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Note 1: April 25, 1961. Freddie Redd - Tenor, Don Ferrara - trumpet, Al Reese (Neese)-trumpet, Ronnie Free - drums; Technical trouble end of first track and flip side. I is a mix of talking and playing with good dialogue on I/4. I/5 ends before song is over. II/1: good music continuation from other side. 2. several sacophones warming up into song. 3. Important dialogue by Zoot Sims relating to jazz, Birdland, Bob Pile, Jimmy Garrison, John Bunch and Bob (drummer). W. Eugene Smith, Hal, Tony, Oliver, (Pat Scanlon, not there) Great talk about music and New York banter. Meniond of Dave Garraway show taping "tomorrow". Female voice, perhaps Jean Cunningham, pianist. Many voices into piano led group song. More talk and piano discussion (tune and key talk). going back and forth with music and playing on CD I. Moe of the same continued on cdII with interesitng tune on track 3 (2 songs) ends with weird overdub sound. V/1 Features scat sinign with bass "Indiana scat?" "yeah, John""Steve Swallow, the bass player"

Note 1: Trumpets - Eardley, Ferrara, Neese and (?); Saxes - Zoot & Konitz; Piano - Bunic?; Drums - Levitt & (?); Bass - ?. I. 1. trumpet work with talking and clapping amidst song. Bass solo. Well played. II. 1. "All the things you are' 2. tune talk with female voice. 3. cuts off mid song. CD II repeats some of Reel 19.

Note 1: Christmas or more likely New Year Party. Banjo player is Danny Barker. Several tunes by party band after banjo song with bits of dialogue interspersed. 3. Banjo talk 5. Jumping jazz tune 6. Lots of talking. Roswell Rudd id. "Howie" Marlena (song), Perry Cuomo record played? "Jimmy" ...ends with talking continued over "Back Home Again in Indiana"

Note 1: Hall Overton's studio. Musicians include Jimmy Raney, Zoot Sims, 2 piano players (Eddie Costa and Hall Overton), Henry Grimes, Eddie Costa. Trumpet. Bob, Jimmy. CDI 1. Hot blues track with phone ringing at end 2. Bowed bass and talking "cigarette in your mouth" into 3. Lady is a tramp 4. Willow weep for me" ? after short talking. CDII 1. Music 2. Dialogue with someone walking in. 3. You stepped out of a dream" 4. talk ad piano 5. into song "Ray" (could be Jimmy Raney 6. dialogue (quiet) with footsteps "Hey Eddie (Costa) play the good piano"

Note 1: Hall Overton's studio. Thelonious Monk and Hall Overton transcribing and arranging a song. Street noise through window. Kid or kids in background are audible. Very important interchanges of Monk and Hall arranging for the Thelonious Monk big band throughout.

Note 1: Hall Overton's studio. Thelonious Monk and Hall Overton transcribing and arranging "Little Rootie Tootie" 1. Great discussion, Bob Decelle hinted in room. Joking and arrangement broad strokes. 2. Record making process described by Monk. "Everybody playing in unison, just the drummer's swinging" 3. horns discussed "this way they dig it" 4. discussion of not scoring arrangement for drummer (Monk's idea) record discussed vs. new arrangement. "If you just get the melody, I'll get the chorus."

Note 1: Hall Overton's studio. Thelonious Monk, Hall Overton, W. Eugene Smith. CD I. Multiple people in room. Begins with Smith talking "Albert" "George" (sound check lasts one and a half minutes). "Photographer's" Phone rings. Talking about and arranging "Little Rootie Tootie" " straight through, just like the record" to "Monk's Mood" on track 2. ongoing talking, playing arranging. Overton plays so Monk can listen to arrangement. CDII Continued arranging and talk with piano. Dancing audible. Bass players discussed. 2. Great discussion varies. 3. Smith and Overton Photography discussion. 4. Scheduling talk and photography and music discussion until end of tape/cd. (Monk on radio NYC 92nd Street Y performance)

Note 1: Thelonious Monk big band rehearsing. Songs: Friday the 13th and Little Rootie Tootie. W. Eugene Smith present (laughter on track 2 of CD I) Full band playing sections on each track of each cd. CD II/ 3: Monk talking "I'll play the whole song 4. Singing along with the chorus at times "Yeah, solid." at end.