Best Of Thelonious Monk (2004)

Product Summary Label: Fantasy/milestone/prestige UPC: 00025218350624 Release Date: 8/31/2004 Buy.com Sku: 61705182 Item#: MNEJVP Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. 'Round Midnight ~ Thelonious Monk 2. Off Minor - (take 5) ~ Thelonious Monk 3. Jackie-ing ~ Thelonious Monk 4. Well, You Needn't ~ Thelonious Monk 5. Caravan ~ Thelonious Monk 6. I Mean You ~ Thelonious Monk 7. Ruby, My Dear ~ Thelonious Monk 8. Brilliant Corners ~ Thelonious Monk 9. Let's Call This ~ Thelonious Monk 10. Straight, No Chaser - (take 3) ~ Thelonious Monk (P) 2004 Fantasy, Inc. (C) 2004 Fantasy, Inc.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Thelonious Monk (piano); Ernie Henry (alto saxophone); Harold Land (tenor saxophone); Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone); Joe Gordon, Ray Copeland (trumpet); Kenny Clarke, Shadow Wilson (drums); Gigi Gryce (alto saxophone); Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone); Thad Jones (cornet); Max Roach, Art Blakey (drums). Audio Remasterer: Kirk Felton. Liner Note Author: Chip Stern. Recording information: Reeves Sound Studios, New York, NY (07/21/1955-05/29/1960); The Blackhawk, San Francisco, CA (07/21/1955-05/29/1960); Van Gelder Studios, Hackensack, NJ (07/21/1955-05/29/1960). Author: Blind Willie Johnson. A truly distinctive performer in both his musical style and his personality, Thelonious Monk is inarguably the most important pianist/composer in post-bop jazz. Although Monk's late-1940s and early-'50s recordings for Blue Note display his bebop roots, they also reveal his own utterly unique musical vocabulary, which he expanded upon during his revered mid-to-late-1950s sessions for Riverside Records. This collection presents a handful of tracks from these revered Riverside albums, including a playful 1957 solo version of his classic "'Round Midnight," which highlights Monk's percussive piano technique. Other tracks on THE BEST OF THELONIOUS MONK feature a number of jazz greats, particularly the stellar lineup that includes drummer Art Blakey and saxophonists John Coltrane and Coleman Hawkins on the bouncy "Off Minor" and the swinging "Well, You Needn't," both from '57's MONK'S MUSIC. Boasting crisp, remastered sound, this 2004 compilation is an ideal introduction to Monk's peak years. Producer: Orrin Keepnews; Orrin Keepnews Engineer: Jack Higgins; Ray Fowler; Reice Hamel; Rudy Van Gelder   Compilation Appearances Seven Riverside Records Story Masters Of Jazz Sampler Vol. 2-Original Jazz Legends Ken Burns Jazz-Story Of America Best Of Ken Burns Jazz Ken Burns Jazz Ken Burns Jazz Black & Proud Legacy Volume Six Classic Jazz Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Piano Blues Best Of Thelonious Monk Hand On The Torch (bonus Cd) (bonus Tracks) A-Z Encyclopedia Of Ja696 Bebop Pianists Prestige Profiles Original Jazz Legends Series Vol 03 Riverside Profiles 1106 Riverside Profiles 1106 Riverside Profiles 1106 Jazz On A Summer Day Jazz After Dark Roy Haynes:jazz Brilliant Corners Tom Waits Jukebox Very Best Of Prestige (Prestige 60Th   Associated Artists and Works Artists, Various Artists, Various Artists, Various Artists, Various Reflections of Monk ~ Bartz, Gary Blakey, Art Blakey, Art Blakey, Art Blakey, Art Blakey, Art D'Andrea, Franco Davis, Miles Davis, Miles Davis, Miles Davis, Miles Davis, Miles Gemini Gemini Gillespie, Dizzy Group 15 Group Fifteen Holman, Bill Holman, Bill Holman, Bill Holman, Bill Lacy, Steve Lacy, Steve Lacy, Steve Mulligan, Gerry Mulligan, Gerry Mulligan, Gerry Mulligan Meets Monk (Riverside) ~ Mulligan, Gerry Mulligan, Gerry Mulligan, Gerry Mulligan, Gerry Original Soundtrack Straight, No Chaser [Remaster] ~ Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Original Soundtrack Powell, Bud Powell, Bud Price, Maxwell Roach, Max Roach, Max Misterioso [Bonus Tracks] ~ Roiger, Teri Roiger, Teri Roiger, Teri Roiger, Teri Roiger, Teri Roiger, Teri Roiger, Teri Schlippenbach, Alexander Von Exponentially Monk ~ Stetch, John Summers, Andy Summers, Andy Summers, Andy Summers, Andy Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Various Artists Von Schlippenbach, Alexander Plays Monk ~ Wallace, Bennie In The Key Of Monk ~ Williams, Jessica (Jazz) In the Key of Monk ~ Williams, Jessica (Piano) Woods, Phil Woods, Phil   Technical Info Release Date : 08/31/2004 Original Release Date : 2004 Catalog ID : 5706 Label : Riverside Records (Jazz) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00025218350624    Related Videos Randy Jackson: Randy Jack...