Monk's Music

~ Release by Thelonious Monk (see all versions of this release, 22 available)

Annotation

Credits
Alto Saxophone – Gigi Gryce
Bass – Wilbur Ware
Drums – Art Blakey
Engineer Recording – Jack Higgins
Mastered By 2004 – Joe Tarantino
Piano – Thelonious Monk
Producer – Orrin Keepnews
Tenor Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane
Trumpet – Ray Copeland
Notes
"Abide with Me" is played by trumpet and saxes only; "Ruby, My Dear" by Hawkins and rhythm section only.
Recorded at Reeves Sound Studio, New York City; June 26, 1957. Mastered in 2004 at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley.
This Hybrid SA-CD can be played on any standard CD player.

Stereo only SACD.

Annotation last modified on 2016-09-04 15:10 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Hybrid SACD
#TitleRatingLength
1Abide With Me
alto saxophone:
Gigi Gryce (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)
arranger:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-06-26)
instrumental recording of:
Abide With Me (set to tune ‘Eventide’) (on 1957-06-26)
lyricist:
Henry Francis Lyte (in 1847)
composer:
William Henry Monk (in 1861)
is based on:
Abide With Me (hymn without specified tune)
0:55
2Well, 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)
11:27
3Ruby, My Dear
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:
Coleman Hawkins (on 1957-06-26)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-06-26)
recording of:
Ruby, My Dear (on 1957-06-26)
composer:
Thelonious Monk (in 1948)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
5:28
4Off Minor (take 5)
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
5:11
5Epistrophy
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)
10:48
6Crepuscule With Nellie (take 6)
alto saxophone:
Gigi Gryce (on 1957-06-26)
double bass [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:
Crepuscule With Nellie (on 1957-06-26)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music
4:40
7Off Minor (take 4)
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
alto saxophone:
Gigi Gryce (on 1957-06-26)
double bass [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)
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 1957-06-26)
recording of:
Off Minor (on 1957-06-26)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
5:15
8Crepuscule With Nellie (takes 4 and 5)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-06-26)
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:
Crepuscule With Nellie (on 1957-06-26)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music
4:44