Thelonious Monk Orchestra At Town Hall was recorded in 1959 and released on Riverside Records. This recording is one of Monk's finest in my opinion. Monk's compositions lend themselves to this kind of sound. Also for 1959 this recording sounds fantastic. It has been remastered, but the original tapes had to have sounded good in order for the remaster to sound good.

There isn't a bad song here. Monk is joined by the following musicians: Phil Woods (alto saxophone); Charlie Rose (tenor saxophone); Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone); Donald Byrd (trumpet); Robert Northern (French horn); Eddie Bert (trombone); Jay McAllister (tuba); Sam Jones (bass); and Art Taylor (drums). What a killer band!

This concert is also an oddity in the Monk catalog as he never recorded again with a band of this caliber or size again. If you enjoy this I would suggest getting "Big Band And Quartet In Concert," but I would seriously pick the other one up first, because "Big Band..." is out-of-print now. "At Town Hall" is in print, but it won't be before too long I'm sure.

If you're a Monk fan then pick this one up right now.

Great monk orchestra in action.Pepper adams on baritone ,Sam jones on bass just to name some.Monks music was very difficult for some muscians to play,but this assemble has it down pat.Audio is a little subdued,but its still good listening