The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall


The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall is an album by Thelonious Monk, released in 1959. The concert included Hall Overton’s arrangements on Monk’s tunes.
The concert features, among others, Charlie Rouse on tenor in his first of several recordings with Monk.

Track listing

The 1959 vinyl album

;Side one
  1. "Thelonious" – 0:56
  2. "Friday The 13th" – 9:22
  3. "Monk's Mood" – 10:15
;Side two
  1. "Little Rootie Tootie" – 8:45
  2. "Off Minor" – 7:47
  3. "Crepuscule With Nellie" – 4:42

    The 2006 CD rerelease

  4. "Thelonious" – 3:04
  5. "Friday The 13th" – 9:34
  6. "Monk's Mood" – 10:27
  7. "Little Rootie Tootie" – 8:56
  8. "Off Minor" – 7:56
  9. "Crepuscule With Nellie" – 4:53
  10. "Little Rootie Tootie " – 8:29
  11. "In Walked Bud" - 7:09
  12. "Blue Monk" - 8:21
  13. "Rhythm-a-Ning" - 6:45

    Personnel

As from 2010, American jazz pianist Jason Moran went on tour with his project IN MY MIND, a multimedia presentation heavily inspired by Thelonious Monk's concert at The Town Hall.