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Thelonious Monk
The Complete Prestige Recordings

Compil. US 2000 on Prestige label
Jazz (Bop, Hard-Bop)

Recorded in New York City : Tracks 1-1 to 1-4 on October 19, 1944 Tracks 1-5 to 1-8 on October 15, 1952 Tracks 1-9 to 1-12 on December 18, 1952 Tracks 1-13 to 1-16 on November 13, 1953 Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey : Tracks 2-1 to 2-4 on May 11, 1954 Tracks 2-5 to 2-8 on September 22, 1954 Tracks 2-9 to 2-11 on October 25, 1954 Tracks 3-1 to 3-6 on December 24, 1954 Tracks 1-1 to 1-4 taken from : Coleman Hawkins " Bean And The Boys " ( 1970 ) Tracks 1-5 to 1-12 taken from : Thelonious Monk Trio " S/T " ( 1956 ) Tracks 1-13 to 1-15 taken from : Thelonious Monk Quintet " Monk " ( 1954 ) Tracks 1-16 taken from : Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins " S/T " ( 1956 ) Tracks 2-1 to 2-4 taken from : Thelonious Monk Quintet " Monk " ( 1954 ) Tracks 2-5 & 2-7 taken from : Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins " S/T " ( 1956 ) Tracks 2-6 & 2-8 taken from : Thelonious Monk Trio " S/T " ( 1956 ) Tracks 2-9 & 2-10 taken from : Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins " S/T " ( 1956 ) Tracks 2-11 taken from : Sonny Rollins " Moving Out " ( 1956 ) Tracks 3-1 to 3-5 taken from : Miles Davis " Bags' Groove " ( 1957 ) Tracks 3-2 to 3-4 & 3-6 taken from : Miles Davis " Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants " ( 1958 ) 20bit K2 SuperCoding Three jewel case CDs in a CD-sized cardboard box including a 34-paged booklet. ℗ and © 2000, Fantasy Inc.

     
Musicians
PortraitThelonious Monk p, 1917-1982 US
piano, album by, composed by
PortraitCurly Russell b, 1917-1986 US
bass
PortraitEddie Robinson b, US
bass
PortraitGary Mapp b, US
bass
PortraitPercy Heath b, 1923-2005 US
bass
PortraitTommy Potter b, 1918-1988 US
bass
PortraitArt Blakey dr, 1919-1990 US
drums
PortraitArt Taylor dr, 1929-1995 US
drums
PortraitDenzil Best dr, 1917-1965 US
drums, composed by
PortraitKenny Clarke dr, 1914-1985 US
drums
PortraitMax Roach dr, 1924-2007 US
drums
PortraitWillie Jones dr, *1929 US
drums
PortraitJulius Watkins frh, 1921-1977 US
french horn
PortraitBob Weinstock , 1928-2006 US
recording supervisor, original
PortraitColeman Hawkins ts, 1904-1969 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitFrank Foster ts, sax, 1928-2011 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitSonny Rollins ts, *1930 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitMiles Davis tr, 1926-1991 US
trumpet, composed by
PortraitRay Copeland tr, 1926-1984 US
trumpet
PortraitMilt Jackson vib, 1923-1999 US
vibraphone, composed by
Producers
Jamie Putnam art direction, design
Eric Miller compilation producer, reissue producer
Doug Hawkins engineer
Rudy Van Gelder engineer
Unknown Artist engineer
Peter Keepnews liner notes
Rikka Arnold other, production coordination
Terri Hinte other, production coordination
Chuck Stewart photography by
Don Schlitten photography by
Esmond Edwards photography by
Ira Gitler producer
Teacho Wiltshire producer
Walter Thomas producer
Shigeo Miyamoto remastered by
Tamaki Beck supervised by, remastering
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Flyin' HawkColeman HawkinsWalter Thomas2:48
2RecollectionsColeman HawkinsWalter Thomas2:51
3Drifting On A ReedColeman HawkinsWalter Thomas3:01
4On The BeamColeman HawkinsWalter Thomas2:39
5Bye-YaThelonious MonkThelonious Monk2:44
6Monk's DreamThelonious MonkThelonious Monk3:05
7Sweet And LovelyThelonious MonkGus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules Lemare3:33
8Little Rootie TootieThelonious MonkThelonious Monk3:04
9Bemsha SwingThelonious MonkDenzil Best, Thelonious Monk3:08
10ReflectionsThelonious MonkThelonious Monk2:46
11These Foolish ThingsThelonious MonkHarry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey2:45
12Trinkle, TinkleThelonious MonkThelonious Monk2:47
13Think Of One (Take 1)Thelonious MonkThelonious Monk5:37
14Let's Call ThisThelonious MonkThelonious Monk5:05
15Think Of One (Take 2)Thelonious MonkThelonious Monk5:43
16Friday The 13thThelonious MonkThelonious Monk10:35
17We SeeThelonious MonkThelonious Monk5:14
18LocomotiveThelonious MonkThelonious Monk6:21
19Smoke Gets In Your EyesThelonious MonkJerome Kern, Otto Harbach4:29
20HackensackThelonious MonkThelonious Monk5:09
21NuttyThelonious MonkThelonious Monk5:15
22Just A GigoloThelonious MonkIrving Caesar, Leonello Casucci2:59
23WorkThelonious MonkThelonious Monk5:16
24Blue MonkThelonious MonkThelonious Monk7:36
25I Want To Be HappyThelonious MonkIrving Caesar, Vincent Youmans7:42
26The Way You Look TonightThelonious MonkDorothy Fields, Jerome Kern5:12
27More Than You KnowSonny RollinsBilly Rose, Edward Eliscu, Vincent Youmans10:50
28Bags' Groove (Take 1)Miles DavisMilt Jackson11:07
29Bemsha SwingMiles DavisDenzil Best, Thelonious Monk9:30
30The Man I Love (Take 1)Miles DavisGeorge & Ira Gershwin8:28
31Swing SpringMiles DavisMiles Davis10:43
32Bags' Groove (Take 2)Miles DavisMilt Jackson9:15
33The Man I Love (Take 2)Miles DavisGeorge & Ira Gershwin7:57
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