5.3K views · 354 reactions | On this day in 1957, Coltrane recorded with the Thelonious Monk Septet at Reeves Sound Studios in New York City with Ray Copeland, Gigi Gryce, Coleman Hawkins, Thelonious Monk, Wilbur Ware and Art Blakey. Tracks recorded at this session that Coltrane participated on include 'Off Minor,' 'Abide with Me,' 'Crepuscule with Nelli,' and 'Epistrophy.' These recordings were released on an album titled "Monk's Music" in November 1957 by Riverside. | John Coltrane | Facebook

On this day in 1958, John Coltrane performed at the Village Vanguard in Manhattan, NY with the ‘Thelonious Monk Quartet' for a show called ‘Sunday Jazz Matinee.’ The recording of 'Epistrophy' embedded into this post is from the Carnegie Hall performance in 1957 released in 2005. | John Coltrane

3.3K views · 167 reactions | Thelonious Monk in Palo Alto – the legendary concert available for the first time. Listen to “Epistrophy” from the recording and order ‘Palo Alto’ now! | Thelonious Monk | Facebook