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A live concert originally broadcast by The Voice Of America overseas (which we never got to hear over here in the U.S.) of the 1966 Newport Jazz Festival. This set features the immortal Thelonious Monk Quartet in a short, but legendary concert performance.

Here is the rundown on what you'll be hearing:

Thelonious Monk Quartet

Newport Jazz Festival
Newport, RI
July 2, 1966

1. Evidence (11:32)
2. Light Blue (10:49)
3. Japanese Folk Song [Kojo No Tsuki] (10:08)

Lineup:
Thelonius Monk - Piano
Charlie Rouse - Tenor Sax
Larry Gales - Bass
Ben Riley - Drums

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.



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Two of the Jazz greats this weekend, live onstage at the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival - Trumpeter Art Farmer and Alto Sax Benny Golson and their Jazztet consisting of Lex Humphries on drums, Addison Farmer on Bass, Duke Pearson and Piano and Bernard McKinney on Trombone. Recorded on June 30, 1960 for The Voice Of America.

A beautiful 45 minute set - but don't take my word for it.