Paul Jeffrey collection of Thelonious Monk concert recordings, 1970-1972 and undated.

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Paul Jeffrey collection of Thelonious Monk concert recordings, 1970-1972 and undated.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/739732760

Collection contains audio recordings of Monk's concerts from the 1970s made by Jeffrey, who performed as a member of Monk's band from 1970-1976. In March 1970, Monk hired Jeffrey to join his working band for a six-day run at the Frog and Nightgown club in Raleigh, N.C. Jeffrey continued performing and touring with Monk through 1976, when Monk ceased his public appearances. Jeffrey made personal open reel audio recordings of many of the concerts, and fourteen of the surviving reels comprise this collection. Formats include audiotapes and compact discs.

67 items (1.0 lin. ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8111535

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Monk, Thelonious Sphere, 1917-1982

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Thelonious Sphere Monk (/θəˈloʊniəs/, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser", "Ruby, My Dear", "In Walked Bud", and "Well, You Needn't". Monk is the second-most-recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington. Monk's compositions and improvisations feature dissonances and angular melodic twi...

Jeffrey, Paul 1933-....

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Saxophonist, composer, arranger, and educator professionally active in music since the 1950s. Faculty member in Duke University's music department. Resident of Durham (Durham Co.), N.C. From the description of Paul Jeffrey papers, 1969-2006. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 739728033 Paul Jeffrey is a jazz saxophonist. Thelonious Monk (born Rocky Mount, N.C., 10 Oct 1917; died Englewood, N.J., 17 Feb 1982) was an innovative and highly influential jazz pianist a...