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The two-disc Thelonious Monk anthology, 2014's 'Round Midnight: The Complete Blue Note Singles (1947-1952)), compiles all of the influential jazz pianist’s original 78 rpm singles released on the storied Blue Note label. These are Monk's first recordings under his own name, leading a group (not his debut recordings as a sideman with Coleman Hawkins). All of these recordings were later collected on various albums including Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1., and other anthologies. Here, they are presented in chronological order and with alternate takes. Recorded in six separate sessions beginning in October of 1947 and ending in May of 1952, these sides showcase many of the songs Monk composed, and which would quickly become part of the jazz canon. Included are "Evidence," "Mysterioso," "Well, You Needn't," and others. While the focal point of these albums is Monk's innovative use of dissonance and unexpected, angular melodicism, the recordings also benefit from a veritable who's-who of modern jazz of the period. Backing Monk here, variously, are such luminaries as drummers Art Blakey and Max Roach, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, trumpeters Kenny Dorham and Idrees Sulieman, saxophonists Lou Donaldson and Lucky Thompson, and many more. While these recordings are widely available, it's both historically enlightening and aesthetically pleasing to have them collected so thoughtfully here.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
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Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Hawkins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Ramey, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Billy Smith, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Idrees Sulieman, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Quebec West, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Capitol Records, LLC
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thelonious Monk, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ike Quebec, Composer - 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
℗ 2013 Capitol Records, LLC
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Hanighen, Author - Cootie Williams, Composer - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Hawkins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Ramey, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sahib Shihab, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - George Taitt, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Paige, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2013 Capitol Records, LLC
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Hawkins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Ramey, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2013 Capitol Records, LLC
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thelonious Monk, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ike Quebec, Composer - Doug Hawkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Ramey, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Billy Smith, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Idrees Sulieman, Composer, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Quebec West, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1947 Capitol Records, LLC
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Hawkins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Ramey, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2013 Capitol Records, LLC
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - 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)
℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC
Thelonious Monk, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alfred Lion, Producer - Milt Jackson, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Hawkins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Simmons, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Shadow Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Capitol Records, LLC
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Hawkins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Ramey, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2013 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
℗ 1948 Capitol Records, LLC
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - 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
℗ 2013 Capitol Records, LLC
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfred Lion, Producer - Milt Jackson, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Hawkins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Simmons, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Shadow Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny "Pancho" Hagood, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Capitol Records, LLC
Thelonious Monk, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jerome Kern, Composer - 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 - Kenny "Pancho" Hagood, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 Blue Note Records
Thelonious Monk, MainArtist - Sammy Cahn, ComposerLyricist - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Milt Jackson, FeaturedArtist - Paul Weston, ComposerLyricist - Axel Stordahl, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2001 Blue Note Records
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfred Lion, Producer - Milt Jackson, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Hawkins, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Simmons, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Shadow Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2013 Capitol Records, LLC
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Hawkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sahib Shihab, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - George Taitt, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Paige, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 1956 Capitol Records, LLC
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - 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)
℗ 2013 Capitol Records, LLC
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Thelonious Monk, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Ramey, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 1952 Capitol Records, LLC
Thelonious Monk, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Edgar "Yip" Harburg, Author - Vernon Duke, Composer - Doug Hawkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Ramey, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2013 Capitol Records, LLC
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - 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
℗ 1952 Capitol Records, LLC
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - 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
℗ 1952 Capitol Records, LLC
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering 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
℗ 1998 Blue Note Records
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering 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
℗ 1998 Blue Note Records
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Hawkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al McKibbon, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2013 Capitol Records, LLC
Thelonious Monk, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Milt Jackson, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Ann Ronell, ComposerLyricist - Doug Hawkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al McKibbon, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sahib Shihab, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 Blue Note Records
DISC 2
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - 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
℗ 1956 Capitol Records, LLC
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - 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
℗ 1956 Capitol Records, LLC
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - 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
℗ 1956 Capitol Records, LLC
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thelonious Monk, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Alfred Lion, Producer - Kenny Dorham, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - BENNY DAVIS, Composer - Nelson Boyd, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Hawkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lou Donaldson, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Lucky Thompson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - JOE BURKE, Composer
℗ 2013 Capitol Records, LLC
Thelonious Monk, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ike Quebec, Composer - Doug Hawkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Ramey, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Billy Smith, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Idrees Sulieman, Composer, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Quebec West, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1983 Blue Note Records
Thelonious Monk, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ike Quebec, Composer - 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
℗ 1983 Blue Note Records
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Thelonious Monk, 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)
℗ 1983 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)
℗ 1983 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)
℗ 1983 Blue Note Records
Thelonious Monk, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rudy Van Gelder, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Watkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Edgar "Yip" Harburg, Author - Vernon Duke, Composer - Doug Hawkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Ramey, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 1983 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)
℗ 2013 Capitol Records, LLC
Duke Ellington, Composer - Thelonious Monk, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Hawkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sahib Shihab, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - George Taitt, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Paige, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 1983 Blue Note Records
Thelonious Monk, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Cahn, ComposerLyricist - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Milt Jackson, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Weston, ComposerLyricist - Axel Stordahl, ComposerLyricist - Thelonious Monk Quintet, MainArtist - John Simmons, Upright Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Shadow Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny "Pancho" Hagood, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 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
℗ 1949 Capitol Records, LLC
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
℗ 1956 Blue Note Records
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
℗ 1983 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 - Al McKibbon, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 1983 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
℗ 1983 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
℗ 1983 Blue Note Records
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Engineer, Mastering 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
℗ 1983 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
℗ 1984 Blue Note Records
Thelonious Monk, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Kenny Dorham, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Nelson Boyd, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Roy Turk, Composer - Fred E. Ahlert, Composer - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Hawkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lou Donaldson, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Lucky Thompson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1983 Blue Note Records
Album review
The two-disc Thelonious Monk anthology, 2014's 'Round Midnight: The Complete Blue Note Singles (1947-1952)), compiles all of the influential jazz pianist’s original 78 rpm singles released on the storied Blue Note label. These are Monk's first recordings under his own name, leading a group (not his debut recordings as a sideman with Coleman Hawkins). All of these recordings were later collected on various albums including Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1., and other anthologies. Here, they are presented in chronological order and with alternate takes. Recorded in six separate sessions beginning in October of 1947 and ending in May of 1952, these sides showcase many of the songs Monk composed, and which would quickly become part of the jazz canon. Included are "Evidence," "Mysterioso," "Well, You Needn't," and others. While the focal point of these albums is Monk's innovative use of dissonance and unexpected, angular melodicism, the recordings also benefit from a veritable who's-who of modern jazz of the period. Backing Monk here, variously, are such luminaries as drummers Art Blakey and Max Roach, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, trumpeters Kenny Dorham and Idrees Sulieman, saxophonists Lou Donaldson and Lucky Thompson, and many more. While these recordings are widely available, it's both historically enlightening and aesthetically pleasing to have them collected so thoughtfully here.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 47 track(s)
- Total length: 02:26:52
- Main artists: Thelonious Monk
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2014 Blue Note Records This Compilation ℗ 2014 Blue Note Records
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