Genre: Jazz
Label: ORG Music
Size: 12"
Format: 33RPM,

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Thelonious Monk The London Collection Volume 1 180g LP (Pre-owned, EX)

Thelonious Monk

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SKU:
OMLPB1052U
UPC:
OMLPB1052U
Elusive Disc Certified Pre-owned! Only 1 Copy Available! This pre-owned LP's grading is guaranteed to match our grading description!


Vinyl Grade: EX
Side A is warped but tracked fine.
Track 1 has light crackles.
Side B track 1 has light crackles and 5 pops.
Track 3 has light crackles.


Jacket Grade: EX

Slight corner ding on one corner

Black Lion Records Essential Reissue Series!
Mastered by Bernie Grundman! Cut by Chris Bellman!
Sound & Engineering Consultation by Steve Hoffman! Pressed at Pallas on 180g Vinyl!

History Unveiled: 1971 Solo Mastery From Thelonious Monk Chronicles the Pianist's Final Full-Scale Recording Sessions As Leader

Spectacular Audiophile Restoration Series Resurrects UK Label Black Lion: Mastered at Bernie Grundman Studios by Chris Bellman and Pressed at Pallas

EQ Notes and Curation Performed by Iconic Engineer Steve Hoffman; LPs EQed and Set Up by Bernie Grundman

Conceived, Designed, and Manufactured for Collectors and Enthusiasts: Vinyl Jacket Features Exclusive Art

What if you could be a fly on the wall at Thelonious Monk's final recording sessions as leader? You can. Offering tremendous late-period performances, The London Collection Vol. 1 is nothing but Monk, improvisational, unhinged, and unrestrained. Alternating between established originals and familiar classics, the pianist weaves magic spells on the 88s, savoring pauses between notes, the decay of chords, and a fluid style that feels more welcome than some of his angular playing.

Originally released by the UK label Black Lion, an imprint that specialized in resurrecting rare gems from US jazz and blues legends, The London Collection Vol. 1 marks what are indisputably Monk's final significant contributions and a can't-miss opportunity for collectors and enthusiasts to get closer to the man and his music. Orchestrated by ORG Music, this historical reissue is afforded the ultimate in audiophile production standards, resulting in sonics and presentation befitting the museum-like worth of this record's existence.

Mastered from the original master tapes at Bernie Grundman Studios by Chris Bellman and pressed at Pallas, the 180g LP was curated by legendary engineer Steve Hoffman and EQed by Grundman himself. A better team you cannot find; every step involved serious quality-control measures to guarantee gorgeous sound. The superb vinyl jacket features exclusive artwork. Indeed, this is what being a collector is all about. The title may not be widely known to most, but this reissue preserves vital music that will be enjoyed by generations to come. Consider it a buried treasure that, miraculously, has resurfaced in better condition than that when it was originally made.

Jazz fans, Monk followers, audiophiles, and music fanatics, don't sleep on this collectable gem!

...[P]ure unadulterated Monk...The piano sound is absolutely ideal tonally, texturally and especially dynamically. The transient attack is ultra-clean, the sustain generous and the decay falls away naturally. When Monk accentuates a note or series of notes by ramping up the volume, it gets loud! In short, it sounds like a piano. It sounds like Monk has sat down to play a recital just for you!...The sound here is so transparent, the pressing quality so superb, the vinyl so quiet, if you set the level just so, I think you'll agree with me that the title of this review is not hyperbole: turn out the lights and Monk has been brought back to life to play just for you!
-Michael Fremer, www.analogplanet.com. Music 11/10, Sound 11/10 !!!

Features

  • 180g Vinyl
  • Mastered by Bernie Grundman
  • Cutting by Chris Bellman
  • Mastered From the Original Master Tapes
  • Pressed at Pallas in Germany
  • EQ Notes and Curation Performed by Iconic Engineer Steve Hoffman
  • LPs EQed and Set Up by Bernie Grundman
  • Exclusive Cover Artwork
  • Stereo Version

Musicians

Thelonious Monk piano

Selections

Side A:

  1. Trinkle, Tinkle
  2. Crepuscule With Nellie
  3. Darn That Dream
  4. Little Rootie Tootie
  5. Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland

Side B:

  1. Nice Work If You Can Get It
  2. My Melancholy Baby
  3. Jackieing
  4. Loverman
  5. Blue Sphere

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