At Carnegie Hall

by Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane

At Carnegie Hall cover art

Discovered accidentally in the Library of Congress archives in 2005, this high-fidelity 1957 recording captures a brief but massively historic collaboration. The performance documents a crucial moment of transition for Coltrane, whose "sheets of sound" style is actively gestating against the backdrop of Monk's deeply rhythmic, angular piano structures.

Genres

  • Hard Bop
  • Bebop

Tracklist

  1. Monk's Mood
  2. Evidence
  3. Crepuscule With Nellie
  4. Nutty
  5. Epistrophy
  6. Bye-Ya
  7. Sweet And Lovely
  8. Blue Monk
  9. Epistrophy (Incomplete)