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Thelonious Monk
The Thelonious Monk Memorial Album
Compil. US 1982 on Milestone label
Jazz (Hard-Bop, Cool Jazz)
The program on both discs consists of mono and stereo recordings. Mono: tracks A1 - B3, C1, C3, D1, D3 Stereo: tracks B4, C2, D2, D4 Track C2 recorded on location: in performance at the Town Hall, New York City Track D2 recorded on location: in performance at the Five Spot, New York City Track D4 recorded on location: in performance at the Blackhawk, San Francisco Track A1: recorded on April 12 or 16, 1957. Originally issued in "Thelonious Himself" (Riverside 235) Track A2: recorded on October 25, 1954. Originally issued in "Sonny Rollins Quartet" (10" Prestige 190) Track A3: recorded on December 24, 1954. Originally issued in "Miles Davis All Stars" (10" Prestige 196) Track B1: recorded on July 21 or 27, 1955. Originally issued in "Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington" (Riverside 201) Track B2: recorded on October 15, 1956. Originally issued in "Brilliant Corners: Thelonious Monk" (Riverside 226) Track B3: recorded on August 12, 1957. Originally issued in "Mulligan Meets Monk" (Riverside 247) Track B4: recorded on June 4, 1959. Originally issued in "Five By Monk By Five" (Riverside 305) Track C1: recorded on October 15, 1952. Originally issued in "Thelonious Monk Trio" (10" Prestige 142) Track C2: recorded on February 28, 1959. Originally issued in "The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall" (Riverside 300) Track C3: recorded on June 26, 1957. Originally issued in "Monk's Music" (Riverside 242) Track D1: recorded in July, 1957. Originally issued in "Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane" (Jazzland 46) Track D2: recorded on August 7, 1958. Originally issued in "Misterioso: Thelonious Monk Quartet" (Riverside 279) Track D3: recorded on May 7 or 12, 1958. Originally issued in "In Orbit: Clark Terry" (Riverside 271) Track D4: recorded on April 29, 1960. Originally issued in "Thelonious Monk at the Blackhawk" (Riverside 323)
Musicians
 | Thelonious Monk p, 1917-1982 US album by, piano, written by, piano, composed by |
 | Orrin Keepnews , 1923-2015 US producer, liner notes, producer, reissue |
 | Danny Kopelson , tape, reprocessing |
 | Tommy Potter b, 1918-1988 US bass |
 | Art Taylor dr, 1929-1995 US drums |
 | Sonny Rollins ts, *1930 US tenor saxophone |
 | Percy Heath b, 1923-2005 US bass |
 | Kenny Clarke dr, 1914-1985 US drums |
 | Miles Davis tr, 1926-1991 US trumpet |
 | Milt Jackson vib, 1923-1999 US vibraphone |
 | Oscar Pettiford b, 1922-1960 US bass |
 | Ernie Henry as, 1926-1957 US alto saxophone |
 | Max Roach dr, 1924-2007 US drums |
 | Gerry Mulligan bs, 1927-1996 US baritone saxophone |
 | Wilbur Ware b, 1923-1979 US bass |
 | Shadow Wilson dr, 1919-1959 US drums |
 | Sam Jones b, 1924-1981 US bass |
 | Thad Jones tr, 1923-1986 US cornet |
 | Charlie Rouse ts, 1924-1988 US tenor saxophone |
 | Gary Mapp b, US bass |
 | Art Blakey dr, 1919-1990 US drums |
 | Phil Woods as, 1931-2015 US alto saxophone |
 | Hall Overton p, *1920 US arranged by |
 | Pepper Adams bs, sax, 1930-1986 US baritone saxophone |
 | Robert Northern frh, *1934 US french horn |
 | Eddie Bert tb, 1922-2012 US trombone |
 | Donald Byrd tr, 1932-2013 US trumpet |
 | Jay McAllister tu, tuba |
 | Gigi Gryce as, 1925-1983 US alto saxophone |
 | Coleman Hawkins ts, 1904-1969 US tenor saxophone |
 | John Coltrane ts, 1926-1967 US tenor saxophone |
 | Ray Copeland tr, 1926-1984 US trumpet |
 | Ahmed Abdul-Malik b, 1927-1993 US bass |
 | Roy Haynes dr, *1925 US drums |
 | Johnny Griffin ts, 1928-2008 US tenor saxophone |
 | "Philly" Joe Jones dr, 1923-1985 US drums |
 | Clark Terry tr, fh, 1920-2015 US flugelhorn |
 | John Ore b, 1933-2014 US bass |
 | Billy Higgins dr, 1936-2001 US drums |
 | Harold Land ts, 1928-2001 US tenor saxophone |
 | Joe Gordon tr, 1928-1963 US trumpet |
Producers
| Phil Carroll art direction |
| Jack Higgins engineer |
| Les Cahan engineer |
| Ray Fowler engineer |
| Reice Hamel engineer |
| Rudy Van Gelder engineer |
| Jim Marshall photography by |
| Bill Grauer producer |
| Bob Weinstock producer |
| George Horn remastered by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Round Midnight | Thelonious Monk | Cootie Williams, Thelonious Monk | 6:40 |
| 2 | I Want To Be Happy | Thelonious Monk | Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans | 7:34 |
| 3 | Bemsha Swing | Thelonious Monk | Denzil Best, Thelonious Monk | 9:21 |
| 4 | Black And Tan Fantasy | Thelonious Monk | Bubber Miley, Thelonious Monk | 3:24 |
| 5 | Brilliant Corners | Thelonious Monk | Thelonious Monk | 7:42 |
| 6 | I Mean You | Thelonious Monk | Thelonious Monk | 6:50 |
| 7 | Jackie-ing | Thelonious Monk | Thelonious Monk | 6:07 |
| 8 | Little Rootie Tootie | Thelonious Monk | Thelonious Monk | 3:03 |
| 9 | Little Rootie Tootie | Thelonious Monk | Thelonious Monk | 8:49 |
| 10 | Epistrophy | Thelonious Monk | Thelonious Monk | 10:45 |
| 11 | Ruby, My Dear | Thelonious Monk | Thelonious Monk | 6:17 |
| 12 | Nutty | Thelonious Monk | Thelonious Monk | 5:25 |
| 13 | Let's Cool One | Thelonious Monk | Thelonious Monk | 4:54 |
| 14 | I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | Thelonious Monk | George Bassman, Ned Washington | 6:11 |
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