Thelonious Monk Septet - Monk's Music

Tracklist

A1	Abide With Me
A2	Well, You Needn't
A3	Ruby, My Dear
A4	Off Minor
A5	Epistrophy
A6	Crepuscule With Nellie

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Gigi Gryce
• Bass – Wilbur Ware
• Design – Paul Bacon
• Drums – Art Blakey
• Engineer – Ray Fowler
• Photography By – Paul Weller
• Piano – Thelonious Monk
• Producer, Liner Notes – Orrin Keepnews
• Tenor Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane
• Trumpet – Ray Copeland

Notes

Recorded in New York, June 26, 1957.

Black labels with silver text. Appears similar to Discogs release 2017725, but cover has silver band repeating the word "Stereo" across the top, and does not have "Riverside Contemporary Series" printed on it. No date noted, but Goldmine price guide lists "Black label with reel and microphone logo" as 1959 issue.

Original mono release was RLP 12-242 with white labels in 1957. (According to Goldmine Jazz Album Price Guide)

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
RLP 12-242	Thelonious Monk Septet	Monk's Music ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Riverside Records	RLP 12-242	US	1957
GSLP 7023, GSLP 7203	Thelonious Monk	Monk's Music ‎(LP)	Gateway Records, Gateway Records	GSLP 7023, GSLP 7203	US	1977
RLP 12-242, 088072357778, OJC-084	Thelonious Monk Septet	Monk's Music ‎(LP, Album, RE, 180)	Riverside Records, Universal Music Group International, Original Jazz Classics	RLP 12-242, 088072357778, OJC-084	Europe	2014
OJC 084, RLP-242	Thelonious Monk Septet	Monk's Music ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Original Jazz Classics, Riverside Records	OJC 084, RLP-242	Germany	1983
OJC-32689-02	Thelonious Monk	Monk's Music ‎(CD, RM)	Original Jazz Classics	OJC-32689-02	US	2011