ad" melody, his debt to thing he has RIVERSIDE »re at hand: ell as leader proudly presents id personal) Ie does better a new, ingeniously mes or with Ray Haynes distinguished and truly different in) provided ussive piano Thelonious Monk recording: armer’s style ic than per- he is rather but perhaps lulated by a lally obvious ch as the fact trast for him man group, ay be correct THELONIOUS is not up to that is his at „ I MONK THELONIOUS I MONK I NS—Decca bl uilty; It's Tat xtd Emotions; ORCHESTRA uuday Kind Of ORCHESTRA '-ike My Baby; If Rain; Don't a. with varioM AT erent danger ■d labels: the t of old stuff n. TOWN s for Verve, dently a pas- ecording ses- s Fitzgerald's HALL Reasons, she m Boys; on Monaural: Riverside RLP 12-300 Stereo: Riverside RLP 1138 and an or- vith the Ray :stra directed ith the Song The debut performance of this new Monk band, recorded in concert orchestra; on at New York’s Town Hall, makes a really startling and unique album. le Andy Love er Bob Hag- Full-scale orchestrations of great Monk compositions add a new creative dimension nes are poor, to the work of one of the major forces of modem jazz. ases, terrible, rercial songs, (Special note: Listen to Little Rootie Tootie ly. Ella does in particular, for the most exciting sound of the year!) her best isn’t Soloists include Thelonious (in rare form), edious medi- Donald Byrd, Phil Woods, Charlie Rouse, Pepper Adams. hy, not criti- J>. The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Tbwn Hall is the latest addition liams to a notable library of Monk albums on RIVERSIDE. MG V-8288: Others include: in the Middle; t W orry Abont Mulligan Meets Monk—with Gerry Mulligan (RLP 12-247; also Stereo RLP 1106) O'clock Jumy; Monk’s Music—with Hawkins, Coltrane, Blakey (RLP 12-242; also Stereo RLP 1102) । Mort; From Misterioso—with Johnny Griffin (RLP 12-279; also Stereo RLP 1133) Joe William», itra. Thelonious in Action (RLP 12-262) Brilliant Corners— with Rollins, Roach (RLP 12-226) on this one, Thelonious Himself (RLP 12-235) la Fitzgerald The Unique Thelonious Monk (RLP 12-209) buy the disc Thelonious Monk plays Duke Ellington (RLP 12-201) a does only >t all of that, le does eight.