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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.
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 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.
Monks is an album by pianist Borah Bergman, bassist Wilber Morris, and drummer Sunny Murray. Featuring interpretations of music by Thelonious Monk, it was recorded on April 30, 1996, in New York City, and was issued in 2019 as a two-CD set by the Some Real Music label. Plans for the album's release were initially abandoned due to errors made by ...
"Monk Theme"' (series version) This is the version most people will recognize from season one. The Emmy won for this was Monks first! 00:51 "Have Fun" (from "Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival") Monk and Sharona, trying to "blend in," engage in various carnival activities. 01:05 "Pebbles And Clues" (from "Mr. Monk and the Other Woman") 01:05
Monk's Casino is a live album by German free jazz pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach featuring the complete compositions of Thelonious Monk recorded in Germany in 2003-04 for the Intakt label. [1] According to the liner notes by critic John Corbett , Monk's Casino is the first ever comprehensive recording project to include all Monk's songs.
The tune was first recorded with Monk's septet for Monk's Music; on that album (and on many of its reissues), "Crepuscule" was spelled "Crepescule" (3 e's, 1 u). [ 35 ] The tune also appears on Les Liaisons dangereuses 1960 , [ 9 ] Criss-Cross ., [ 36 ] and on the live albums from Carnegie Hall , Town Hall , [ 37 ] France and Italy .
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 ...