Thelonious Monk (Gothenburg, 1966)
Monk’s quote of "The piano ain't got no wrong notes," epitomizes his approach and sums up an engagement to music of an artist unbound by stylistic and musical convention. His first Blue Note records were treated with derision, a popular refrain being 'He can't play …The guy has two left hands.' But Blue Note stood by him and by the time of his death Monk had become the second most recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington with a song book which included such standards as "'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser", "Ruby, My Dear", "In Walked Bud", and "Well, You Needn't"
At the time of this 1966 concert, Monk was very much a statesman of Jazz, having appeared on the cover of Time and signed with the major label Columbia records, with all the promotional muscle and distribution this afforded. Albums such It’s Monk Time (1964) Misteroo (1965) and Solo Monk (1966) were his biggest selling albums and he had toured Europe extensively during this period. It was also the last period to catch Monk as a live musician witness the inspired improvisation approach they encompassed. By the 1970’s, and in the last decade of his life, Monk rarely performed live.
Konserthus
Built in 1935, the architect Nils Einar Ericsson was seen a major advocate of Functionalism. There was however an incorporation of Neo-Classical forms in its exterior, no doubt to compliment the architecture of its surrounding Götaplatsen area. The interior remained steadfastly modernist with Functionalist principles at its heart.
Home of the Gothenburg Symphony, its programming has seen a diversity beyond that of classical music and high culture. Jazz legends such Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington, Stanley Clarke, Thelonious Monk, Boby McFerrin, Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock graced this Auditorium. Pop acts such as Beach Boys and The Kinks in the 1960’s, along with major prog bands such as Pink Floyd, Procol Harem, Canned Heat, Iron Butterfly, Frank Zappa and more recently Sigur Rós, Soundtrack of Our Lives, Weeping Willows, First Aid Kit, Mogwai, Elvis Costello and Ryan Adams have also played shows there. A venue of prestige, its acoustics are still considered one of the best in the world
Peckham Soul Prints
Designed by Craig Jamieson, these prints explore the unique diversity of Gothenburg’s cultural and social history. Focusing on archive research, and as well as re-discovering original prints, they often draw on contemporaneous listing material to create completely original artwork
All designs are silk screen lithographic printed and use 100% recycled and sustainable paper.
Monk’s quote of "The piano ain't got no wrong notes," epitomizes his approach and sums up an engagement to music of an artist unbound by stylistic and musical convention. His first Blue Note records were treated with derision, a popular refrain being 'He can't play …The guy has two left hands.' But Blue Note stood by him and by the time of his death Monk had become the second most recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington with a song book which included such standards as "'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser", "Ruby, My Dear", "In Walked Bud", and "Well, You Needn't"
At the time of this 1966 concert, Monk was very much a statesman of Jazz, having appeared on the cover of Time and signed with the major label Columbia records, with all the promotional muscle and distribution this afforded. Albums such It’s Monk Time (1964) Misteroo (1965) and Solo Monk (1966) were his biggest selling albums and he had toured Europe extensively during this period. It was also the last period to catch Monk as a live musician witness the inspired improvisation approach they encompassed. By the 1970’s, and in the last decade of his life, Monk rarely performed live.
Konserthus
Built in 1935, the architect Nils Einar Ericsson was seen a major advocate of Functionalism. There was however an incorporation of Neo-Classical forms in its exterior, no doubt to compliment the architecture of its surrounding Götaplatsen area. The interior remained steadfastly modernist with Functionalist principles at its heart.
Home of the Gothenburg Symphony, its programming has seen a diversity beyond that of classical music and high culture. Jazz legends such Lionel Hampton, Duke Ellington, Stanley Clarke, Thelonious Monk, Boby McFerrin, Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock graced this Auditorium. Pop acts such as Beach Boys and The Kinks in the 1960’s, along with major prog bands such as Pink Floyd, Procol Harem, Canned Heat, Iron Butterfly, Frank Zappa and more recently Sigur Rós, Soundtrack of Our Lives, Weeping Willows, First Aid Kit, Mogwai, Elvis Costello and Ryan Adams have also played shows there. A venue of prestige, its acoustics are still considered one of the best in the world
Peckham Soul Prints
Designed by Craig Jamieson, these prints explore the unique diversity of Gothenburg’s cultural and social history. Focusing on archive research, and as well as re-discovering original prints, they often draw on contemporaneous listing material to create completely original artwork
All designs are silk screen lithographic printed and use 100% recycled and sustainable paper.
