Thelonious Monk - Brilliance

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A1	Brilliant Corners	7:42
A2	Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are	13:08
B1	Pannonica	8:50
B2	Bemsha Swing Written-By – Denzil Best, Thelonious Monk	7:42
B3	Jackie-ing	6:07
C1	Straight, No Chaser	9:21
C2	Played Twice (Take 2)	7:54
C3	Played Twice (Take 3)	8:00
D1	I Mean You	9:49
D2	Ask Me Now	10:47

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – Marfer, S.A.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Ernie Henry (tracks: A1 to B1)
• Bass – Oscar Pettiford (tracks: A1 to B1), Paul Chambers (tracks: B2), Sam Jones (tracks: B3 to D2)
• Celesta [Celeste] – Thelonious Monk (tracks: B1)
• Cornet – Thad Jones (tracks: B3 to D2)
• Cover – Phil Carroll
• Drums – Art Taylor (tracks: B3 to D2), Max Roach (tracks: A1 to B2)
• Engineer – Jack Higgins
• Piano – Thelonious Monk
• Producer – Orrin Keepnews
• Remastered By – David Turner
• Tenor Saxophone – Charlie Rouse (tracks: B3 to D2), Sonny Rollins (tracks: A1 to B2)
• Timpani [Tympany] – Max Roach (tracks: B2)
• Trumpet – Clark Terry (tracks: B2)
• Written-By – Thelonious Monk

Notes

Side A and first two selections on side B originally issued on "Brilliant Corners" (Riverside 226). All other selections originally issued as "Five By Monk By Five" (Riverside 305), Except for C2 which is previously unissued.
Original recordings at Reeves Sound Studios; New York City.
Remastered at Fantasy Studios; Berkeley, Ca.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
M-47023	Thelonious Monk	Brilliance ‎(2xLP, Comp)	Milestone Records	M-47023	US	1975
M-47023	Thelonious Monk	Brilliance ‎(2xLP, Comp)	Milestone Records	M-47023	Germany	1975
M-47023	Thelonious Monk	Brilliance ‎(2xLP, Comp)	Prestige	M-47023	US	1975
2C 162 - 96.873/4	Thelonious Monk	Brilliance ‎(2xLP, Comp)	Milestone Records	2C 162 - 96.873/4	France	1975
FAN 96-16	Thelonious Monk	Brilliance ‎(2xLP, Comp)	Milestone Records	FAN 96-16	Portugal	1975