Year: 1965
Time: 52:07
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 119,5 MB
Art: Front
(7:44) 1. Well, You Needn't (Live at Brandeis University)
(9:40) 2. Misterioso (Live at Lincoln Center)
(5:35) 3. Light Blue (Live at Newport Jazz Festival)
(5:44) 4. I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You (Live at Jazz Workshop)
(6:43) 5. All the Things You Are (Live at Jazz Workshop)
(4:37) 6. Honeysuckle Rose (Live at The Village Gate)
(4:06) 7. Bemsha Swing (Live at The Village Gate)
(7:54) 8. Evidence (Live in Tokyo)
Not to be confused with the Misterioso album which was recorded at the Five Spot, this Misterioso came a few years later and was recorded all over the place, some tunes from the Newport Jazz Festival (the aptly titled "Light Blue"), some stuff even came from Japan ("Evidence"). Maybe this was a statement. Monk was denied work in many clubs due to a petty drug conviction during the late fifties, and perhaps this album was a dedication to the first Misterioso album and the famous Five Spot, as here he was with an album recorded though various venues and taking in a few countries. All round the album is a cool and breezy collection of Monk in both lazy and vibrant form. Though when he is lazy he still produces a vivid ambient and blows with a quirky style. Among the eight cuts on the album there is little to get disappointed about, yet hardly an album to play every day, no, you'd just get sick of it. Sunday mornings, nice Autumn bleeding into Winter mornings flicking though the Sunday papers seems just about the perfect time to play Misterioso, Recorded On Tour, but then again, I seem to say that about every fucking jazz album! What I find is the strength of the album, and can be said for Monk in General, is that when he starts to play in an almost esoteric, angular way it's when the band kick in and join the tune that it all fits into place with an ease, especially the saxophone of Charlie Rouse which blends seamlessly with Monk's piano but with very different and contrasting dynamics. Great production work from the patient Teo Macero who could really give a jazz album that special feeling, capturing the essence and mood of the musicians. https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/thelonious-monk/misterioso-recorded-on-tour/
Personnel:
Bass – Butch Warren (tracks: A2, A3, B4), Larry Gales (tracks: A1, A4, B1 to B3)
Drums – Ben Riley (tracks: A1, A4, B1 to B3), Frank Dunlop* (tracks: A2, A3, B4)
Piano – Thelonious Monk
Tenor Saxophone – Charlie Rouse
Recorded on tour 1963-5. There is not much agreement about when exactly these tracks were recorded - and the location details on the sleeve (given below) are doubtful.
A1 - Brandeis University.
A2 - Lincoln Center, NYC
A3 - Newport Jazz Festival, RI
A4 & B1 - Jazz Workshop, San Francisco
B2 & B3 - The Village Gate
B4 - Tokyo, Japan
Misterioso (Recorded on Tour)