Thelonious Monk - Essential works 1952-1962

Tracklist

1

FACE A

1.

Little Rootie Tootie

Thelonious Monk

03:06

2.

Monk’s Dream

Thelonious Monk

03:06

3.

Sweet And Lovely

Arnheim, Lemare, Tobias - New York, October 15, 1952 Thelonious Monk Trio : Thelonious Monk (p), Gary Mapp(b), Art Blakey (d)

03:35

4.

Hornin’ In

Thelonious Monk - New York, May 30, 1952, Thelonious Monk Sextet : Kenny Dorham (tp), Lou Donaldson (as), Lucky Thompson (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Nelson Boyd (b), Max Roach (d)

03:16

5.

Bemsha Swing

Thelonious Monk - New York, December 8, 1952, Thelonious Monk Trio : Thelonious Monk (p), Gary Mapp (b), Max Roach (d)

03:11

6.

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

Kern, Harbach - Hackensack, New Jersey, May 11, 1954, Thelonious Monk Quintet : Ray Copeland (tp), Frank Foster (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Curly Russell (b), Art Blakey (d)

04:31

FACE B

1.

Round About Midnight

Thelonious Monk - Hackensack, New Jersey, November 21, 1947, Thelonious Monk quintet : George Taitt (tp), Sahib Shihab (as), Thelonious Monk (p), Bob Paige (b), Art Blakey (d)

03:11

2.

I Mean You

Thelonious Monk

02:46

3.

Epistrophy

Thelonious Monk

03:07

4.

Misterioso

Thelonious Monk - New York, July 2, 1948, Thelonious Monk Quartet : Milt Jackson (vib), Thelonious Monk (p), John Simmons (b), Shadow Wilson (d)

03:21

5.

Well, You Needn’t

Thelonious Monk

02:57

6.

April In Paris

Vernon Duke - New York, October 24, 1947, Thelonious Monk Trio : Thelonious Monk (p), Gene Ramey (b), Art Blakey (d)

03:21

7.

Straight No Chaser

Thelonious Monk

02:59

2

FACE C

1.

Caravan

Duke Ellington

06:00

2.

I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good

Duke Ellington

05:57

3.

It Don’t Mean A Thing

Duke Ellington - Hackensack, New Jersey, July 21 & 27, 1955, Thelonious Monk Trio : Thelonious Monk (p), Oscar Pettiford (b), Kenny Clarke (d)

04:41

4.

Solitude

Duke Ellington - Hackensack, New Jersey, July 27, 1955, Thelonious Monk piano solo

03:46

FACE D

1.

Blue Monk

Thelonious Monk - Hackensack, New Jersey, September 22, 1954, Thelonious Monk Trio : Thelonious Monk (p), Percy Heath (b), Art Blakey (d)

07:39

2.

Straight No Chaser

Thelonious Monk - New York, June, 2, 1959, Thad Jones (cornet), Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Sam Jones (b), Art Taylor (d)

09:23