Deluxe Impulse! issue of 'Palo Alto' a previously unknown and unreleased live Thelonious Monk recording. In 1968 following the assassination of Martin Luther King, a student from a largely white college town in California somehow persuaded Monk to perform to help bring about racial unity in his community as well as raise funds for his school’s International Committee. Recording of a concert at Palo Alto High School, 1968. Issued in gatefold jacket with printed inner sleeve. Includes a 12-page 8" x 8" booklet with photos, essays and credits, as well a 12-page 5.25" x 8.25" replica concert program by the Palo Alto High School International Club, and 16.5" x 10.5" replica concert poster. Featuring musicians Larry Gales, Ben Riley, Thelonious Monk & Charlie Rouse.
- A1 Ruby, My Dear
- A2 Well, You Needn't
- B1 Don't Blame Me
- B2 Blue Monk
- B3 Epistrophy
- B4 I Love You Sweetheart Of All My Dreams
