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The Very Best of Jazz series on Concord/Universal is for all practical purposes, a new budget set of compilations that looks over a particular artist's tenure at either Prestige, Riverside, Fantasy, or one of the affiliate labels Concord acquired when it purchased Fantasy Records in the early 21st century. This double disc by Thelonious Monk serves as an excellent best-of, as well as a brilliant introduction to one of the greatest composers and stylists to emerge from the bebop generation. Collected here are 20 tracks that include some original versions of his greatest compositions: "Blue Monk," "Bemsha Swing," "'Round Midnight," and many others, as well as stellar readings of standards such as "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," "April in Paris," and Duke Ellington's "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good." This set even includes a couple of original and alternate takes for "Straight No Chaser" and "Monk's Mood."
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Thelonious Monk Trio, MainArtist - Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Percy Heath, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bob Weinstock, Producer
℗ 1954 Fantasy, Inc.
Thelonious Monk Trio, MainArtist - Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Denzil Best, Composer - Gary Mapp, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ira Gitler, Producer
℗ 1954 Fantasy, Inc.
Thelonious Monk Trio, MainArtist - Leonello Casucci, ComposerLyricist - Thelonious Monk, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Irving Caesar, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Weinstock, Producer
℗ 1954 Fantasy, Inc.
Thelonious Monk Trio, MainArtist - Thelonious Monk, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Strachey, ComposerLyricist - Harry Link, ComposerLyricist - Eric Maschwitz, ComposerLyricist - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Mapp, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Ira Gitler, Producer
℗ 1954 Fantasy, Inc.
Thelonious Monk Trio, MainArtist - Teacho Wiltshire, Producer - Thelonious Monk, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Mapp, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 1954 Fantasy, Inc.
Thelonious Monk, MainArtist - E.Y. HARBURG, ComposerLyricist - Vernon Duke, ComposerLyricist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer
℗ 1957 Riverside, Inc.
Thelonious Monk, Composer, MainArtist - Bernie Hanighen, Composer - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Charles Cootie Williams, Composer
℗ 1957 Riverside, Inc.
Thelonious Monk, MainArtist - Irving Berlin, ComposerLyricist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer
℗ 1957 Fantasy, Inc.
Thelonious Monk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Wilbur Ware, FeaturedArtist - Gerry Mulligan, MainArtist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Shadow Wilson, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1962 Riverside Records
Thelonious Monk, Composer, MainArtist - Wilbur Ware, FeaturedArtist - Gerry Mulligan, MainArtist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Shadow Wilson, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1987 Fantasy, Inc.
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John Coltrane, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wilbur Ware, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Orrin Keepnews, Producer
℗ 2006 Fantasy, Inc.
John Coltrane, Tenor Saxophone, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wilbur Ware, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Orrin Keepnews, Producer
℗ 1957 Fantasy, Inc.
John Coltrane, Tenor Saxophone, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wilbur Ware, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Shadow Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1957 Riverside, Inc.
Thelonious Monk, MainArtist - Paul Francis Webster, ComposerLyricist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Bill Grauer, Producer
℗ 1955 Riverside, Inc.
Thelonious Monk, MainArtist - Irving Mills, ComposerLyricist - Juan Tizol, ComposerLyricist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Bill Grauer, Producer
℗ 1955 Riverside, Inc.
Thelonious Monk, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Pettiford, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ernie Henry, Alto Saxophone, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Rollins, Tenor Saxophone, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Orrin Keepnews, Producer
℗ 2008 Riverside Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Blakey, Drum, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Foster, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Curly Russell, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Weinstock, Producer - Ray Copeland, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 Prestige Records, Inc.
Thelonious Monk, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jerome Kern, ComposerLyricist - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Otto Harbach, ComposerLyricist - Frank Foster, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Curly Russell, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Weinstock, Producer - Ray Copeland, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1954 Prestige Records, Inc.
Thelonious Monk, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Percy Heath, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Rollins, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Willie Jones, Drum, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Hawkins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julius Watkins, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Ira Gitler, Producer
℗ 1954 Prestige Records, Inc.
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Percy Heath, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bob Weinstock, Producer
℗ 1954 Fantasy, Inc.
Album review
The Very Best of Jazz series on Concord/Universal is for all practical purposes, a new budget set of compilations that looks over a particular artist's tenure at either Prestige, Riverside, Fantasy, or one of the affiliate labels Concord acquired when it purchased Fantasy Records in the early 21st century. This double disc by Thelonious Monk serves as an excellent best-of, as well as a brilliant introduction to one of the greatest composers and stylists to emerge from the bebop generation. Collected here are 20 tracks that include some original versions of his greatest compositions: "Blue Monk," "Bemsha Swing," "'Round Midnight," and many others, as well as stellar readings of standards such as "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," "April in Paris," and Duke Ellington's "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good." This set even includes a couple of original and alternate takes for "Straight No Chaser" and "Monk's Mood."
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:41:40
- Main artists: Thelonious Monk
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Group International
- Genre: Jazz
© 2008 Universal Music International Ltd. This Compilation ℗ 2008 Universal Music International Ltd.
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