Summary

Creator:

Jeffrey, Paul, 1933-

Abstract:

Paul Jeffrey was a saxophonist who performed as a member of Thelonious Monk's band from 1970 to 1976. The collection contains audio recordings of Monk's concerts from the 1970s made by saxophonist Paul Jeffrey.

Extent:

1 Linear Foot
67 Items

Language:

Material in English

Collection ID:

RL.00906

Background

Scope and Content:

In March 1970, Monk hired saxophonist Paul Jeffrey to join his working band for a six-day run at the Frog and Nightgown club in Raleigh, N.C. Jeffrey continued performing and touring with Monk through 1976, when Monk ceased his public appearances. Jeffrey made personal open reel audio recordings of many of the concerts, and fourteen of the surviving reels comprise this collection.

Biographical / Historical:

Paul Jeffrey was a saxophonist who performed as a member of Thelonious Monk's band from 1970 to 1976.

Thelonious Monk (born Rocky Mount, N.C., 10 Oct 1917; died Englewood, N.J., 17 Feb 1982) was an innovative and highly influential jazz pianist and composer. After working as house pianist at Minton's Playhouse in Harlem, Monk went on to perform and record with musicians including Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and many others. Monk began recording as a leader of his own groups in 1947, working with Blue Note, Prestige, Riverside, and Columbia Records. His final studio recording session took place in 1971, and his final public concert was in 1976. He spent his remaining years largely retired from public life, living as a guest in the home of his long-standing patron Nica de Koenigswarter. Monk passed away in 1982 due to complications from a stroke.

Acquisition Information:

The Paul Jeffrey Collection of Thelonious Monk Concert Recordings was created from materials in the Paul Jeffrey Papers.

Processing information:

Processed by Jeremy Smith, July 2010.

Encoded by Jeremy Smith, July 2010.

Accession 2010-0016 is described in this finding aid.

Physical Location:

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Rules or Conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects

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Subjects:

Jazz -- 1971-1980
Jazz -- 1961-1970
Jazz musicians
Jazz
Concerts -- Performances

Formats:

Compact discs
Audiotapes
Sound recordings

Names:

Jeffrey, Paul, 1933-
Monk, Thelonious

Places:

Raleigh (N.C.)