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Thelonious Monk
Les Absolus

Album FR 1999 on Columbia label
Jazz (Bop, Hard-Bop, Post-Bop)

This compilation: © 1999 Sony Music Entertainment (France) S.A. Distribué en France par Sony Music Comes in a boxset which includes 3 CD jewel cases. CD 1 - Monk. Same as Monk. Recorded NYC, March 9, 1964 (#1-7); October 6, 1964 (#1-1, 1-4); October 7, 1964 (#1-3); October 8, 1964 (#1-2, 1-5, 1-6). ℗ 1965 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. Printed in Holland. Distribué en France par Sony Music. 4-page booklet. Jazz Originals logo on front cover, Columbia mention on CD and back cover. Cat. #: 'COL 468407-2' on spine and back cover, '468407-2' on CD. Made in Austria. Mastered by DADC Austria, with Mould SID code. Frankie Dunlop erroneously mentioned as drummer instead of Ben Riley CD 2 - Underground Same as Underground Recorded NYC, 12/14/67 (# 2-2), 12/21/67 (# 2-4), 2/14/68 (# 2-1, 2-3, 2-5, 2-7), 12/14/68 (# 2-6). ℗ & © 1968 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Printed in Holland. Distribué en France par Sony Music. 4-page booklet. Jazz Originals logo on front cover, Columbia mention on CD and back cover. Cat. #: 'COL 472609-2' on spine and back cover, '472609-2' on CD. Made in Austria. Pressed by Sony Music, with SID codes. CD 3 - Straight, No Chaser Same as Straight, No Chaser Recorded at Columbia Records 30th Street Studio, NYC, Nov.ember 14, 1966 (# 3-2, 3-7 to 3-9), Nov.ember 15, 1966 (# 3-1), January 10, 1967 (# 3-3 to 3-6). Remixed, re-equalized and remastered, December 1995. ℗ 1979, 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. © 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Distribution Sony Music 16-page booklet. Columbia and Legacy mentions on CD and back cover. Cat. #: '64886' on spine, 'CK 64886' on CD and back cover Made in Austria. Pressed by Sony Music with SID codes.

     
Musicians
PortraitThelonious Monk p, 1917-1982 US
piano, written by, album by
PortraitButch Warren b, 1939-2013 US
bass
PortraitLarry Gales b, 1936-1995 US
bass
PortraitOpposite Design , FR
design, box
PortraitBen Riley dr, *1933 US
drums
PortraitMephisto ,
photography by, box
PortraitHenri Renaud p, 1925-2002 FR
reissue producer, jazz original series
PortraitCharlie Rouse ts, 1924-1988 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitJon Hendricks voc, *1921 US
vocals, written by
Producers
Bill Evans liner notes
Gil McKean liner notes
Orrin Keepnews liner notes, reissue producer
Teo Macero producer, original recordings
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1MonkThelonious Monk
2LizaThelonious MonkGeorge & Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn4:37
3April In ParisThelonious MonkE.Y. Harburg, Vernon Duke7:52
4Children's SongThelonious Monk4:55
5(Just One Way To Say) I Love YouThelonious MonkIrving Berlin6:45
6Just You, Just MeThelonious MonkJesse Greer, Raymond Klages8:42
7PannonicaThelonious Monk7:22
8TeoThelonious Monk5:24
9UndergroundThelonious Monk
10TheloniusThelonious Monk9:15
11Ugly BeautyThelonious Monk7:19
12Raise FourThelonious Monk5:49
13Boo Boo's BirthdayThelonious Monk5:54
14Easy StreetThelonious MonkAlan Rankin Jones5:55
15Greta ChimneysThelonious Monk9:01
16In Walked BudThelonious MonkJon Hendricks, Thelonious Monk4:18
17Straight No ChaserThelonious Monk
18LocomotiveThelonious Monk6:41
19I Didn't Know About You - Take 4Thelonious MonkDuke Ellington6:52
20Straight, No ChaserThelonious Monk11:29
21Japanese Folk Song (Kojo No Tsuki)Thelonious MonkRentaro Taki16:43
22Between The Devil And The Deep Blue SeaThelonious MonkHarold Arlen, Ted Koehler7:37
23We SeeThelonious Monk11:38
24This Is My Story, This Is My SongThelonious MonkFanny Crosby, Phoebe Knapp1:42
25I Didn't Know About You - Take 1Thelonious MonkDuke Ellington6:50
26Green ChimneysThelonious Monk6:35
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