Compil. UK 1991 on Prestige label
Jazz (Hard-Bop)
2 albums on 1 CD. Recorded in Hackensack, NJ; October 15, 1952 (5 to 8) and December 18, 1952 (3, 4, 9, 10); September 22, 1954 (1, 2, 15 to 18); May 11, 1954 (11 to 14). Mastered from digital tapes transferred from original analogue master tapes. (p) Fantasy, Inc. This compilation (p) 1991 Ace Records Ltd. (c) 1991 Ace Records Ltd. Made in the UK
Thelonious Monk p, 1917-1982 US piano, written by, album by | |
Curly Russell b, 1917-1986 US bass | |
Gary Mapp b, US bass | |
Percy Heath b, 1923-2005 US bass | |
Art Blakey dr, 1919-1990 US drums | |
Max Roach dr, 1924-2007 US drums | |
Frank Foster ts, sax, 1928-2011 US tenor saxophone | |
Ray Copeland tr, 1926-1984 US trumpet |
John E. Walker Design Associates design |
Rudy Van Gelder engineer |
Dan Morgenstern liner notes |
Ira Gitler liner notes |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Blue Monk | Thelonious Monk | ||
2 | Just A Gigolo | Thelonious Monk | I. Caesar, J Brammer, L. Casucci | |
3 | Bemsha Swing | Thelonious Monk | ||
4 | Reflections | Thelonious Monk | ||
5 | Little Rootie Tootie | Thelonious Monk | ||
6 | Sweet And Lovely | Thelonious Monk | Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules Lemare | |
7 | Bye-Ya | Thelonious Monk | ||
8 | Monk's Dream | Thelonious Monk | ||
9 | Trinkle Tinkle | Thelonious Monk | ||
10 | These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You | Thelonious Monk | E. Maschwitz, J. Strachey | |
11 | We See | Thelonious Monk | ||
12 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | Thelonious Monk | Harbach, Jerome Kern | |
13 | Locomotive | Thelonious Monk | ||
14 | Hackensack | Thelonious Monk | ||
15 | Blue Monk | Thelonious Monk | ||
16 | Just A Gigolo | Thelonious Monk | I. Caesar, J. Brammer, L. Casucci | |
17 | Work | Thelonious Monk | ||
18 | Nutty | Thelonious Monk |