Thelonious Monk Quartet at Salle Pleyel Paris 1969 (2012)

Thelonious Monk entered a long phase of introspection and cancelled his concert schedule after 1968 He disbanded his quartet with Charlie Rouse stopped recording for a while and only performed sporadically This complete 1969 performance at the famous Salle Pleyel in Paris is one of his last concerts ever with Charlie Rouse Contents ParisBlack amp White I Mean You Ruby My Dear Straight No Chaser Nutty Blue Monk Bright Mississippi Light Blue Epistrophy DonT Blame Me 3 OClock In The Morning Interview With Thelonious Monk Crepuscule With Nellie Bonus Tracks Monk Solo in Berlin November 6 1969 Color Sophisticated Lady Caravan Solitude Thelonious MonkPiano Charlie RouseTenor Sax Nate HygelundBass Paris WrightDrums Philly Joe JonesDrums on 4 and 5 Only