Thelonious Monk / THE CUSTODIAN’S MIX (RSD 21 drop1)

*** RSD 2021 Drop 1 releases will be available in the shop on June 12th 2021 in limited quantities. Online sales for the remaining stock will start on the same day at 8 pm. ***

Palo Alto: The Custodian’s Mix is a journey back in time to Palo Alto High School’s sold-out auditorium on October 27, 1968, where Thelonious Monk and his quartet delivered an extraordinary performance. This limited-edition LP presents this historic concert exactly as it was recorded by a still-unknown high school custodian … hear it as if you were there on the historic day – this is the ultimate account of the concert as it happened. The identity of the recording engineer may remain a mystery, but the power of both Monk’s music and the original recording are self-evident.