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title: "Complete Albums Collection: 1957-1961"
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# Complete Albums Collection: 1957-1961

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As the 1950s drew to a close, Monk's relationship with Riverside was beginning to sour over disagreements concerning royalty payments. He would not record another studio album for Riverside after 5 by Monk by 5, and a significant number of live albums followed, which showcased a variety of legendary performances across the USA, France and Italy. In 1962, Monk signed to Columbia Records. Working with producer Teo Macero on his debut for the label, the sessions in the first week of November had a stable line-up that had been with him for two years, Monk's Dream, was released in 1963. Columbia's resources allowed Monk to be promoted more heavily than earlier in his career. The album would become the best-selling LP of his lifetime, and on February 28, 1964, he appeared on the cover of Time magazine, being featured in the article "The Loneliest Monk". He continued to record studio albums, including Criss Cross, also from 1963, and Underground, from 1968. Monk had disappeared from the scene by the mid-1970s, and made only a small number of appearances during the final decade of his life. His last studio recordings as a leader were made in November 1971 for the English Black Lion label, near the end of a worldwide tour with the Giants of Jazz, a group which included Dizzy Gillespie, Kai Winding, Sonny Stitt, Al McKibbon and Art Blakey. The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz was established in 1986 by the Monk family and Maria Fisher. It's mission to offer public school-based jazz education programs for young people around the globe, helping students develop imaginative thinking, creativity, curiosity, a positive self-image, and a respect for their own and others' cultural heritage. In addition to hosting an annual International Jazz Competition since 1987, the Institute also recently helped, through it's partnership with UNESCO, designate April 30, 2012, as the first annual International Jazz Day. Monk was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2009.

Review: Review of the jazz box-set series - When I first saw this jazz "Box-Set" series, I could not believe my eyes. Being an optimist, I decided to try it out. After receiving the first collection within days, not only was I extremely pleased with the quality of the recordings, I was also hooked as a jazz-loving consumer. To date, I have purchased approximately 15 different jazz collections (each containing 8 to 12 classic “albums,” digitized on 4 CDs), and have loved them all. So why the great deals? Turns out that the large majority of Americans have stopped buying CDs last decade. While this is a tragic turn for the struggling jazz musician trying to earn a living, it is a real blessing for music lovers. Driven by the basic forces of (large) supply and (low) demand, music distributors are selling their stock at unbelievably low prices. Ergo, jazz lovers are able to get multiple albums, combined in these collections, for one low price. Past the financial deals of these "box sets," I am a big fan of this series and the artists they are profiling. Most remarkably, many of the albums being "boxed" together have been previously difficult, if not impossible, to find on CD. Today, if one wanted to assemble a formidable jazz library, one could do so for a few hundred bucks. And for that investment, you would have 500 (or so) of the most important jazz recordings from 50 (or so) of the most important jazz musicians of the 20th century. I only wish such deals were available to me when I was younger and spending thousands of dollars struggling to build my jazz library. For example, 20 years ago, I spent $20 just to buy Coleman's "Shape of Jazz to Come." Now, for half that much, you can get all 8 of Coleman's salient records on CD from 1958-62. Same for the historic recordings from Dizzy, Coltrane, Mingus, Rollins, Monk, and Art Blakey (just to name a few). I know I am "old school" in wanting hard copies of these recordings. (Please, no need to tell me what my kids have been telling me for years). But, if you are like me, and you enjoy great jazz (primarily from the post-bop 60s) at a great price, you will not be disappointed. My jazz library has doubled in size and significance in the last few weeks thanks to these box sets/collections.
Review: Monk is an Icon - Even badly recorded discs of T Monk's work is exceptional. This is - for the price and the number of cd's you receive - is very GOOD. If you're new to his work, it's a perfect purchase. My biggest complaint is always the same - my package, the cd I purchase, the jewel case is badly damaged. This is an desertcart Logistics issue and a chronic issue at that. Some cd's arrive too badly damaged to listen to. A great collection and worth owning no matter the issue.

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review of the jazz box-set series
*by A***S on May 6, 2018*

When I first saw this jazz "Box-Set" series, I could not believe my eyes. Being an optimist, I decided to try it out. After receiving the first collection within days, not only was I extremely pleased with the quality of the recordings, I was also hooked as a jazz-loving consumer. To date, I have purchased approximately 15 different jazz collections (each containing 8 to 12 classic “albums,” digitized on 4 CDs), and have loved them all. So why the great deals? Turns out that the large majority of Americans have stopped buying CDs last decade. While this is a tragic turn for the struggling jazz musician trying to earn a living, it is a real blessing for music lovers. Driven by the basic forces of (large) supply and (low) demand, music distributors are selling their stock at unbelievably low prices. Ergo, jazz lovers are able to get multiple albums, combined in these collections, for one low price. Past the financial deals of these "box sets," I am a big fan of this series and the artists they are profiling. Most remarkably, many of the albums being "boxed" together have been previously difficult, if not impossible, to find on CD. Today, if one wanted to assemble a formidable jazz library, one could do so for a few hundred bucks. And for that investment, you would have 500 (or so) of the most important jazz recordings from 50 (or so) of the most important jazz musicians of the 20th century. I only wish such deals were available to me when I was younger and spending thousands of dollars struggling to build my jazz library. For example, 20 years ago, I spent $20 just to buy Coleman's "Shape of Jazz to Come." Now, for half that much, you can get all 8 of Coleman's salient records on CD from 1958-62. Same for the historic recordings from Dizzy, Coltrane, Mingus, Rollins, Monk, and Art Blakey (just to name a few). I know I am "old school" in wanting hard copies of these recordings. (Please, no need to tell me what my kids have been telling me for years). But, if you are like me, and you enjoy great jazz (primarily from the post-bop 60s) at a great price, you will not be disappointed. My jazz library has doubled in size and significance in the last few weeks thanks to these box sets/collections.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Monk is an Icon
*by A***B on November 13, 2022*

Even badly recorded discs of T Monk's work is exceptional. This is - for the price and the number of cd's you receive - is very GOOD. If you're new to his work, it's a perfect purchase. My biggest complaint is always the same - my package, the cd I purchase, the jewel case is badly damaged. This is an Amazon Logistics issue and a chronic issue at that. Some cd's arrive too badly damaged to listen to. A great collection and worth owning no matter the issue.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great improvisational jazz - the best
*by R***S on March 15, 2025*

This music is the best improvisational jazz ever recorded.

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