Thelonious Monk Quintet - 5 By Monk By 5 - Pure DSD

5 by Monk by 5 DSD256

This was actually a new album to me. The music is surprisingly accessible and the sound in DSD256 is just awesome. I cannot imagine a better sounding digital version of this album than this.

Great Thelonious Monk in an excellent transfer!

While sometimes classed as not among the very best of Monk's many albums, to me this is a great album—an album to savor with its combination of three established Monk songs and a couple new originals. Hearing Thad Jones is always a very special treat with his great control and great sound. In this small group session he particularly shines. And, in this first outing with Monk, Charlie Rouse shows off a beautiful tone on tenor sax that demonstrates why he became a mainstay of Monk quartets during the 1960's. The opening cut, "Jackie-ing," exemplifies so much of Monk's unique compositional style: loose, disjointed, discordant, and exceedingly difficult. VERY GOOD Monk, very well played, and beautifully transferred from a 15ips 2-track tape in Pure DSD256. Listening just doesn't get much better than this. Well done, HDTT!