Thelonious Monk - Palo Alto [Colored Vinyl] (Org)

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Format: Vinyl
Label: VERVE
Rel. Date: 02/21/2025
UPC: 602475043546

Palo Alto [Colored Vinyl] (Org)
Artist: Thelonious Monk
Format: Vinyl
New: Not in stock
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Formats and Editions

DISC: 1

1. Ruby, My Dear
2. Well, You Needn't
3. Don't Blame Me
4. Blue Monk
5. Epistrophy
6. I Love You Sweetheart of All My Dreams

More Info:

After the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In 1968, racial tensions across the country rose. Palo Alto, a largely white college town in California, was not immune to the events of the day. Danny Scher, a junior at Palo Alto High School, had a dream to bring Thelonious Monk to Palo Alto to perform and help bring about racial unity in his community, as well as raise funds for his school's International Committee. After securing Monk's services to perform on Sunday, October 27, Scher initially had trouble selling tickets and convincing people that Monk was even going to show up. With many twists and turns along the way, the concert eventually happened and was a triumph in more ways that Monk or Scher could have imagined. This is a recording of that historic concert. Available on limited-edition Impulse! Orange vinyl.
        
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