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Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane - The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings 3-LP box set. Available now: smarturl.it/Complete1957LP

For an all-too-brief, magical time in 1957, two of the greatest musicians in history --Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane -- performed together every night at New York's Five Spot Cafe and between April and July of that year, they made their only studio recordings together. The deluxe vinyl edition box set of The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings features new artwork, rare photos and 180-gram vinyl pressed at RTI from lacquers cut by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, CA. Remastered from the original analog sources, audio will also be released in hi-res digital formats. The collection features such stellar musicians as Art Blakey, Wilbur Ware, Coleman Hawkins, Shadow Wilson, Ray Copeland and Gigi Gryce. Rounding out the package is an insightful essay by the late Orrin Keepnews, who, as producer of the original sessions, was present at the creation of every note.

John Coltrane was poised to make a giant leap forward and ready to learn from one of the masters, Thelonious Monk. In a DOWNBEAT interview Coltrane recalled, “Working with Monk brought me close to a musical architect of the highest order. I learned from him in every way.” 2017 marks what would have been Thelonious Monk’s 100th birthday and this release celebrates the brief but prolific intersection of genius between two of jazz’s all-time luminaries.

Track List:
LP One
A1. Monk's Mood [false start]
A2. Monk's Mood
A3. Crepuscule with Nellie [take 1]
A4. Crepuscule with Nellie [take 2]
A5. Crepuscule with Nellie [breakdown]
B1. Blues for Tomorrow [first stereo release]
B2. Crepuscule with Nellie [edited: retakes 4 & 5]

LP Two
A1. Crepuscule with Nellie [retake 6]
A2. Off Minor [take 4]
A3. Off Minor [take 5]
A4. Abide with Me [take 1]
A5. Abide with Me
B1. Epistrophy [short version]
B2. Epistrophy
B3. Well, You Needn't [opening]

LP Three
A1. Well, You Needn't
A2. Ruby, My Dear [with Coleman Hawkins]
B1. Ruby, My Dear [with John Coltrane]
B2. Nutty
B3. Trinkle, Tinkle