strip

Released 03/26/2021Catalog Number

GB1541CDOBI

Learn more
Thelonious Monk

Monk (Japanese Edition)

Gearbox
Album artwork for Monk (Japanese Edition) by Thelonious Monk
CD

$16.99

Indie Exclusive in replica mini-LP style sleeve w/ obi strip

Released 03/26/2021Catalog Number

GB1541CDOBI

Learn more

Hot on the heels of Impulse’s recent unearthed Coltrane number one hit album comes another beauty from Jazz’s ‘holy trinity’. This is a previously unreleased, precious lost treasure from Monk’s most critically acclaimed line-up; Charlie Rouse on saxophone, John Ore on double bass, and Frankie Dunlop on drums. Without a widely agreed must-have Monk release, could this fill the void as the Monk everyone should own? Recorded live in Copenhagen in 1963 at the peak of Monk’s career. A year later he was to feature on the cover of TIME magazine, one of only for 4 Jazz artists ever to do so. The performance, a mixture of Monk originals and interpretations of standards, showcases Monk at his prime: full of avant-garde flair and wit, but always with a swinging feel explains his title as the 'High Priest of Bebop'. The original tapes, saved from a skip and blessed with the approval of the Monk estate, have been faithfully restored, mastered and cut using Gearbox's legendary all-analogue process.

Cut in-house with Gearbox’s 1967 Haeco Scully lathe, the exact same lathe set-up as Blue Note used back in the day.

LP version on 180-gram, AAA vinyl w/ laminate gloss cover and obi strip. CD version in replica mini-LP style sleeve w/ obi strip.