Includes: 5 Bonus Tracks Thelonious Monk (p), John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins (ts), Ray Copeland (tp), Gigi Gryce (as), Wilbur Ware (b), Art Blakey (d). "The album is to date the best cross section of what Monk is doing today with a group. Throughout, Monk is the dominant force. The music, whether blown by the horns or rapped out by his hands, is as much a part of him as his thoughts. It is a tribute to Monk that within this intensely personal music, a soloist like Coltrane can develop a singularly personal style of his own, while fitting into the frame of Monk's reference. This is one to play again and again with no diminution of pleasure, or of discovery.
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