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one hears the singer at her peak in a swinging and varied program of blues

sounding as present and indispensable as when first created

Recorded in 1964 during two concerts in the venerable Greenwich Village venue

but does serve as the strong foundation upon which their early 70's masterworks were built

plus appearances by flutist Elena Pinderhughes and the Farafina Kan Percussion Ensemble

Big Band And Quartet 5345888 one hears the singer atThelonious Monk could walk from his flat to New Yorks famous Philharmonic Hall on the corner of 64th Street and Broadway when he made his very first appearance there with his Big Band in December 1963. And the other musicians could get there on the underground: Phil Woods, Steve Lacy, Thad Jones all of them were members of Monks closest circle of collaborators. It is no wonder then that the well known themes were highly agreeable and harmonious. "I