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For listeners unsure about diving into Monk's entire Blue Note catalog, this best-of roundup makes for a very fine alternative. Covering his bebop-era work from the late '40s and early '50s, the 16-track collection finds Monk in his early prime with such up-and-coming jazz standards as "Ruby, My Dear," "In Walked Bud," "'Round Midnight," and "Straight No Chaser." And unlike much of the pianist's later work on Riverside and Columbia, here the sound is compact and fleet, with some of the best solos to be heard on any classic bop date. One can especially credit the likes of Lou Donaldson, Lucky Thompson, Kenny Dorham, and Art Blakey for that. And there's several stellar sidemen and 12 sides of peak jazz still to mention.
© Stephen Cook /TiVo
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Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Hawkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Ramey, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Billy Smith, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Idrees Sulieman, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Quebec West, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Blue Note Records ℗ 1948 Blue Note Records
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Hawkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Ramey, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 1991 Blue Note Records ℗ 1948 Blue Note Records
Thelonious Monk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1991 Blue Note Records ℗ 1948 Blue Note Records
Thelonious Monk, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Edgar "Yip" Harburg, Author - Vernon Duke, Composer - Doug Hawkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Ramey, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 1991 Blue Note Records ℗ 1948 Blue Note Records
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Hawkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Ramey, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sahib Shihab, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - George Taitt, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Paige, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 1991 Blue Note Records ℗ 1948 Blue Note Records
Thelonious Monk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1991 Blue Note Records ℗ 1948 Blue Note Records
Thelonious Monk, Composer, MainArtist - Bernie Hanighen, Author - Cootie Williams, Composer
(C) 1991 Blue Note Records ℗ 1948 Blue Note Records
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Milt Jackson, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Thelonious Monk Quintet, MainArtist - John Simmons, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Shadow Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Blue Note Records ℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Milt Jackson, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Thelonious Monk Quintet, MainArtist - John Simmons, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Shadow Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Blue Note Records ℗ 1988 Capitol Records, LLC
Thelonious Monk, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Milt Jackson, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Thelonious Monk Quintet, MainArtist - John Simmons, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Shadow Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Blue Note Records ℗ 1988 Capitol Records, LLC
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Milt Jackson, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Thelonious Monk Quintet, MainArtist - John Simmons, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Shadow Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Blue Note Records ℗ 1988 Capitol Records, LLC
Thelonious Monk, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1991 Blue Note Records ℗ 1951 Blue Note Records, a division of Capitol Records Inc.
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Milt Jackson, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Hawkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al McKibbon, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sahib Shihab, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Blue Note Records ℗ 1952 Blue Note Records
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Rouse, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Riley, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Teo Macero, Producer - Larry Gales, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Blue Note Records ℗ 1967 Blue Note Records, a division of Capitol Records Inc.
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Hawkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al McKibbon, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 1991 Blue Note Records ℗ 1952 Blue Note Records
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Kenny Dorham, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Nelson Boyd, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Hawkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lou Donaldson, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Lucky Thompson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1991 Blue Note Records ℗ 1983 Blue Note Records
Album review
For listeners unsure about diving into Monk's entire Blue Note catalog, this best-of roundup makes for a very fine alternative. Covering his bebop-era work from the late '40s and early '50s, the 16-track collection finds Monk in his early prime with such up-and-coming jazz standards as "Ruby, My Dear," "In Walked Bud," "'Round Midnight," and "Straight No Chaser." And unlike much of the pianist's later work on Riverside and Columbia, here the sound is compact and fleet, with some of the best solos to be heard on any classic bop date. One can especially credit the likes of Lou Donaldson, Lucky Thompson, Kenny Dorham, and Art Blakey for that. And there's several stellar sidemen and 12 sides of peak jazz still to mention.
© Stephen Cook /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:11
- Main artists: Thelonious Monk
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 1991 Blue Note Records ℗ 1991 Blue Note Records
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