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Note 1: CD I. excerpts in this order Reel 24, track 3; 24, track 4; from Reel 23 then on track 2 Reel 24, track 2. CDII 1. track 2 is the same as track one from Reel 24, but 20 seconds behind in the time. 3. this is from Tape 24 track one with new material starting at the 7:38 mark 4. This is from Reel 25, cd1, track one.

Note 1: Hall Overton and Thelonious Monk arranging in Hall's studio. Repeats from Reel 25 on CDI, II, and the beginning of III (ends 5 minutes into III/1) CDI/1: "funny note in there, sounds alright though" Pacing is audible. Also music from another room or a recording is playing. CDII/2 New content with Teddy Charles and (probably) Calvin Albert, nicknamed "the werewolf" and a young woman. Piano accompaniment and readings from Rabelais's "Gargantua and Pantegruel" Improvisation on the text as well. III/3 contains parody of broadcast "Off the Record" Interview of Hall Overton. "Good ship lollipop" performed and another song sung by the woman in the room.

Note 1: WCBS Radio on CD I. includes Porgy and Bess by Gershwin for first 5 tracks. Then Saturday night radio dick Nowell with some music from Newport Jazz Festival 8-9 pm. CD II WCBS continued. 9pm news. Nixon vs. Khrushchev. July 4. back to Mitch Miller hosting 6th annual Newport Jazz Festival broadcast . George Shearing. Teddy Wilson...Dizzy Gillespie. CD III cont'd on track one with Dave Brubeck Quartet with Paul Desmond. End of show. Track 2 is Monk and Overton from tape 23 with kids audible and Monk's footsteps. Same with track 3: "you had 2 different ideas" "2 ways to hear that line the way you were playing it."

Note 1: CDI begins with music that overlaps with tape # 109, 26. then goes into rehearsal with Monk , band, Overton, and Smith. I/3 Monk: "I'll play the whole thing" then solo piano intro . Repetitions of songs broken into sections for rehearsal. CDII continues stopping and starting of the song. Some Monk singing on track 3 that fades out. II/4 fades into a song. Smith's laughter at 5:00. More singing just as on track 3 by Monk. a new song begins on track g with Hall directing the practice. Addressing Charlie Rouse. Some people leaving at the end of this tape.

Note 1: 2/26 and 27/59. Thelonious Monk big band rehearsing. Hall Overton's there in his studio. Begins with Friday the 13th discussion. Rehearsed and then discussed between Overton, Hall, and musician. I/3 is sped up talking. From TV or radio (Kool-aid commercial begins CDII. Back to rehearsal on II/2 at regular speed. "Friday the 13th" Rehearsing parts and binging in instruments one by one (trombone, trumpet) Monk demonstrating on piano. Then repetition with the whole band on onto new song (Crepuscule with Nellie)

Note 1: 2/27/59 Rehearsal of Thelonious Monk big band. Repetition of passages. Monk sopping and starting the tune. Also playing and talking on track 3. Track five back to Friday the 13th that stops and goes into a discussion. Then back into song on 6. "That was very good"