The Thelonious Monk Quartet Monk In Tokyo Turntable Accessories A year earlier

A year earlier

featuring powerful improvisations and a unique sound that has influenced countless musicians

the set is a brilliant blend of Akira Ishikawa's favorite styles with juicy

Cover Up The Cover Up

Reissued on vinyl for the first time

The Thelonious Monk Quartet Monk In Tokyo Turntable Accessories A year earlierWhen this double album appeared on the shelves in the jazz section in the 1970s, the Monk had all but disappeared from the scene. Concerts? Far from it! Something new from the studio? No way! All attempts by various managers, festival organisers and club owners to entice Monk away from the tv set in his living room to perform old or new works on the worlds stages fell on deaf ears. The 1963 tour with appearances in Japan and the resulting album