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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
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: Sony 3 CD 2003 The Essential Thelonious Monk: Columbia/Legacy 2006
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.
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 ...
Genius of Modern Music, Vols. One & Two are a pair of separate but related 12" compilation albums ( LPs ) by American jazz pianist Thelonious Monk released on Blue Note in 1956. Later re-issues on CD include more material recorded at the same sessions but not released on the original LPs.
Criss-Cross was recorded during and shortly after the sessions for Monk's first Columbia LP, Monk's Dream.The quartet of musicians that appear on the album had been playing together for four years at the time of the recording sessions, and was thus one of the longer-lived bands of Monk's career.
Live at the It Club is a Thelonious Monk album released posthumously by Columbia Records. Recorded October 31 and November 1, 1964, at the "It" Club in Los Angeles, California. The album features Monk's quartet—with Charlie Rouse on tenor saxophone, Larry Gales on bass, and Ben Riley on drums—performing original compositions as well as jazz ...