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THELONIOUS MONK 1986 RIVERSIDE RECORDS AUDIOPHILE OJC-231 PIANO JAZZ VINYL LP NM THELONIOUS MONK 1986 RIVERSIDE RECORDS AUDIOPHILE OJC-231 PIANO JAZZ VINYL LP NM GREETINGS!
For your consideration:
Thelonious Monk “Alone in San Francisco" Riverside Records OJC-231 (RLP-1158) Stereo 1986 United States
Pressed by R.T.I. for distribution through Acoustic Sounds.  180-gram Analogue Audiophile pressing.  
Out of print, audiophile-remastered album from the 1959 original!
Sleeve is in VG++ condition!  Some very minor bumping to the edges, some minor soiling to the front and some minor ring wear.
Vinyl is in NM condition overall! Glossy wax looks unplayed! Perhaps the occasional hairline but hard to spot.  Very minor if any spindle wear to the labels. 
Includes the original printed clear white inner sleeve.
With the robust ambience of Fugazi Hall in San Francisco at his disposal, Thelonious Monk recorded ten unaccompanied tracks over two days to create a long-awaited sequel to his immensely endearing Thelonious Himself long-player. As had become somewhat customary for Monk, he brought with him a healthy sampling from his voluminous back catalog, cover tunes, as well as a few new compositions. What is most immediately striking about these recordings is the rich and accurate sound stage at Fugazi Hall. The overtones are rich and thoughtful in their ability to animate Monk's recreations of some of his most endearing works, such as the pair that opens this set. "Blue Monk" still retains the proud stride and walking blues heritage of previous renderings. Adding a bit of off-tempo improvisation, Monk propels and emphasizes the rhythmic swing even harder. He is obviously also enjoying what he is hearing. The audible maturity guiding Monk through the familiar, albeit offbeat, chord progressions of "Ruby, My Dear" is striking. His nimble reflexes and split-second timing render this version superior. Again, the sound of the hall offers even more to enjoy from this performance. It is unfortunate that the playful solitude of "Round Lights" was never revisited. This freeform composition is framed within a blues structure, yet reveals all of the slightly askew freedom of a Monk original. The recreation of an old 1920s hit, "There's Danger in Your Eyes, Cherie," is another of the highlights from Thelonious Alone in San Francisco that was never recorded again by Monk. The noir qualities are immeasurably enhanced by Monk's oblique phrasings as well as the eerie resonance of the Fugazi. This is an absolute must-own recording -- Monk enthusiast or not.
Overall a great copy of this beautiful recording!
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