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August 17, 2005
Rare Monk and Coltrane Recording
Lost tape of jazz
performance found
O n N o v . 2 9 , 19 5 7 , ja z z le g e n d s
Thelonious M onk and JohnC oltranejoined
to g e th e r at C arn eg ie H all in N ew Y ork
fo r a triu m p h an t p erfo rm an ce. T h an k s to
new ly d isco v ered , p reserv ed reco rd ing
o f the ev en in g . B lue N ote R ecords will
give listeners the ability to transport th em
selv es b ack to that classic night w ith the
alb u m “T h e lo n io u s M onk Q u artet w ith
Jo h n C o ltra n e at C a rn e g ie H all," to be
released Sept. 27.
M onk an d C o ltran e had been w orking
to g e th e r fo r a solid fo u r m onths by the
tim e they set foot on stag e at C arn eg ie
Hall that night. By all acco u n ts, C o ltran e
had been ten tativ e early on in the Five
S pot Run. ch allen g ed by M o n k ’s q u irky
m elo d ies an d ch o rd c h an g es, but the 51
m in u tes o f m usic c a p tu re d here in p ris
tine so u nd q u ality p resen t the q u artet at
the height o f th e ir pow ers.
U ntil now , rem ark ab ly little reco rd ed
d o c u m e n ta tio n o f M o n k ’s q u artet w ith
C o ltra n e h as b een av ailab le, a fact that
m ak es th is fin d in g all the m o re sig n ifi
cant. T h is alb u m is the o n ly fu ll-len g th
p ro fessio n al reco rd in g kn o w n to e x ist o f
th is p iece o f ja z z history.
John Coltrane (from left), Shadow Wilson, Thelonious Monk and Ahmed Abdul-Malik in 1957 at the Five Spot
Café in New York City.
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Elephant Man Out of Control
Crystal Ballroom
performance set
Hailed as an “Energy God” and de
scribed as the “Punk Rock of Dancehall”,
Elephant Man is out o f control, unpre
dictable and always entertaining.
Jam aica’s most exciting entertainer,
formerly of the notorious Scare Dem
Crew, performs W ednesday, Aug. 24 at
M cMenaminsCrystal Ballroom,down
town. Tickets are $20 in advance at $22
the day of show. Doors open at 9 p.m.
with showtime at 10 p.m.
Elephant Man oozes individuality Elephant Man is considered one of
from his trademark yellow-orange hair, Jamaica's most exciting entertain
to4iis custom designed ride, his out ers. He performs next Wednesday
landish jew elry and a stew of signature at McMenamins Crystal Ballroom,
downtown.
utterances: “You know how we roll” !
On stage, he is a whirlwind of activ
ity: launching himself high into the air,
climbing monitors and running from
stage side to stage side in an attempt to
express him self to his people.
It’s hard to forget Elephant, who at 24
has left an indelible mark in the dancehall
community and on the reggae music
charts. Hisalbums 'L ogO n’ and 'Show
down' will ensure his meteoric climb to
fame will continue.
The support act for Elephant is
Abijah, the son of Wins,on Smith, drum
mer of the Mystic Revelation of Rastafari.
During his younger years, Abijah
participated in his father- s band. In 2000,
Abijah, along with the support of Mikie
Bennet, and an array of Jam aica’s best
began recording, and the stage name
“Abijah” was bom.