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...Hours with Thelonious Monk (Riverside) is time exceptionally well spent with the ranking genius of jazz. On recordings made during his 1961 European tour, Monk runs through the core of his repertory (18 tracks on two LPs), but his message eludes his three breathless sidemen...
Americans in Europe, Vols. I and II (Impulse), is a superbly recorded account of the goings-on in Koblenz, Germany, where 25 American jazz expatriates turned up to make music last January. The results (13 tracks on two LPs) are of historical value at the very least. Among those present: Bud Powell, Kenny Clarke, Don Byas, Jimmy Gourley, Lou Bennett, Champion Jack Dupree...
Muzak makes all its own recordings in an atmosphere of "the fullest artistic freedom," then turns the results over to engineers, who squeeze down the dynamic range to a maximum of 25 decibels (compared to 50 on normal LPs). The new tunes are spliced into the standard Muzak library of 7,000 selections, replacing old numbers that are constantly weeded out. This procedure, O'Neill says, has led Muzak to swing a little bit lately-if the Peg O'My Heart Cha Cha can be called swinging...
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 (Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Hilde Rössl-Majdan; Philharmonia Orchestra; Angel) is the highest expression of Mahler's fascination with "the life force," and in this bountiful recording, it seems fit music for Resurrection Day itself. Schwarzkopf sings beautifully. Two LPs, sung in German...
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (Boris Christoff; Angel) features the best of the half a dozen great Borises in a superb recording. Christoff sings three roles in his amazingly rich basso, and the Sofia National Opera chorus is matchless in the music. Three LPs, sung in Russian...