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Thelonious Monk
The Complete Riverside Recordings

Album US 1986 on Riverside Records label
Jazz (Bop)

US version with transparent Fantasy innersleeves (printed in Canada) and cream & green Riverside labels. Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA etching in runouts. The English booklet includes Japanese credits (same booklet for US and Japan?) The box holds 2 cases, each with 11 LPs. Catalog numbers: R-022 on labels VIJ-5102~23 on box VIJ-5102~12 on case 1 VIJ-5113~23 on case 2

     
Musicians
PortraitThelonious Monk p, 1917-1982 US
album by, piano, piano, celesta
PortraitOscar Pettiford b, 1922-1960 US
bass
PortraitKenny Clarke dr, 1914-1985 US
drums
PortraitArt Blakey dr, 1919-1990 US
drums
PortraitErnie Henry as, 1926-1957 US
alto saxophone
PortraitMax Roach dr, 1924-2007 US
drums
PortraitSonny Rollins ts, *1930 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitPaul Chambers b, 1935-1969 US
bass
PortraitClark Terry tr, fh, 1920-2015 US
trumpet, flugelhorn
PortraitWilbur Ware b, 1923-1979 US
bass
PortraitJohn Coltrane ts, 1926-1967 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitGigi Gryce as, 1925-1983 US
alto saxophone
PortraitColeman Hawkins ts, 1904-1969 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitRay Copeland tr, 1926-1984 US
trumpet
PortraitShadow Wilson dr, 1919-1959 US
drums
PortraitGerry Mulligan bs, 1927-1996 US
baritone saxophone
PortraitPepper Adams bs, sax, 1930-1986 US
baritone saxophone
Portrait"Philly" Joe Jones dr, 1923-1985 US
drums
PortraitJohnny Griffin ts, 1928-2008 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitDonald Byrd tr, 1932-2013 US
trumpet
PortraitSam Jones b, 1924-1981 US
bass
PortraitAhmed Abdul-Malik b, 1927-1993 US
bass
PortraitRoy Haynes dr, *1925 US
drums
PortraitArt Taylor dr, 1929-1995 US
drums
PortraitCharlie Rouse ts, 1924-1988 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitPhil Woods as, 1931-2015 US
alto saxophone
PortraitRobert Northern frh, *1934 US
french horn
PortraitEddie Bert tb, 1922-2012 US
trombone
PortraitJay McAllister tu,
tuba
PortraitThad Jones tr, 1923-1986 US
cornet
PortraitJohn Ore b, 1933-2014 US
bass
PortraitShelly Manne dr, 1920-1984 US
drums
PortraitHarold Land ts, 1928-2001 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitJoe Gordon tr, 1928-1963 US
trumpet
PortraitBilly Higgins dr, 1936-2001 US
drums
PortraitFrankie Dunlop dr, *1928 US
drums
Producers
Orrin Keepnews producer
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)Thelonious Monk4:38
2Sophisticated LadyThelonious Monk4:27
3I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)Thelonious Monk5:52
4Black And Tan FantasyThelonious Monk3:24
5Mood IndigoThelonious Monk3:13
6I Let A Song Go Out Of My HeartThelonious Monk5:40
7SolitudeThelonious Monk3:42
8CaravanThelonious Monk5:55
9LizaThelonious Monk3:10
10Memories Of YouThelonious Monk4:16
11Honeysuckle RoseThelonious Monk5:32
12Darn That DreamThelonious Monk6:29
13Tea For TwoThelonious Monk5:52
14You Are Too BeautifulThelonious Monk4:55
15Just You, Just MeThelonious Monk7:58
16Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-AreThelonious Monk13:15
17Pannonica - Opening (Previously Unissued)Thelonious Monk2:34
18PannonicaThelonious Monk8:50
19Brilliant CornersThelonious Monk7:42
20Bemsha SwingThelonious Monk7:42
21I Surrender, DearThelonious Monk5:25
22I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You (Take 5 - Previously Issued Only In Italy)Thelonious Monk4:08
23I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You (Take 7 - Originally Issued)Thelonious Monk4:20
24I Should Care (Take 1 - Previously Unissued)Thelonious Monk3:27
25I Should Care (Take 2 - Previously Issued Only In Italy)Thelonious Monk3:17
26I Should Care (Take 3 - Originally Issued)Thelonious Monk3:15
27'Round Midnight - In ProgressThelonious Monk21:51
28'Round Midnight (Take 7 - Originally Issued)Thelonious Monk6:40
29April In ParisThelonious Monk3:50
30I'm Getting Sentimental Over YouThelonious Monk4:01
31Monk's Mood - False Start (Previously Unissued)Thelonious Monk0:55
32Monk's MoodThelonious Monk7:51
33Functional (Take 1 - Alternate)Thelonious Monk9:44
34Functional (Take 2 - Originally Issued)Thelonious Monk9:17
35All AloneThelonious Monk4:50
36Crepuscule With Nellie (Take 1 On June 25 - Previously Unissued)Thelonious Monk4:32
37Crepuscule With Nellie - Breakdown (Previously Unissued)Thelonious Monk0:58
38Blues For TomorrowThelonious Monk13:30
39Off Minor (Take 4 - Alternate)Thelonious Monk5:12
40Off Minor (Take 5 - Originally Issued)Thelonious Monk5:06
41Abide With MeThelonious Monk0:52
42Crepuscule With Nellie (Take 4/5 - Previously Unissued)Thelonious Monk4:43
43Crepuscule With Nellie (Take 6 - Originally Issued)Thelonious Monk4:37
44Epistrophy - FragmentThelonious Monk1:45
45EpistrophyThelonious Monk10:45
46Well, You Needn't - Opening (Previously Unissued)Thelonious Monk1:23
47Well, You Needn'tThelonious Monk10:45
48Ruby, My DearThelonious Monk5:35
49Ruby, My DearThelonious Monk6:17
50NuttyThelonious Monk6:35
51Twinkle, TwinkleThelonious Monk6:37
52Straight, No ChaserThelonious Monk5:26
53Straight, No ChaserThelonious Monk6:57
54Rhythm-A-NingThelonious Monk5:16
55I Mean YouThelonious Monk6:21
56I Mean YouThelonious Monk6:29
57I Mean YouThelonious Monk6:54
58'Round MidnightThelonious Monk8:26
59DecidedlyThelonious Monk5:51
60DecidedlyThelonious Monk6:54
61Sweet And LovelyThelonious Monk7:14
62Coming On The HudsonThelonious Monk6:01
63In OrbitThelonious Monk4:37
64One Foot In The GutterThelonious Monk7:14
65Trust In MeThelonious Monk4:30
66Let's Cool OneThelonious Monk4:53
67Pea-EyeThelonious Monk4:25
68ArgentiaThelonious Monk6:08
69Moonlight FiestaThelonious Monk2:33
70Buck's BusinessThelonious Monk3:20
71Flugelin' The BluesThelonious Monk6:57
72Very Near BlueThelonious Monk3:03
73Evidence (Previously Unissued)Thelonious Monk10:14
74Blues Five SpotThelonious Monk9:54
75In Walked Bud/Epistrophy (Theme)Thelonious Monk10:54
76Unidentified Solo PianoThelonious Monk1:53
77'Round MidnightThelonious Monk6:15
78Bye-Ya/Epistrophy (Theme) (Previously Unissued)Thelonious Monk11:52
79Light BlueThelonious Monk5:15
80Coming On The HudsonThelonious Monk5:25
81Rhythm-A-NingThelonious Monk9:26
82Just A GigoloThelonious Monk2:09
83Blue MonkThelonious Monk8:32
84EvidenceThelonious Monk8:50
85Epistrophy (Theme)Thelonious Monk1:04
86NuttyThelonious Monk5:25
87Blues Five SpotThelonious Monk8:17
88Let's Cool OneThelonious Monk9:16
89In Walked BudThelonious Monk11:29
90MisteriosoThelonious Monk10:54
91Epistrophy (Theme - #2)Thelonious Monk1:05
92In Walked BudThelonious Monk7:10
93Blue MonkThelonious Monk8:21
94Rhythm-A-NingThelonious Monk6:47
95Monk's MoodThelonious Monk10:21
96Friday The 13thThelonious Monk9:23
97Little Rootie TootieThelonious Monk8:53
98Off MinorThelonious Monk7:50
99TheloniousThelonious Monk3:02
100Crepuscule With NellieThelonious Monk4:50
101Little Rootie Tootie - EncoreThelonious Monk8:54
102Played Twice (Take 1 - 2nd Alternate)Thelonious Monk6:56
103Played Twice (Take 2 - Alternate)Thelonious Monk7:54
104Played Twice (Originally Issued)Thelonious Monk8:00
105Straight, No ChaserThelonious Monk9:21
106Jackie-ingThelonious Monk6:07
107I Mean YouThelonious Monk9:49
108Ask Me NowThelonious Monk10:47
109Round LightsThelonious Monk3:37
110PannonicaThelonious Monk3:52
111Blue MonkThelonious Monk3:45
112Ruby, My DearThelonious Monk4:00
113There's Danger In Your Eyes, CherieThelonious Monk4:00
114There's Danger In Your Eyes, CherieThelonious Monk4:17
115Everything Happens To MeThelonious Monk5:40
116ReflectionsThelonious Monk5:10
117RememberThelonious Monk2:43
118BluehawkThelonious Monk3:37
119You Took The Words Right Out Of My HeartThelonious Monk4:01
120San Francisco HolidayThelonious Monk8:47
121Just You, Just Me (Previously Unissued)Thelonious Monk7:07
122'Round Midnight [Previously Unissued]Thelonious Monk7:51
123San Francisco Holiday (Take 2 - Alternate)Thelonious Monk8:28
124I'm Getting Sentimental Over YouThelonious Monk6:11
125EvidenceThelonious Monk7:07
126Epistrophy (Theme)Thelonious Monk0:59
127EpistrophyThelonious Monk6:39
128Four In One (Take 1 - Previously Unissued)Thelonious Monk7:33
129Let's Call ThisThelonious Monk8:34
130'Round MidnightThelonious Monk12:08
131San Francisco Holiday (Take 3 - Originally Issued)Thelonious Monk9:10
132Four In One (Take 2 - Originally Issued)Thelonious Monk8:43
133Epistrophy (Closing Theme) (Previously Unissued)Thelonious Monk1:12
134Well, You Needn'tThelonious Monk11:27
135Crepuscule With NellieThelonious Monk2:39
136Jackie-ingThelonious Monk10:08
137Body And SoulThelonious Monk2:47
138Off MinorThelonious Monk11:39
139April In ParisThelonious Monk1:20
140I Mean YouThelonious Monk10:59
141Rhythm-A-NingThelonious Monk10:34
142Just A GigoloThelonious Monk1:41
143HackensackThelonious Monk9:45
144EpistrophyThelonious Monk6:16
145I'm Getting Sentimental Over YouThelonious Monk8:32
146Jackie-IngThelonious Monk4:50
147Body And SoulThelonious Monk4:48
148Straight, No ChaserThelonious Monk8:59
149Crepuscule With NellieThelonious Monk2:49
150Bemsha SwingThelonious Monk7:05
151San Francisco HolidayThelonious Monk5:57
152Rhythm-A-NingThelonious Monk5:47
153EpistrophyThelonious Monk4:58
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