The Rough Guide to Thelonious Monk

~ Release by Thelonious Monk (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
A1Straight 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
2:54
A2Round 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)
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
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
3:10
A3Epistrophy
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)
3:04
A4Criss Cross
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:
Criss-Cross (on 1951-07-23)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
2:54
A5Blue Monk
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1954-09-22)
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-09-22)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1954-09-22)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-09-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-09-22)
recording of:
Blue Monk (on 1954-09-22)
publisher:
Thelonious Monk
composer:
Thelonious Monk
7:38
B1Brilliant Corners
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
alto saxophone:
Ernie Henry (on 1956-10-15)
double bass:
Oscar Pettiford (on 1956-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (on 1956-10-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1956-10-15)
tenor saxophone:
Sonny Rollins (on 1956-10-15)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-10-15)
recording of:
Brilliant Corners (on 1956-10-15)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
7:45
B2Bemsha Swing
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-12-18)
double bass:
Gary Mapp (Jazz double bassist) (on 1952-12-18)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (20th century US jazz drummer & composer) (, on 1952-12-18)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1952-12-18)
recording of:
Bemsha Swing (instrumental) (on 1952-12-18)
composer:
Denzil Best and Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Bayes Music Corporation, Bocu Music Ltd. and Thelonious Music
3:09
B3Little Rootie Tootie
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
alto saxophone:
Phil Woods (US jazz woodwind player) (on 1959-02-28)
baritone saxophone:
Pepper Adams (baritone saxophonist) (on 1959-02-28)
bass:
Sam Jones (US jazz bassist) (on 1959-02-28)
drums (drum set):
Art Taylor (on 1959-02-28)
French horn:
Robert Northern (Brother Ah) (on 1959-02-28)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1959-02-28)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1959-02-28)
trombone:
Eddie Bert (on 1959-02-28)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1959-02-28)
tuba:
Jay McAllister (tuba player) (on 1959-02-28)
recorded at:
The Town Hall (Town Hall, New York City) in New York, New York, United States (on 1959-02-28)
live recording of:
Little Rootie Tootie (on 1959-02-28)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
recording of:
Little Rootie Tootie
composer:
Thelonious Monk
8:53

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part of:Music Rough Guides (World Music Network) (number: 1363) (order: 363)