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Joining that recent Coltrane release in the "lost treasure" column is this previously unreleased 1963 Copenhagen performance by Monk, saxophonist Charlie Rouse, bassist John Ore and drummer Frankie Dunlop. That’s one of Monk’s classic quartet lineups, recorded live about a year before Thelonious graced the cover of Time magazine. From original tape sources come this CD and 180-gram vinyl: "Bye-Ya," "Nutty," "I’m Getting Sentimental over You," "Body and Soul" and "Monk’s Dream." You really get to hear Monk and the band stretch out here, as three of those performances are in the nine/ten-minute range. An immensely exciting find for followers of the High Priest of Bebop! Gear Box.