Big Band And Quartet 5345888 plus appearances by flutist Elena

plus appearances by flutist Elena Pinderhughes and the Farafina Kan Percussion Ensemble

Recorded in 1964 during two concerts in the venerable Greenwich Village venue

New degrees of spaciousness and airiness - equally important to the musique concrete arrangements - give the impression Davis and Co

one hears the singer at her peak in a swinging and varied program of blues

the soft and intentional spaces between notes

Big Band And Quartet 5345888 plus appearances by flutist ElenaThelonious Monk could walk from his flat to New Yorks famous Philharmonic Hall on the corner of 64th Street and Broadway when he made his very first appearance there with his Big Band in December 1963. And the other musicians could get there on the underground: Phil Woods, Steve Lacy, Thad Jones all of them were members of Monks closest circle of collaborators. It is no wonder then that the well known themes were highly agreeable and harmonious. "I