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Monk's Music is a jazz album by the Thelonious Monk Septet, which for this recording included Coleman Hawkins and John Coltrane. It was released in November 1957 through Riverside Records . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The recording was made in New York City on June 26, 1957.
"Monk Theme" (extended version — this is special to the CD) This version features some solo takes Grant played on the theme when we were recording the original (pilot) version, and extra elements from the "Monk" musical palette — vibes, pizzicato strings and some drums. 02:34 "Miming Mr. Monk" (from "Mr. Monk Takes
The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings is a 2006 release of Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane's work for the Riverside Records label in 1957, with two tracks previously unreleased. This collection is an almost complete anthology of the work of Monk and Coltrane, who only recorded together in the studio during 1957.
Monk's Miracles: Columbia Record Club: D 338 mail order only 1969 Monk's Greatest Hits: Columbia: CS 9775 1969 The Best of Thelonious Monk: Riverside: RS 3037 1983 Monk's Classic Recordings: 1984 Blues Five Spot: 1998 Monk Alone: The Complete Solo Studio Recordings of Thelonious Monk 1962–1968: Sony: 2 CD 2001 The Columbia Years: '62–'68 ...
Disc 1, tracks 1–8: 21 and 27 July 1955, Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ – see Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington. Oscar Pettiford, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Disc 1, tracks 9–13; disc 2, tracks 1–2: 17 March and 3 April 1956, Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ – see The Unique Thelonious Monk. Oscar Pettiford, bass; Art ...
The tapes of these two shows stayed locked away in the Columbia Records vault for almost 20 years, until the label released a double-LP from them shortly after Monk's death in 1982. [6] A CD release followed in 2001, under the name of Live at the Jazz Workshop - Complete, featuring a number of bonus tracks, and nearly doubling the length of the ...
Monk toured Europe in 1967 with a similar ensemble and played many of the same pieces featured on Big Band and Quartet in Concert. Recordings of a Paris concert with the 1967 group were later issued as Thelonious Monk Nonet Live in Paris 1967. Big Band and Quartet in Concert was called by reviewer Scott Yanow "essential for all jazz collections ...
Although Monk occasionally performed covers, he primarily played his own compositions. He had recorded several albums of originals during 1953 – 1954 for his previous label, Prestige. But there was a perception, particularly among music critics, that Monk's music was "too difficult" [4] for the mainstream public, and his Prestige albums sold ...