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Thelonious Monk - 5 By Monk By 5 [Analogue Prod 180g; LP 6 of 7 LP-Box "The Riverside Tenor Sessions"] 24/96 & 16/44.1

Posted By : aksman | Date : 30 Aug 2010 06:29:43 | Comments : 13 |
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Thelonious Monk - 5 By Monk By 5
LP 6 of 7 LP-Box Thelonious Monk - The Riverside Tenor Sessions
Analogue Productions AAPJ 037; Mastered by Kevin Gray
Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192kHz (converted to 24/96 & 16/44.1) | FLAC (mono & stereo) | m3u, cue & Tech Log
Artwork incl. 24 p. Book | 990 / 310 mb incl. recovery | Rapidshare & FileFactory | Jazz | 1959

Allmusic.com rating: 4 / 5

“The album's concept placed five Monk originals into a five-person (read: quintet) setting. Ironically, this was the first time that Monk had recorded with a lineup that so prominently displayed a "standard" bop rhythm section with both a trumpet and sax player. The quintet on Five by Monk by Five (1959) finds the pianist supported by Thad Jones (cornet), Sam Jones (bass), Art Taylor (drums), and Charlie Rouse (tenor sax) — who would continue working with the artist as Monk's (more or less) permanent tenor saxophonist for the majority of the '60s.
- Lindsay Planer/AMG
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5 by Monk by 5 is an album by jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, released in 1959.[1] The album's basis is five of Monk's original compositions performed in a quintet setting.

“Review by Lindsay Planer

As the 50s drew to a close, so did Thelonious Monk's illustrious tenure on Riverside Records. In fact, the three dates needed for this title would be his penultimate for the label. The album's concept placed five Monk originals into a five-person (read: quintet) setting. Ironically, this was the first time that Monk had recorded with a lineup that so prominently displayed a "standard" bop rhythm section with both a trumpet and sax player. The quintet on Five by Monk by Five (1959) finds the pianist supported by Thad Jones (cornet), Sam Jones (bass), Art Taylor (drums), and Charlie Rouse (tenor sax) — who would continue working with the artist as Monk's (more or less) permanent tenor saxophonist for the majority of the '60s. In what had become somewhat of a tradition, the disc's program boasts several of Monk's more established melodies coupled with a few recent works. One of those was "Jackie-ing" — named incidentally after Monk's niece. It commences the disc exemplifying the loose, disjointed and exceedingly difficult scores that would define Thelonious Monk as a premiere composer, arranger, and bandleader. This seemingly unkempt sound flies in the face of Monk's thoroughly disciplined keyboard playing, as well as a solid component within the context of the full ensemble — which he skillfully demonstrates not only on "Jackie-ing, " but on every entry within the long-playing effort. The songs' opening jam is imbued with a hearty tug of war as Rouse's animated lines tangle with Monk's interjections and piano antics. Jones' cornet is similarly worked into the tricky arrangements. To some, the sound — which is starkly disparate when compared to the timbre that exists among the comparatively subdued Rouse or Monk — can be notably disconcerting. When Five by Monk by Five was reissued in CD, the running order was augmented by two alternate takes of "Played Twice" — the other Monk-penned tune to have been debuted on the LP.		”





Track listing
    Side A
    Jackie-Ing" – 6:06
    "Straight, No Chaser" – 9:21
    "Played Twice (Take 3)" – 7:59

    Side B
    "I Mean You" (Monk, Coleman Hawkins) – 9:47
    "Ask Me Now" – 10:46


Personnel
    Thelonious Monk - Piano
    Thad Jones - Cornet
    Sam Jones - bass
    Charlie Rouse - Tenor Saxophone
    Art Taylor - Drums


Dynamic Range analysis

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DR14 -0.86 dB -17.01 dB A1 - Jackie-ing.wav
DR13 -1.38 dB -17.04 dB A2 - Straight, No Chaser.wav
DR14 -0.94 dB -18.83 dB A3 - Played Twice.wav
DR14 -0.20 dB -18.04 dB B1 - I Mean You.wav
DR14 -1.79 dB -18.00 dB B2 - Ask Me Now.wav
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Number of files: 5
Official DR value: DR14

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Technical Log

RCM Hannl 'limited' with "Rotating Brush"
Music Hall MMF 9.1 Turntable
Tonearm: Pro-Ject 9cc evo with Pure Silver Wires
Cartridge: Nagaoka MP-500
Brocksieper Phonomax (Tube Phono PreAmp)
E-MU 0404 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface
Interconnections : Silent Wire NF5
WaveLab 6 recording software
iZotope RX Advanced 1.21 for resampling and dithering

Vacuum cleaning > TT > Brocksieper Phonomax > E-MU 0404 > WaveLab 6 (24/192) > manual click removal >
analyze (no clipping, no DC Bias offset) > converted to 24/96 (16/44.1) with iZotope RX Advanced 1.21
> split into individual Tracks > FLAC encoded (Vers. 1.21)

No silence been removed, please burn gapless to match original tracklayout.


Personal Note

With my vinyl transfers, I try to catch the whole beauty of vinyl records; therefore I don't use any post-processing or any sound improvement. What you get is a clear and flat transfer. For getting a clear sound, I'll do an extended washing of each record with my RCM, which can take up to 30 minutes brushing on each side. Resistant ticks and clicks I try to remove as good as possible, but the priority is not to lose any musical information in the process. Surface noises, as long they are not too high, are left in place. Only on bad pressings or on records recorded at extremely low levels do I use a fade in-/-out. As John Peel said, "Life is full of surface noises." In some cases this means that I have to make a compromise.... The result has to pass my personal quality criteria, which is IMO quite high.





The 7 LP-Box Thelonious Monk - The Riverside Tenor Sessions contains the following records (wich will be all offered during the next days):

Thelonious Monk - "Brilliant Corners"

Thelonious Monk Septet - "Monk's Music"

Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane

Thelonious Monk Quartet - "Thelonious in Action"

Thelonious Monk Quartet - "Misterioso"

Thelonious Monk Quintet - "Five by Monk by Five"

Thelonious Monk Quartet Plus Two at the Blackhawk



Links: (24-bit/96kHz & Artwork) (File Factory) Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

Links: (24-bit/96kHz & Artwork) (RS.com) Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

Links: (16-bit/44.1kHz & Artwork) (File Factory) Part 1 | Part 2 -------- (RS.com) Part 1 | Part 2

The files are interchangeable!!!

Pass: pls use my nick

Hope you enjoy!!!


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Posted By: nedjo Date: 30 Aug 2010 08:03:48
Thanks aksman,
Posted By: hammck Date: 30 Aug 2010 08:32:11
Thank you Aksman for these incredible Thelonious rips! They sound incredible..
Posted By: JoJoPurdie Date: 30 Aug 2010 10:38:02
wonderful, thank you aksman !
Posted By: blue note Date: 30 Aug 2010 21:58:49
the legend continues! thanks so much. :)
Posted By: cheredov Date: 31 Aug 2010 06:22:59
Thank You!
Posted By: kobaha Date: 31 Aug 2010 07:10:44
thanks a lot
Posted By: hiz Date: 31 Aug 2010 21:21:27
Thank you Aksman, delicious!
Posted By: d'Avignon Date: 01 Sep 2010 16:32:02
It is amazing how good this sounds. My ears have a hard time trying to guess which are the mono, and which the stereo tracks; because as for acoustic space, I cannot tell the difference. Thanks again, aksman.
Posted By: laslaw01 Date: 18 Sep 2010 21:58:04
I agree, the dynamic range of these recordings is incredible and THANK YOU for this music, Aksman.

BTW, "Straight No Chaser" has some seriously disruptive noise which starts at about 5:54 and continues more or less continuously until about 7:08 (after which it is much diminished and fades entirely). A squeaky, crackly sound.
Posted By: Nick Cave Date: 22 Sep 2010 01:41:35
Impresionante Album aksman, Muchas Gracias y Saludos !!
Posted By: aksman Date: 23 Sep 2010 07:59:20
@ laslaw01

Checked the flac and have to say that you are right... Will check the record an the weekend and eevntually reupload "Straight No Chaser".
Posted By: Kinniku Date: 09 Oct 2010 16:54:46
Thanks for your uploads.

Looking forward to the fixed "Straight, No Chaser" track.
Posted By: jazzever Date: 02 Mar 2011 20:21:11
In my opinion,this is the best Monk record,thank you aksman for share!
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