The Rough Guide to Thelonious Monk

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

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Thelonious
recording engineer:
Doug Hawkins (sound engineer)
producer:
Alfred Lion
alto saxophone:
Danny Quebec West (on 1947-10-15)
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1947-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-10-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-10-15)
tenor saxophone:
Billy Smith (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1947-10-15)
trumpet:
Idrees Sulieman (on 1947-10-15)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-10-15)
recording of:
Thelonious (on 1947-10-15)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
3:04
2Round Midnight
recording engineer:
Doug Hawkins (sound engineer)
producer:
Alfred Lion
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)
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
3:12
3Misterioso
double bass [bass]:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1948-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1948-07-02)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1948-07-02)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1948-07-02) and Milton Jackson (on 1948-07-02)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-07-02) and WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-07-02)
recording of:
Misterioso (on 1948-07-02)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
3:21
4Epistrophy
double bass:
John Simmons (bassist) (on 1948-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1948-07-02)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1948-07-02)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1948-07-02)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-07-02)
recording of:
Epistrophy (on 1947-07-02)
composer:
Kenny Clarke and Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
3:07
5Criss Cross
alto saxophone:
Sahib Shihab (American jazz musician) (on 1951-07-23)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (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
2:57
6Straight No Chaser
alto saxophone:
Sahib Shihab (American jazz musician) (on 1951-07-23)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (double bassist) (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
2:57
7Bemsha 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., Embassy Music Corporation, Second Floor Music and Thelonious Music
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
3:11
8Just a Gigolo
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)
instrumental cover recording of:
Just a Gigolo (English version) (on 1954-09-22)
lyricist:
Julius Brammer
composer:
Leonello Casucci
translator:
Irving Caesar
translated version of:
Schöner Gigolo
cover recording of:
Just a Gigolo (English version)
lyricist:
Julius Brammer
composer:
Leonello Casucci
translator:
Irving Caesar
translated version of:
Schöner Gigolo
3:02
9Blue 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
7:41
10Brilliant 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 (American saxophonist) (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
7:47
11Monk’s Mood
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1957-04-16)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass [bass]:
Wilbur Ware (on 1957-04-16)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1957-04-16)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1957-04-16)
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:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-04-16)
recording of:
Monk’s Mood (on 1957-04-16)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
7:50
12Rhythm-A-Ning
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-05-15)
recording engineer:
Earl Brown (American composer, engineer)
producer:
Nesuhi Ertegun
bass:
Jimmy "Spanky" DeBrest (on 1957-05-15)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1957-05-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1957-05-15)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Griffin (on 1957-05-15)
trumpet:
Bill Hardman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-05-15)
recording of:
Rhythm‐a‐ning (on 1957-05-15)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music and Thelonious Music Corporation (publisher, affiliated to BMI)
7:18
13Ruby My Dear
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (in 1957-07)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
double bass:
Wilbur Ware (in 1957-07)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (in 1957-07)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (in 1957-07)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (in 1957-07)
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:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1957-07)
cover recording of:
Ruby, My Dear (in 1957-07)
composer:
Thelonious Monk (in 1948)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
6:20
14Little 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 (aka Brother Ah, French hornist and radio host) (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 in Theater District, 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

Credits

Release

ASIN:UK: B07895ZV6S [info]

Release group

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