The Complete Albums Collection 1954-57

~ Release by Thelonious Monk (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1: Disc 1
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1’round About Midnight
alto saxophone:
Edmond Gregory (American jazz musician) (on 1947-11-21)
double bass:
Robert Paige (jazz bassist) (on 1947-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-11-21)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-11-21)
trumpet:
George Taitt (on 1947-11-21)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-11-21)
instrumental recording of:
’Round Midnight (on 1947-11-21)
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (Publisher, affiliated to BMI.), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
recording of:
’Round Midnight (on 1947-11-21)
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (Publisher, affiliated to BMI.), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
3:14
2Off Minor
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1947-10-24)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-10-24)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-10-24)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-10-24)
recording of:
Off Minor (on 1947-10-24)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
3:03
3Ruby, My Dear
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1947-10-24)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-10-24)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-10-24)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-10-24)
recording of:
Ruby, My Dear (on 1947-10-24)
composer:
Thelonious Monk (in 1948)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
3:08
4I Mean You
double bass [bass]:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1948-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1948-07-02)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1948-07-02)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1948-07-02)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-07-02)
recording of:
I Mean You (on 1948-07-02)
composer:
Coleman Hawkins and Thelonious Monk
52:45
5April in Paris
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1947-10-24)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-10-24)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-10-24)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-10-24)
instrumental recording of:
April in Paris (on 1947-10-24)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:21
6In Walked Bud
alto saxophone:
Sahib Shihab (American jazz musician) (on 1947-11-21)
double bass:
Bob Paige (jazz bassist) (on 1947-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-11-21)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-11-21)
trumpet:
George Taitt (on 1947-11-21)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-11-21)
recording of:
In Walked Bud (on 1947-11-21)
composer:
Thelonious Monk (in 1947)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
2:58
7Thelonious
alto saxophone:
Danny Quebec West (on 1947-10-15)
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1947-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-10-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-10-15)
tenor saxophone:
Billy Smith (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1947-10-15)
trumpet:
Idrees Sulieman (on 1947-10-15)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-10-15)
recording of:
Thelonious (on 1947-10-15)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
3:02
8Epistrophy
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
alto saxophone:
Gigi Gryce (on 1957-06-26)
bass:
Wilbur Ware (on 1957-06-26)
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1948-07-02) and Wilbur Ware (on 1957-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1948-07-02) and Art Blakey (on 1957-06-26)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1948-07-02, on 1957-06-26)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1957-06-26) and Coleman Hawkins (on 1957-06-26)
trumpet:
Ray Copeland (on 1957-06-26)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1948-07-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Concord Music Group, Inc. (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, not for release label use!) (in 2010)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-07-02) and Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-06-26)
recording of:
Epistrophy (on 1948-07-02)
composer:
Kenny Clarke and Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
recording of:
Epistrophy (on 1957-06-26)
composer:
Kenny Clarke and Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
3:06
9Misterioso
double bass [bass]:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1948-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1948-07-02)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1948-07-02)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1948-07-02) and Milton Jackson (on 1948-07-02)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-07-02) and WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-07-02)
recording of:
Misterioso (on 1948-07-02)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
3:23
10Well, You Needn’t
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1947-10-24)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-10-24)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-10-24)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-10-24)
recording of:
Well, You Needn’t (on 1947-10-24)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Regent Music (BMI)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:59
11Introspection
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1947-10-24)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-10-24)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-10-24)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-10-24)
recording of:
Introspection (on 1947-10-24)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
3:14
12Humph
alto saxophone:
Danny Quebec West (on 1947-10-15)
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1947-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-10-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-10-15)
tenor saxophone:
Billy Smith (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1947-10-15)
trumpet:
Idrees Sulieman (on 1947-10-15)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-10-15)
recording of:
Humph (on 1947-10-15)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
2:53
13Carolina Moon
alto saxophone:
Lou Donaldson (on 1952-05-30)
double bass:
Nelson Boyd (on 1952-05-30)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1952-05-30)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1952-05-30)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1952-05-30)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1952-05-30)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1952-05-30)
recording of:
Carolina Moon (1928 song) (on 1952-05-30)
lyricist:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter)
composer:
Joe Burke (American composer)
publisher:
Burton Way Music Ltd., Cromwell Music, Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music (publishing company) and Redwood Music
instrumental recording of:
Carolina Moon (1928 song) (on 1952-05-30)
lyricist:
Benny Davis (US vaudeville performer and songwriter)
composer:
Joe Burke (American composer)
publisher:
Burton Way Music Ltd., Cromwell Music, Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music (publishing company) and Redwood Music
3:29
14Hornin’ In
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-05-30)
alto saxophone:
Lou Donaldson (on 1952-05-30)
double bass:
Nelson Boyd (on 1952-05-30)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1952-05-30)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1952-05-30)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1952-05-30)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1952-05-30)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1952-05-30)
recording of:
Hornin’ In (on 1952-05-30)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
3:15
15Skippy
alto saxophone:
Lou Donaldson (on 1952-05-30)
double bass:
Nelson Boyd (on 1952-05-30)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1952-05-30)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1952-05-30)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1952-05-30)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1952-05-30)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1952-05-30)
recording of:
Skippy (on 1952-05-30)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
3:02
16Let’s Cool One
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-05-30)
alto saxophone:
Lou Donaldson (on 1952-05-30)
double bass:
Nelson Boyd (on 1952-05-30)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1952-05-30)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1952-05-30)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1952-05-30)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (US jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer) (on 1952-05-30)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1952-05-30)
recording of:
Let’s Cool One (on 1952-05-30)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
3:49
17Suburban Eyes
alto saxophone:
Danny Quebec West (on 1947-10-15)
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1947-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-10-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-10-15)
tenor saxophone:
Billy Smith (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1947-10-15)
trumpet:
Idrees Sulieman (on 1947-10-15)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-10-15)
recording of:
Suburban Eyes (on 1947-10-15)
composer:
Ike Quebec
3:03
18Evonce
alto saxophone:
Danny Quebec West (on 1947-10-15)
double bass:
Eugene Ramey (on 1947-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-10-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-10-15)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Billy Smith (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1947-10-15)
trumpet:
Idrees Sulieman (on 1947-10-15)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-10-15)
recording of:
Evonce (on 1947-10-15)
composer:
Ike Quebec and Idrees Sulieman
3:05
19Straight, No Chaser
alto saxophone:
Sahib Shihab (American jazz musician) (on 1951-07-23)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (on 1951-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-07-23)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1951-07-23)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-07-23)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-07-23)
recording of:
Straight, No Chaser (on 1951-07-23)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music
3:00
20Four in One
alto saxophone:
Sahib Shihab (American jazz musician) (on 1951-07-23)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (on 1951-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-07-23)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1951-07-23)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-07-23)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-07-23)
recording of:
Four in One (on 1951-07-23)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
3:31
21Nice Work
bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1947-10-24)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-10-24)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-10-24)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-10-24)
instrumental recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1947-10-24)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
3:03
22Monk’s Mood
alto saxophone:
Sahib Shihab (American jazz musician) (on 1947-11-21)
double bass:
Bob Paige (jazz bassist) (on 1947-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-11-21)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-11-21)
trumpet:
George Taitt (on 1947-11-21)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-11-21)
recording of:
Monk’s Mood (on 1947-11-21)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
3:09
23Who Knows
alto saxophone:
Sahib Shihab (American jazz musician) (on 1947-11-21)
double bass:
Bob Paige (jazz bassist) (on 1947-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-11-21)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-11-21)
trumpet:
George Taitt (on 1947-11-21)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-11-21)
recording of:
Who Knows (on 1947-11-21)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
2:42
24Ask Me Now
double bass:
Al McKibbon (on 1951-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-07-23)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1951-07-23)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-07-23)
recording of:
Ask Me Now (on 1951-07-23)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music Corporation (Publisher, affiliated to BMI.)
3:18
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