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As part of Concord Jazz Very Best Of series, pianist and composer Thelonious Monk is spotlighted on ten previously released cuts taken from his stints with Prestige and Riverside in the '50s. The ten tracks, aimed at the casual listener, include the modern jazz classics composed by Monk, "Round Midnight," Ruby, My Dear," "Hackensack," "Blue Monk," "Bemsha Swing ," and "Well, You Needn't ." Monk also pays homage to two of his early piano influences, Duke Ellington on his "Sophisticated Lady," and a standard written by Fats Waller and Andy Razaf, "Honeysuckle Rose." Appearing on these various dates are an extraordinary roster of musicians including saxophonists Sonny Rollins, Frank Foster, Gigi Gryce, John Coltrane, and Coleman Hawkins, not to mention Monk's choice of drummers -- those who could do justice to his challenging angular rhythms -- Art Blakey, Max Roach, and Kenny Clarke. This is a decent budget-line collection but the better choice is the double-disc, 21-track compilation The Definitive Thelonious Monk on Prestige and Riverside, which makes a fine companion to The Essential Thelonious Monk, on Blue Note, which spotlights the years 1947-1952, and Columbia's 1962-1968. Keep in mind that all the original albums remain in print as well.
© Al Campbell /TiVo
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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.
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Thelonious Monk, MainArtist
℗ 2009 Concord Music Group Inc.
Thelonious Monk, MainArtist - Mitchell Parish, ComposerLyricist - Irving Mills, ComposerLyricist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer - Bill Grauer, Producer
℗ 1955 Riverside, Inc.
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Chambers, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Clark Terry, Trumpet, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Rollins, Tenor Saxophone, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Max Roach, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Orrin Keepnews, Producer
℗ 2008 Riverside Records/Fantasy, Inc.
Thelonious Monk, MainArtist - Andy Razaf, ComposerLyricist - Fats Waller, ComposerLyricist - Orrin Keepnews, Producer
℗ 1956 Fantasy, Inc.
Thelonious Monk, ComposerLyricist - Thelonious Monk Septet, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Concord Music Group Inc.
Thelonious Monk, ComposerLyricist - Thelonious Monk Septet, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Concord Music Group 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, ComposerLyricist - Thelonious Monk Quartet , MainArtist
℗ 2012 Concord Music Group, Inc.
Album review
As part of Concord Jazz Very Best Of series, pianist and composer Thelonious Monk is spotlighted on ten previously released cuts taken from his stints with Prestige and Riverside in the '50s. The ten tracks, aimed at the casual listener, include the modern jazz classics composed by Monk, "Round Midnight," Ruby, My Dear," "Hackensack," "Blue Monk," "Bemsha Swing ," and "Well, You Needn't ." Monk also pays homage to two of his early piano influences, Duke Ellington on his "Sophisticated Lady," and a standard written by Fats Waller and Andy Razaf, "Honeysuckle Rose." Appearing on these various dates are an extraordinary roster of musicians including saxophonists Sonny Rollins, Frank Foster, Gigi Gryce, John Coltrane, and Coleman Hawkins, not to mention Monk's choice of drummers -- those who could do justice to his challenging angular rhythms -- Art Blakey, Max Roach, and Kenny Clarke. This is a decent budget-line collection but the better choice is the double-disc, 21-track compilation The Definitive Thelonious Monk on Prestige and Riverside, which makes a fine companion to The Essential Thelonious Monk, on Blue Note, which spotlights the years 1947-1952, and Columbia's 1962-1968. Keep in mind that all the original albums remain in print as well.
© Al Campbell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:17
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Thelonious Monk
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Riverside
- Genre: Jazz
© 2012 Concord Music Group, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2012 Concord Music Group, Inc.
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