[Machine Translation] Steve Lacy's masterful live recording of a thorough exploration of Thelonious Monk's work on soprano saxophone. The tight quartet with Jean-Francois Jenny-Clark, Aldo Romano, and Michel Gleyer sharply reconstructs Monk's distinctive rhythms and melodies. The tension and free breathing of the Paris recording period intersect in this masterpiece. Epistrophy" is especially wonderful. Commentary included. Recorded: September 23, 1969 in Paris / Original release date: 1969