Big Band and Quartet in Concert
1964 live album by Thelonious Monk
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Big Band and Quartet in Concert is a live album by American jazz musician Thelonious Monk, released in March 1964[1] by Columbia Records. Recorded at the Lincoln Center's Philharmonic Hall on December 30, 1963,[2] it features a large ensemble with 10 musicians, including the four members of the Thelonious Monk Quartet and six additional brass and reed players. Like the earlier The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall album, the large ensemble pieces were arranged by Hall Overton.
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | March 1964[1] | |||
| Recorded | December 30, 1963 | |||
| Venues | Philharmonic Hall, Manhattan | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 59:10 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Teo Macero | |||
| Thelonious Monk chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [4] |
Monk toured Europe in 1967 with a similar ensemble and played many of the same pieces featured on Big Band and Quartet in Concert. Recordings of a Paris concert with the 1967 group were later released as Thelonious Monk Nonet Live in Paris 1967.
Big Band and Quartet in Concert was called by reviewer Scott Yanow "essential for all jazz collections".[2]
Track listing
1964 LP
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Mean You" |
| 12:42 |
| 2. | "Evidence" | Monk | 12:38 |
| 3. | "(When It's) Darkness on the Delta" | 5:03 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Oska T." | Monk | 9:20 |
| 5. | "Played Twice" | Monk | 6:24 |
| 6. | "Four in One" | Monk | 11:03 |
| 7. | "Epistrophy" |
| 2:00 |
| Total length: | 59:10 | ||
1994 CD reissue
The 1994 reissue on CD and LP restored the entire concert, including selections and drum solos left off the original 1964 release.
| No. | Title | Note | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bye-Ya" | 11:23 | |
| 2. | "I Mean You" | 12:49 | |
| 3. | "Evidence" | 14:03 | |
| 4. | "Epistrophy" | 2:07 | |
| 5. | "(When It's) Darkness on the Delta" | solo piano | 5:15 |
| 6. | "Played Twice" | quartet | 7:48 |
| No. | Title | Note | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Misterioso" | quartet | 9:52 |
| 8. | "Epistrophy" | quartet | 1:18 |
| 9. | "Light Blue" | 12:53 | |
| 10. | "Oska T" | 13:18 | |
| 11. | "Four in One" | 14:43 | |
| 12. | "Epistrophy" | 2:23 |
Personnel
- Thelonious Monk - piano
- 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
- Butch Warren - bass
- Frankie Dunlop - drums
Hall Overton arranged all pieces played by the larger ensemble.
Quartet
- Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone
- Butch Warren - bass
- Frankie Dunlop - drums
