The Essential Thelonious Monk

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

Tracklist

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1’Round Midnight
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1968-11-19)
edit of:
’Round Midnight (studio, 1968-11-19, solo piano, includes false start) by Thelonious Monk
recording of:
’Round Midnight (on 1968-11-19)
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
3:53
2Blue Monk
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-11-19)
producer:
Teo Macero
double bass [bass]:
Larry Gales (on 1968-11-19)
drums (drum set):
Ben Riley (American jazz drummer) (on 1968-11-19)
guitar:
Howard Roberts (jazz guitarist, educator, session musician and producer) (on 1968-11-19)
percussion:
John Guerin (on 1968-11-19)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1968-11-19)
saxophone:
Gene Cipriano (on 1968-11-19), Charlie Rouse (on 1968-11-19) and Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) (on 1968-11-19)
trombone:
Mike Wimberly (on 1968-11-19)
trumpet:
Conte Candoli (on 1968-11-19)
conductor:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (on 1968-11-19)
arranger:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer)
recording of:
Blue Monk (on 1968-11-19)
publisher:
Thelonious Monk
composer:
Thelonious Monk
6:17
3Just a Gigolo
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-02)
producer:
Teo Macero
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-11-02)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
instrumental cover recording of:
Just a Gigolo (English version) (on 1962-11-02)
lyricist:
Julius Brammer
composer:
Leonello Casucci
translator:
Irving Caesar
translated version of:
Schöner Gigolo
2:31
4Rhythm-a-ning
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-06)
double bass:
John Ore (on 1962-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1962-11-06)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1962-11-06)
recording of:
Rhythm‐a‐ning (on 1962-11-06)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music and Thelonious Music Corporation (publisher, affiliated to BMI)
3:56
5Thelonious
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1968-02-14)
producer:
Teo Macero
double bass [bass]:
Larry Gales (on 1968-02-14)
drums (drum set):
Ben Riley (American jazz drummer) (on 1968-02-14)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1968-02-14)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1968-02-14)
recording of:
Thelonious (on 1968-02-14)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
3:18
6Crepuscule With Nellie
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-03-29)
double bass:
John Ore (on 1963-03-29)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1963-03-29)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1963-03-29)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1963-03-29)
recording of:
Crepuscule With Nellie (on 1963-03-29)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music
2:45
7Tea for Two
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-02-26)
double bass:
John Ore (on 1963-02-26)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1963-02-26)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1963-02-26)
instrumental recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette) (on 1963-02-26)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
No, No, Nanette
3:49
8Rootie Tootie
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-11-19)
producer:
Teo Macero
bass:
Larry Gales (on 1968-11-19)
drums (drum set):
Ben Riley (American jazz drummer) (on 1968-11-19)
guitar:
Howard Roberts (jazz guitarist, educator, session musician and producer) (on 1968-11-19)
percussion:
John Guerin (on 1968-11-19)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1968-11-19)
saxophone:
Gene Cipriano (on 1968-11-19), Charlie Rouse (on 1968-11-19) and Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) (on 1968-11-19)
trombone:
Mike Wimberly (on 1968-11-19)
trumpet:
Conte Candoli (on 1968-11-19)
conductor:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (on 1968-11-19)
arranger:
Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer)
recording of:
Little Rootie Tootie
composer:
Thelonious Monk
7:32
9Boo Boo’s Birthday
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1967-12-21)
producer:
Teo Macero
bass and double bass [bass]:
Larry Gales (on 1967-12-21)
drums (drum set):
Ben Riley (American jazz drummer) (on 1967-12-21)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1967-12-21)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1967-12-21)
recording of:
Boo Boo's Birthday (on 1967-12-21)
writer:
Thelonious Monk
5:56
10Body and Soul
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-01)
producer:
Teo Macero
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-11-01)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
instrumental recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1962-11-01)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
4:31
11Bye-Ya
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-10-31)
producer:
Teo Macero
double bass [bass]:
John Ore (on 1962-10-31)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (on 1962-10-31)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-10-31)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1962-10-31)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Bye‐Ya (on 1962-10-31)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
6:04
12I Should Care
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1964-10-31)
producer:
Teo Macero
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1964-10-31)
instrumental recording of:
I Should Care (on 1964-10-31)
writer:
Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl and Paul Weston
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Dorsey Brothers Music, Hanover Music Corp., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Peermusic (UK) Limited and Stordahl Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
1:57