Satin Doll + 6
Thelonious Monk
Live at the Berlin JazzFest – 1969
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Monk live in Berlin in 1969.
Beautifully filmed, on a great piano, at the height of his powers.
For the last piece, Joe Turner sits in for a two piano conversation and Sarah Vaughan does a number with her trio at the end.
Riches piled on riches.
The first five are solo Monk.
The sixth piece includes Joe Turner.
Personnel:
Thelonious Monk – piano
Joe Turner – piano
Hans Rettenbacher – bass
Stu Martin – drums
And there’s a little bonus at the end: Sarah Vaughan singing “And I Love Him” (Sung to Monk? I like to think so.)
Personnel:
Sarah Vaughan – vocal
Johnny Veith – piano
Gus Mancuso – bass
Eddy Pucci – drums
Playlist:
#1 – Satin Doll
#2 – Sophisticated Lady
#3 – Caravan
#4 – Solitude
#5 – (Monk tune. Name?)
# 6 – Blues For Duke (with Joe Turner)
#7 – And I Love Him (Sarah Vaughn and Trio)
