The Perfect Jazz Collection

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Annotation

A remastered version of the original release, plus three previously unreleased alternate takes, and one alternate take supposedly released (#9-12).
Not clear exactly which one is it, and wether #9 is really an a.t. or an unedited version.
It's also unclear if this material was issued before in the Columbia boxset.

Recorded February - March 1966 in New York.

Drums – Charlie Persip (tracks: 15, 16), Jimmy Lovelace, Ray Lucas (tracks: 2, 3, 13)
Mastered By (Digitally) – Mark Wilder
Organ – Lonnie Smith
Producer – John Hammond
Reissue Producer – Didier C. Deutsch, Steve Berkowitz
Saxophone (Baritone) – Ronnie Cuber
Trumpet – Blue Mitchell (tracks: 15, 16)
Vocals, Guitar – George Benson

The Herbie Hancock Group

  • Herbie Hancock: Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner D6 clavinet, ARP Odyssey synthesizer, ARP Soloist synthesizer, pipes.
  • Bennie Maupin: soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, saxello, bass clarinet, alto flute.
  • Paul Jackson: electric bass, marimbula.
  • Bill Summers': congas, shekere, balafon, agogo, cabasa, hindewho, tambourine, log drum, surdo, gankoqui, beer bottle.

Notes

This release is known as the "track 1 slow fade" corrected speed version.
See the original for details.

Remastered edition of 1950's album, issued with additional alternate takes.

Label: Sony - Catalog #: 65144 - UPC: 074646514429

barcode/cat # entered in Edit #14383252 — way after release was originally added, and refers to a 25cd boxset The Perfect Jazz Collection: 25 Original Albums, of which this is apparently disc #6. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003IY49S4/

Annotation last modified on 2015-07-14 00:03 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy
2▶CD: Sarah Vaughan - Sarah Vaughan in Hi-Fi
3▶CD: Art Blakey - The Jazz Messengers
4▶CD: Billie Holiday - Lady in Satin
5▶CD: Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
6▶CD: The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out
7▶CD: Duke Ellington & Count Basie - The Count Meets the Duke
8▶CD: Helen Merrill - Parole e musica
9▶CD: Charles Mingus - Tijuana Moods
10▶CD: Chet Baker - Chet Is Back!
11▼CD: The Thelonious Monk Quartet - Monk's Dream
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Monk's Dream (take 8)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-02)
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
double bass:
John Ore (on 1962-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer) (on 1962-11-02)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-11-02)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1962-11-02)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-02)
recording of:
Monk’s Dream (on 1962-11-02)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk Quartet6:29
2Body and Soul (re-take 2)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-01)
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-11-01)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-01)
instrumental recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1962-11-01)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Thelonious Monk Quartet4:31
3Bright Mississippi (take 1)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-01)
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
double bass:
John Ore (on 1962-11-01)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer) (on 1962-11-01)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-11-01)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1962-11-01)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-01)
recording of:
Bright Mississippi (on 1962-11-01)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk Quartet8:38
4Blues Five Spot
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-06)
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
double bass:
John Ore (on 1962-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer) (on 1962-11-06)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1962-11-06)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-06)
recording of:
Blues Five Spot (on 1962-11-06)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk Quartet4.43:16
5Blue Bolivar Blues (take 2)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-10-31)
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
double bass:
John Ore (on 1962-10-31)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer) (on 1962-10-31)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-10-31)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1962-10-31)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-10-31)
recording of:
Ba‐lue Bolivar Ba‐lues‐are (on 1962-10-31)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk Quartet7:33
6Just a Gigolo
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-02)
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-11-02)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-02)
instrumental cover recording of:
Just a Gigolo (English version) (on 1962-11-02)
lyricist:
Julius Brammer
composer:
Leonello Casucci
translator:
Irving Caesar
translated version of:
Schöner Gigolo
Thelonious Monk Quartet2:29
7Bye-Ya
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-10-31)
double bass:
John Ore (on 1962-10-31)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer) (on 1962-10-31)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-10-31)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1962-10-31)
edit of:
Bye‐Ya (Columbia studio recording, 1961-10-31, unedited) by The Thelonious Monk Quartet
recording of:
Bye‐Ya (on 1962-10-31)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk Quartet5:25
8Sweet and Lovely
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-06)
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
double bass:
John Ore (on 1962-11-06)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer) (on 1962-11-06)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-11-06)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1962-11-06)
recorded at:
Columbia 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-06)
instrumental recording of:
Sweet and Lovely (on 1962-11-06)
lyricist:
Harry Tobias
composer:
Gus Arnheim and Charles N. Daniels
publisher:
Harry Tobias Music, Keith Prowse Music, Redwood Music, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Anne-Rachel Music Corp. (in 1931), Chappell & Co. (in 1931), Quartet Music Inc. (in 1931) and Range Road Music Inc. (in 1931)
Thelonious Monk Quartet7:57
9Monk's Dream (take 3)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-02)
double bass:
John Ore (on 1962-11-02)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer) (on 1962-11-02)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-11-02)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1962-11-02)
recording of:
Monk’s Dream (on 1962-11-02)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk Quartet5:16
10Body and Soul (take 1)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-10-31)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-10-31)
instrumental recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1962-10-31)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Thelonious Monk Quartet5:12
11Bright Mississippi (take 3)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-11-01)
double bass:
John Ore (on 1962-11-01)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer) (on 1962-11-01)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-11-01)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1962-11-01)
recording of:
Bright Mississippi (on 1962-11-01)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk Quartet10:24
12Blue Bolivar Blues (take 1)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1962-10-31)
double bass:
John Ore (on 1962-10-31)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer) (on 1962-10-31)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1962-10-31)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1962-10-31)
recording of:
Ba‐lue Bolivar Ba‐lues‐are (on 1962-10-31)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk Quartet6:12
12▶CD: Sonny Rollins - Sonny Meets Hawk!
13▶CD: Martial Solal - At Newport '63
14▶CD: Paul Desmond & Gerry Mulligan - Two of a Mind
15▶CD: Benny Goodman - Together Again!
16▶CD: George Benson - It's Uptown
17▶CD: Nina Simone - Sings the Blues
18▶CD: Art Tatum - Piano Starts Here
19▶CD: Erroll Garner - Concert by the Sea
20▶CD: Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters
21▶CD: Stan Getz - The Best of Two Worlds
22▶CD: Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius
23▶CD: Weather Report - Heavy Weather
24▶CD: Wynton Marsalis - Standard Time, Volume 1
25▶CD: Charlie Parker - Bird

Credits

Release

art direction:Howard Fritzson
design/illustration:Randall Martin (US art director, graphic designer, and illustrator)
photography:Don Hunstein (photographer)
Jay Maisel (photographer)
Sandy Speiser
additional liner notes:Robert Palmer (English singer‐songwriter)
liner notes:Bill Evans (pianist)
Pat Metheny
Scott H. Thompson (in 1992)
mixer and mastering:Charles Harbutt (sound engineer and reissue producer)
additional engineer:Ted Brosnan
Ted Hammond
engineer:David Palmer (Engineer)
Fred Plaut
Don Puluse
additional producer:Bob Belden
producer:George Avakian (US 1940–90s record producer)
Bobby Colomby
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
David Rubinson
Irving Townsend
Ben Young (producer, jazz historian, radio host, engineer)
recording engineer:Mickey Crofford
Ray Hall (engineer)
Fred Plaut
agogô, balafon, cabasa, congas, gankogui, percussion [beer bottle], shekere, slit drum [log drum], surdo and tambourine:Bill Summers
alto flute, bass clarinet, saxophone [saxello], soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:Bennie Maupin
alto saxophone:Paul Desmond
bass:Eugene Wright (bass)
double bass:Robert Hurst (jazz bassist composer)
electric upright bass and marímbula:Paul Jackson (jazz bassist)
membranophone:Harvey Mason (jazz drummer)
Joe Morello
Jeffrey “Tain” Watts (jazz drummer)
piano:Dave Brubeck
Marcus Roberts (American jazz pianist)
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes electric piano], clavinet [Hohner D6 clavinet], other instruments [pipes] and synthesizer [ARP Odyssey synthesizer] and synthesizer [ARP Soloist synthesizer]:Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
trumpet:Wynton Marsalis
remaster of:Monk’s Dream by Thelonious Monk
Monk’s Dream by The Thelonious Monk Quartet
Nina Simone Sings the Blues by Nina Simone
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3509725 [info]
ASIN:UK: B003IY49S4 [info]
US: B000P46Q18 [info]
US: B000002AIT [info]
US: B0012GN2GA [info]
US: B0013DCCS6 [info]
US: B00000269G [info]
FR: B003IY49S4 [info]
other databases:https://www.musik-sammler.de/release/731762/ [info]

Release group

part of:The Perfect Collection / La Discothèque idéale (order: 2)