The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection

~ Release by Thelonious Monk (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Nutty
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder
producer:
Bob Weinstock
double bass:
Percy Heath (on 1954-09-22)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey
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:
Nutty (on 1954-09-22)
composer:
Thelonious Monk (in 1954)
publisher:
Thelonious Music Corp.
5:19
2Blue 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
7:39
3Monk'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
7:52
4Epistrophy
alto saxophone:
Gigi Gryce (on 1957-06-26)
double bass:
Wilbur Ware (on 1957-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1957-06-26)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1957-06-26)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1957-06-26) and Coleman Hawkins (on 1957-06-26)
trumpet:
Ray Copeland (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-06-26)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-06-26)
recording of:
Epistrophy (on 1957-06-26)
composer:
Kenny Clarke and Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
10:47
5Crepuscule With Nellie
alto saxophone:
Gigi Gryce (on 1957-06-25)
double bass:
Wilbur Ware (on 1957-06-25)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1957-06-25)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1957-06-25)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1957-06-25) and Coleman Hawkins (on 1957-06-25)
trumpet:
Ray Copeland (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-06-25)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-06-25)
recording of:
Crepuscule With Nellie (on 1957-06-25)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music
4:35
6Well You Needn't
alto saxophone:
Gigi Gryce (on 1957-06-26)
double bass:
Wilbur Ware (on 1957-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1957-06-26)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1957-06-26)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1957-06-26) and Coleman Hawkins (on 1957-06-26)
trumpet:
Ray Copeland (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-06-26)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-06-26)
recording of:
Well, You Needn’t (on 1957-06-26)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Regent Music (BMI)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
11:24
7Off Minor
alto saxophone:
Gigi Gryce (on 1957-06-26)
double bass:
Wilbur Ware (on 1957-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1957-06-26)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1957-06-26)
tenor saxophone:
John Coltrane (on 1957-06-26) and Coleman Hawkins (on 1957-06-26)
trumpet:
Ray Copeland (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1957-06-26)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-06-26)
recording of:
Off Minor (on 1957-06-26)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
5:08
8Light Blue
recording of:
Light Blue
composer:
Thelonious Monk
5:14
9Rhythm-A-Ning
bass:
Ahmed Abdul‐Malik (US jazz double bassist and oud player) (on 1958-08-07)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1958-08-07)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1958-08-07)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Griffin (on 1958-08-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phoenix Records (Spanish jazz reissue label)
recorded at:
Five Spot (original location) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-08-07)
live recording of:
Rhythm‐a‐ning (on 1958-08-07)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music and Thelonious Music Corporation (publisher, affiliated to BMI)
9:25
10Worry Later (San Francisco Holiday)
double bass [bass]:
John Ore (on 1960-04-29)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Billy Higgins (US jazz drummer) (on 1960-04-29)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1960-04-29)
tenor saxophone:
Harold Land (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1960-04-29) and Charlie Rouse (on 1960-04-29)
trumpet:
Joe Gordon (jazz trumpeter) (on 1960-04-29)
recorded at:
The Blackhawk in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1960-04-29)
live recording of:
San Francisco Holiday (on 1960-04-29)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music
9:10

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part of:The Absolute Essential 3 CD Collection (order: 9)