Thelonious Monk Black Lion & Vogue Box Set 1985 US VG+

THELONIOUS MONK - THE COMPLETE BLACK LION AND VOGUE RECORDINGS OF THELONIOUS MONK

Step into the inner sanctum of high-fidelity jazz history with this legendary 1985 vintage US Mosaic Records deluxe 4-LP box set of The Complete Black Lion and Vogue Recordings by Thelonious Monk. Serving as one of the most intellectually vital archival box sets ever brought to market, this hand-numbered, limited edition bridges the absolute dawn and final sunset of Monk’s genius—coupling his raw 1954 Paris solo performances with his historic, final 1971 London trio dates alongside Art Blakey and Al McKibbon. Masterfully remastered from the original master tapes directly by Rudy Van Gelder at his iconic Englewood Cliffs studio, the wide analog grooves deliver a staggeringly heavy, intimate monophonic soundstage. Every dynamic, bone-rattling piano strike, avant-garde chord cluster, and transient room resonance punches through your speakers with pristine mid-range definition. Housed inside Mosaic's signature, beautifully minimalist black-and-white rigid box wrapper and complete with its exhaustive, photo-packed historical booklet, this meticulously preserved, out-of-print masterpiece is a crowning, museum-tier centerpiece for any elite jazz archivist or audiophile library.

1985 US box set release on four discs (4xLP) by Mosaic Records, catalog # MR4-112.  Compilation is remastered.  Limited edition pressing.

Box set includes original insert and box and vinyl are in VG+ condition.  A few light surface marks and hairlines that don't impact playback are present on the vinyl