It was recorded on 29 November 1957 at "Thanksgiving Jazz", a benefit concert produced by Kenneth Lee Karpe for the Morningside Community Center in Harlem.

Other acts performing included Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Charles, Sonny Rollins, and Chet Baker with Zoot Sims.

The tape of the performance was stored for decades at the Library of Congress with the rest of the Voice of America network recordings.

[citation needed] The discovery substantially increased coverage of Monk and Coltrane's partnership.

presents another live performance by Monk's quartet and Coltrane; it was recorded in 1957 at the Five Spot Café in New York City.