Thelonious Monk - The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk

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A1	Humph	2:50
A2	Evonce (Alternate) Written-By – I. Sulieman*, I. Quebec*	3:00
A3	Evonce (Master) Written-By – I. Sulieman*, I. Quebec*	3:01
A4	Suburban Eyes (Master) Written-By – I. Quebec*	2:58
A5	Suburban Eyes (Alternate) Written-By – I. Quebec*	2:55
A6	Thelonious	2:58
A7	Nice Work If You Can Get It (Alternate) Written-By – I. And G. Gershwin*	3:01
B1	Nice Work If You Can Get It (Master) Written-By – I. And G. Gershwin*	3:00
B2	Ruby My Dear (Alternate)	3:03
B3	Ruby My Dear (Master)	3:05
B4	Well You Needn't (Master)	2:55
B5	Well You Needn't (Alternate)	2:52
B6	April In Paris (Alternate) Written-By – E. Y. Harburg*, V. Duke*	2:39
B7	April In Paris (Master) Written-By – E. Y. Harburg*, V. Duke*	3:17
C1	Off Minor	2:58
C2	Introspection	3:10
C3	In Walked Bud	2:54
C4	Monk's Mood	3:09
C5	Who Knows (Master)	2:40
C6	Round Midnight	3:09
C7	Who Knows (Alternate)	2:39
D1	All The Things You Are Written-By – J. Kern*, O. Hammerstein*	2:57
D2	I Should Care (Alternate) Written-By – A. Stordahl*, P. Weston*, S. Cahn*	3:00
D3	I Should Care (Master) Written-By – A. Stordahl*, P. Weston*, S. Cahn*	2:59
D4	Evidence	2:31
D5	Misterioso (Master)	3:11
D6	Misterioso (Alternate)	2:43
D7	Epistrophy Written-By – K. Clarke*, Monk*	3:05
D8	I Mean You	2:44
E1	Four In One (Master)	3:27
E2	Four In One (Alternate)	3:26
E3	Criss Cross (Master)	2:55
E4	Criss Cross (Alternate)	2:48
E5	Eronel	3:01
E6	Straight No Chaser	2:54
F1	Ask Me Now (Alternate)	4:26
F2	Ask Me Now (Master)	3:12
F3	Willow Weep For Me Written-By – A. Ronnell*	3:00
F4	Skippy (Master)	2:55
F5	Skippy (Alternate)	3:07
F6	Hornin' In (Alternate)	3:05
G1	Hornin' In (Master)	3:07
G2	Sixteen (First Take)	3:28
G3	Sixteen (Second Take)	3:36
G4	Carolina Moon Written-By – D. Davis*, J. Burke*	3:25
G5	Let's Cool One	3:45
G6	I'll Follow You Written-By – F.E. Ahlert*, R. Turk*	3:46
H1	Reflections	7:01
H2	Misterioso	9:22

Companies, etc.

• Mastered At – Liberty Records – L14059

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Danny Quebec West (tracks: A1 to A6), Lou Donaldson (tracks: F4 to F6, G1 to G6), Sahib Shihab (tracks: C3 to C7, E1 to E6)
• Bass – Al McKibbon (tracks: E1 to E6, F1 to F3), Bob Paige (tracks: C3 to C7), Gene Ramey (tracks: A1 to A7, B1 to B7, C1 to C2), John Simmons (tracks: D1 to D8), Nelson Boyd (tracks: F4 to F6, G1 to G6), Paul Chambers (tracks: H1 to H2)
• Drums – Art Blakey (tracks: A1 to A7, B1 to B7, C1 to C7, E1 to E6, F1 to F3, H1 to H2), Max Roach (tracks: F4 to F6, G1 to G6), Shadow Wilson (tracks: D1 to D8)
• Executive-Producer – Charlie Lourie
• Piano – Thelonious Monk
• Producer [Original Sessions] – Alfred Lion
• Recorded By – Harry Smith (tracks: D1 to D8), Rudy Van Gelder (tracks: G1 to G6)
• Remastered By [Original Disc Transfers] – Ron McMasters*, Rudy Van Gelder
• Remastered By [Tape Transfers], Remix – Bert Agudelo
• Research, Reissue Producer, Remastered By [Original Disc Transfers], Remix – Michael Cuscuna
• Tenor Saxophone – Billy Smith (tracks: A1 to A6), Lucky Thompson (tracks: F4 to F6, G1 to G6)
• Tenor Saxophone, Leader – Sonny Rollins (tracks: H1 to H2)
• Trumpet – George Taitt (tracks: C3 to C7), Idrees Sulieman (tracks: A1 to A6), Kenny Dorham (tracks: F4 to F6, G1 to G6)
• Vibraphone – Milt Jackson (tracks: D1 to D8, E1 to E6, F3)
• Vocals – Kenny Hagood (tracks: D1 to D3)
• Written-By – Monk* (tracks: A1, A6, B2 to B5, C1 to C6, D4 to D8, E1 to E6, F1 to F2, F4 to F6, G1 to G3, H1 to H2)

Notes

A1 to A6 recorded 15 October 1947.
A7, B1 to B7, C1 to C2 recorded 24 October 1947.
C3 to C7 recorded 21 November 1947.
D1 to D8 recorded 2 July 1948.
E1 to E6, F1 to F3 recorded 23 July 1951.
F4 to F6, G1 to G6 recorded 30 May 1952.
H1 to H2 recorded 14 April 1957.

Limited edition of 7500 albums. Issued in a box with a 20pp booklet of notes (including a discography of Thelonious Monk).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Var. 1 Side A): MR4-101-1-RE-1
• Matrix / Runout (Var. 1 Side B): MR4-101-2-RE-1
• Matrix / Runout (Var. 1 Side C): MR4-101-3-RE-2
• Matrix / Runout (Var. 1 Side D): MR4-101-4-RE-1
• Matrix / Runout (Var. 1 Side E): MR4-101-5-RE-1
• Matrix / Runout (Var. 1 Side F): MR4-101-6-RE-1
• Matrix / Runout (Var. 1 Side G): MR4-101-7-RE-1
• Matrix / Runout (Var. 1 Side H): MR4-101-8-RE-1
• Matrix / Runout (Var. 2 Side A runout): MR4-101-1-RE-1.
• Matrix / Runout (Var. 2 Side B runout): MR4-101-2-RE-1.
• Matrix / Runout (Var. 2 Side C runout): MR4-101-3-RE-2. L14059 22519
• Matrix / Runout (Var. 2 Side D runout): MR4-101-4-RE-1. L14059 22520
• Matrix / Runout (Var. 2 Side E runout): MR4-101-5-RE-1. L14059 22521
• Matrix / Runout (Var. 2 Side F runout): MR4-101-6-RE-1. L14059 22522
• Matrix / Runout (Var. 2 Side G runout): MR4-101-7-RE-1. L14059 22523
• Matrix / Runout (Var. 2 Side H runout): MR4-101-8-RE-1. L14059 22524
• Matrix / Runout (Var. 2 All sides, stamped): MASTERED BY LIBERTY

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CDP 7243 8 30363 2 5	Thelonious Monk	The Complete Blue Note Recordings ‎(4xCD, Comp, Club + Box)	Blue Note	CDP 7243 8 30363 2 5	US	Unknown
CDP 7243 5 30363 2 6	Thelonious Monk	The Complete Blue Note Recordings ‎(4xCD + Box, Comp)	Blue Note	CDP 7243 5 30363 2 6	US	1994
CDP 7243 8 30363 2 5	Thelonious Monk	The Complete Blue Note Recordings ‎(4xCD + Box, Comp)	Blue Note	CDP 7243 8 30363 2 5	US	1994

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