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Concord Music Group’s remastered CDs originally issued by Prestige Records in the ‘50s and ‘60s. Classics that engineer Rudy Van Gelder recorded and recently digitally upgraded. All recorded in the ‘50s and '60s and feature the crème de la crème of the jazz world—titans now; young upstarts then finding their voices. Each album includes original and new liner notes.

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RED GARLAND feat JOHN COLTRANE
Dig It!

723 159 2
CD

SONNY ROLLINS with THELONIOUS MONK & KENNY DORHAM
Moving Out

723 159 4
CD

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Track Listing:
1. Billie's Bounce 9:25, 2. Crazy Rhythm 3:27, 3. C.T.A. 4:42, 4. Lazy Mae 16:07

The quintet represented on this album is widely regarded as being one of the most exciting and effective of the Fifties, even though the majority of its work did not come to light until that decade was over. The apparent paradox in that statement is resolved by the fact that this was primarily a recording unit, and although its participants have appeared together publicly in various combinations (most notably Red Garland and John Coltrane), a Red Garland quintet such as is represented here on this record was never a regular working unit.

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Track Listing:
1. Moving Out 4:31, 2. Swingin' For Bumsy 5:49, 3. Silk 'N' Satin 4:03, 4. Solid 6:27, 5. More Than You Know 10:49

When the title Movin' Out is applied to this album, it bears no reference to leaving one domicile for another but means stepping out into high gear while playing. Those of you who are familiar with Sonny Rollins's playing know that he does a lot of moving out, stepping out (right out of his shoes) and stretching out (extending himself to play interesting parts of the chords).
These are vintage Rollins recordings made in a New York period prior to his year of study and self-evaluation in Chicago. They are from a steadily flowing Sonny who only hinted at future experiments with rhythmic figures and time breaking.
That he has matured and become even more personal is evident in his more recent recordings but it is equally evident in listening to the selections in this LP, gathered from two 1954 sessions, that Sonny's talent did not go begging before 1955.

THELONIOUS MONK QUINTET
Monk

723 159 3
CD

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Track Listing:
1. We See 5:17, 2. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 4:35, 3. Locomotive 6:24, 4. Hackensack 5:14, 5. Let's Call This 5:08, 6. Think Of One [Take 2] 5:47, 7. Think Of One [Take 1] 5:

The position of legendary figure is usually reserved for a deceased musician who has played two decades before but it took a very much alive Thelonious Monk only five years to surround himself with an air of mystery and receive the title "High Priest of Bebop" in the Forties. Perhaps this element of weird glamour prevented many people from enjoying Monk's music to the fullest extent but Thelonious's contributions in time, chord patterns, and the original lines resulting from them were unjustly minimized. Actually they were the basis for much of the jazz of the Forties and Fifties.
Today he stands as an individual, a highly original musician who is the mentor of many young musicians in New York and the influence of countless others all over the globe. In his writing and playing, he consistently proves his right to the often misapplied title of creator.

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