Thelonious Monk Discography
1941 (age 24)
Charlie Christian's Jam Session
Thelonious Monk, piano; Charlie Christian, guitar; Nick Fenton, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Minton's Playhouse, NYC, May 12, 1941
| Swing To Bop (Topsy) | Esoteric ES-548; Everest FS 219 |
* Esoteric ES-548 Charlie Christian, Dizzy Gillespie - After Hours 1957
= Counterpoint CPT-548 - 1959
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1932-2 - 2000
* Everest FS 219 Various Artists - Live Sessions At Minton's
Charlie Christian's Jam Session
Joe Guy, unknown, trumpet; unknown, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Charlie Christian, guitar; Nick Fenton, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Minton's Playhouse, NYC, May, 1941
| Stompin' At The Savoy (Down On Teddy's Hill) | Esoteric ES-548; Everest FS 219 |
* Esoteric ES-548 Charlie Christian, Dizzy Gillespie - After Hours 1957
= Counterpoint CPT-548 - 1959
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1932-2 - 2000
* Everest FS 219 Various Artists - Live Sessions At Minton's
Hot Lips Page's Jam Session
Joe Guy, Hot Lips Page, unknown trumpet #3, trumpet; Herbie Fields, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; unknown, bass; unknown, drums.
Minton's Playhouse, NYC, 1941
| Sweet Lorraine | Xanadu 107 |
Joe Guy, Hot Lips Page, unknown trumpet #3, unknown trumpet #4, trumpet; Herbie Fields, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; unknown, bass; unknown, drums.
| My Melancholy Baby | - |
* Xanadu 107 Joe Guy, Hot Lips Page - Trumpet Battle At Minton's 1975
Charlie Christian's Jam Session
Joe Guy, trumpet; Kermit Scott, tenor sax; unknown or Thelonious Monk, piano; Charlie Christian, guitar; Nick Fenton, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Minton's Playhouse, NYC, 1941
| Rhythm-a-ning | Xanadu 107 |
* Xanadu 107 Joe Guy, Hot Lips Page - Trumpet Battle At Minton's 1975
Joe Guy's Jam Session
Joe Guy, trumpet; Thelonious Monk, piano; Nick Fenton, bass.
NYC, 1941
| Rhythm Riff | Xanadu 112 |
Joe Guy, trumpet; Thelonious Monk, piano; Nick Fenton, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
| Nice Work If You Can Get It | - |
Joe Guy, trumpet; Al Sears, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Nick Fenton, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
| Down | - | |
| I Found A Million Dollar Baby | - |
Joe Guy, trumpet; Thelonious Monk, piano; unknown, bass; unknown, drums.
| You're A Lucky Guy | - |
* Xanadu 112 Joe Guy, Billie Holiday - Harlem Odyssey 1975
Roy Eldridge's Jam Session
Roy Eldridge, trumpet; Herbie Fields, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; unknown, bass; unknown, drums.
NYC, 1941
| Body And Soul | Xanadu 123 |
Roy Eldridge, Joe Guy, trumpet; unknown, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; unknown, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
| Indiana | - |
* Xanadu 123 Harry Edison, Hot Lips Page - Sweets, Lips And Lots Of Jazz
Hot Lips Page's Jam Session
Hot Lips Page, trumpet; unknown, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; unknown, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
NYC, 1941
| Baby Lips | Xanadu 123 |
Joe Guy, Hot Lips Page, trumpet; Herbie Fields, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; unknown, bass; unknown, drums.
| Sweet Georgia Brown | Onyx ORI 207 |
Joe Guy, Hot Lips Page, trumpet; Thelonious Monk, piano; unknown, bass; unknown, drums.
| Topsy | - |
* Xanadu 123 Harry Edison, Hot Lips Page - Sweets, Lips And Lots Of Jazz
* Onyx ORI 207 Hot Lips Page - After Hours In Harlem
Don Byas' Jam Session
Joe Guy, trumpet; Don Byas, tenor sax; unknown, tenor sax #2; Thelonious Monk, piano; unknown, bass; unknown, drums; Helen Humes, vocal.
Minton's Playhouse, NYC, 1941
| 1. | Stardust | Onyx ORI 208 |
| 2. | Exactly Like You | - |
Joe Guy, trumpet; unknown, trumpet #1; Don Byas, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; unknown, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
| 1. | I Can't Give You Anything But Love | - |
| 2. | Indiana | - |
* Onyx ORI 208 Don Byas - Midnight At Minton's
1944
Coleman Hawkins Quartet
Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Edward "Bass" Robinson, bass; Denzil Best, drums.
NYC, October 19, 1944
| On The Bean | Joe Davis 8251; Prestige PRST 7824, PRCD-24124-2; Milestone M-47015 | |
| Recollections | - | |
| Flyin' Hawk | Joe Davis 8250; Prestige PRST 7824, PRCD-24124-2; Milestone M-47015 | |
| Drifting On A Reed | - |
* Prestige PRST 7824 Coleman Hawkins - Bean And The Boys 1970
* Milestone M-47015 Coleman Hawkins - The Hawk Flies 1973
* Prestige PRCD-24124-2 Coleman Hawkins - Bean & The Boys 1993
* Joe Davis 8251; Jazz Selection (F) JS 510 Coleman Hawkins - Recollections / On The Bean
* Joe Davis 8250; Jazz Selection (F) JS 508 Coleman Hawkins - Drifting On A Reed / Flyin' Hawk
1946
Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra
Dave Burns, Talib Dawud, Kenny Dorham, John Lynch, Elmon Wright, trumpet; Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Leon Comegys, Charles Greenlea, Alim Moore, trombone; Howard Johnson, Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Ray Abrams, Warren Luckey, tenor sax; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Milt Jackson, vibes #8-11; Thelonious Monk, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Spotlight Lounge, Washington, DC, May-June, 1946
| 1. | Our Delight | Hi-Fly H 01 |
| 2. | Ray's Idea | - |
| 3. | Cool Breeze | - |
| 4. | One Bass Hit | - |
| 5. | Groovin' High | - |
| 6. | Second Balcony Jump | - |
| 7. | unknown title | - |
| 8. | 'Round Midnight | - |
| 9. | Oo-Bup-Sh' Bam | - |
| 10. | The Man I Love | - |
| 11. | Things To Come | - |
* Hi-Fly H 01 Dizzy Gillespie '46 Live At The Spotlite
Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; Sarah Vaughan, vocal.
Spotlight Lounge, Washington, DC, June, 1946
| Don't Blame Me | Hi-Fly H 01 |
* Hi-Fly H 01 Dizzy Gillespie '46 Live At The Spotlite
1947 (age 30)
The Thelonious Monk Sextet
Idrees Suliman, trumpet; Danny Quebec West, alto sax; Billy Smith, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Eugene Ramey, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, October 15, 1947
| BN308-2 | Humph | Blue Note 560, BLP 5009, BLP 1510 |
| BN309-1 | Evonce (alternate take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ-61011 |
| BN309-4 | Evonce | Blue Note 547, BLP 1511 |
| BN310-1 | Suburban Eyes | Blue Note 542, BLP 5009, BLP 1511 |
| BN310-2 | Suburban Eyes (alternate take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ-61011 |
| BN311-0 | Thelonious | Blue Note 542, BLP 5002, BLP 1510 |
* Blue Note BLP 1510 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volume One 1956
= Blue Note BST 81510 (pseudo stereo) - 1966
= Blue Note BN-LA579-H2 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius 1976
= Mosaic MR4-101 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk 1983
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-61011 More Genius Of Thelonious Monk 1985
* Blue Note BLP 1511 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volume Two 1956
= Blue Note BST 81511 (pseudo stereo) - 1969
= Blue Note BN-LA579-H2 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius 1976
= Mosaic MR4-101 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk 1983
* Blue Note BLP 5009 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Vol. 2 1952
* Blue Note BLP 5002 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music 1952
* Blue Note 560 Thelonious Monk - Humph / Mysterioso 1948
* Blue Note 547 Thelonious Monk - Evonce / Off Minor 1948
* Blue Note 542 Thelonious Monk - Thelonious / Suburban Eyes 1947
The Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk, piano; Eugene Ramey, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, October 24, 1947
| BN312-0 | Nice Work (alternate take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ-61011 |
| BN312-1 | Nice Work | Blue Note 1575, BLP 5009, BLP 1511 |
| BN313-0 | Ruby My Dear (alternate take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ-61011 |
| BN313-1 | Ruby My Dear | Blue Note 549, BLP 5002, BLP 1510 |
| BN314-0 | Well You Needn't | Blue Note 543, BLP 5002, BLP 1510 |
| BN314-1 | Well You Needn't (alternate take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ-61011 |
| BN315-0 | April In Paris (alternate take) | - |
| BN315-1 | April In Paris | Blue Note 1575, BLP 1510 |
| BN317-1 | Off Minor | Blue Note 547, BLP 5002, BLP 1510 |
| BN316-3 | Introspection | Blue Note BLP 1510 |
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-61011 More Genius Of Thelonious Monk 1985
* Blue Note BLP 1511 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volume Two 1956
= Blue Note BST 81511 (pseudo stereo) - 1969
= Blue Note BN-LA579-H2 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius 1976
= Mosaic MR4-101 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk 1983
* Blue Note BLP 1510 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volume One 1956
= Blue Note BST 81510 (pseudo stereo) - 1966
= Blue Note BN-LA579-H2 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius 1976
= Mosaic MR4-101 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk 1983
* Blue Note BLP 5009 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Vol. 2 1952
* Blue Note BLP 5002 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music 1952
* Blue Note 1575 Thelonious Monk - April In Paris / Nice Work 1951
* Blue Note 549 Thelonious Monk - Ruby My Dear / Evidence 1948
* Blue Note 543 Thelonious Monk - 'Round About Midnight / Well You Needn't 1947
* Blue Note 547 Thelonious Monk - Evonce / Off Minor 1948
The Thelonious Monk Quintet
George Taitt, trumpet; Edmund Gregory, alto sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Robert Paige, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, November 21, 1947
| BN318-3 | In Walked Bud | Blue Note 548, 45-1664, BLP 5009, BLP 1510 |
| BN319-0 | Monk's Mood | Blue Note 1565, BLP 1511 |
| BN320-0 | Who Knows | Blue Note 1565, BLP 5009, BLP 1511 |
| BN321-1 | 'Round About Midnight | Blue Note 543, 45-1664, BLP 5002, BLP 1510, BLP 1001, BST2 84433, BST 89902 |
| BN320-7 | Who Knows (alternate take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ-61011 |
* Blue Note BLP 1510 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volume One 1956
= Blue Note BST 81510 (pseudo stereo) - 1966
= Blue Note BN-LA579-H2 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius 1976
= Mosaic MR4-101 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk 1983
* Blue Note BLP 1511 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volume Two 1956
= Blue Note BST 81511 (pseudo stereo) - 1969
= Blue Note BN-LA579-H2 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius 1976
= Mosaic MR4-101 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk 1983
* Blue Note BLP 1001 Various Artists - 25 Years Blue Note: Anniversary Album 1964
= Blue Note BLP 2001, BST 82001 Various Artists - Blue Note Gems Of Jazz: Limited Edition 1967
* Blue Note BST2 84433 Various Artists - The Best Of Blue Note Volume 2 1986
* Blue Note BST 89902 Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz Volume 1: 1939-1949 1969
= Blue Note BN-LA158-G2 Various Artists - A Decade Of Jazz Volume One: 1939-1949 1973+
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-61011 More Genius Of Thelonious Monk 1985
* Blue Note BLP 5009 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Vol. 2 1952
* Blue Note BLP 5002 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music 1952
* Blue Note 45-1664 Thelonious Monk - Round Midnight / In Walked Bud 1956
* Blue Note 548 Thelonious Monk - In Walked Bud / Epistrophy 1948
* Blue Note 1565 Thelonious Monk - Who Knows / Monk's Mood 1948
* Blue Note 543 Thelonious Monk - 'Round About Midnight / Well You Needn't 1947
1948
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Thelonious Monk, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WNYC radio broadcast, Festival Of American Music, February 16, 1948
| All The Things You Are | Chazzer 2002 | |
| Just You, Just Me | - | |
| Suburban Eyes | - |
* Chazzer 2002 Art Tatum, Thelonious Monk - The Vibes Are On Chazzer mid 1970s
The Thelonious Monk Quartet
Milton Jackson, vibes; Thelonious Monk, piano; John Simmons, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums; Kenny 'Pancho' Hagood, vocal #1-3.
Apex Studios, NYC, July 2, 1948
| 1. BN326-3 | All The Things You Are | Blue Note 1201, BN-LA579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ-61012 |
| 2. BN327-1 | I Should Care (alternate take) | Blue Note BN-LA579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ-61012 |
| 3. BN327-2 | I Should Care | Blue Note 1201; Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ-61012 |
| 4. BN328-0 | Evidence | Blue Note 549, BLP 1509, BN-LA579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101 |
| 5. BN329-0 | Misterioso (as Mysterioso) | Blue Note 560, BLP 5002, BLP 1510 |
| 6. BN329-1 | Misterioso (alternate take) | Blue Note BLP 1509, BN-LA579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101 |
| 7. BN330-0 | Epistrophy | Blue Note 548, BLP 1510, BST 89902 |
| 8. BN331-1 | I Mean You | Blue Note 1564, BLP 5002, BLP 1510 |
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-61012 Thelonious Monk And Milt Jackson 1985
* Blue Note BLP 1509 Milt Jackson And The Thelonious Monk Quintet 1956
= Blue Note BST 81509 (pseudo stereo) -
* Blue Note BLP 1510 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volume One 1956
= Blue Note BST 81510 (pseudo stereo) - 1966
= Blue Note BN-LA579-H2 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius 1976
= Mosaic MR4-101 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk 1983
* Blue Note BST 89902 Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz Volume 1: 1939-1949 1969
= Blue Note BN-LA158-G2 Various Artists - A Decade Of Jazz Volume One: 1939-1949 1973+
* Blue Note BLP 5002 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music 1952
* Blue Note 1201 Kenny 'Pancho' Hagood, Thelonious Monk - I Should Care / All The Things You Are 1948
* Blue Note 549 Thelonious Monk - Ruby My Dear / Evidence 1948
* Blue Note 560 Thelonious Monk - Humph / Mysterioso 1948
* Blue Note 548 Thelonious Monk - In Walked Bud / Epistrophy 1948
* Blue Note 1564 Tadd Dameron - Symphonette / Thelonious Monk - I Mean You 1948
1950
Charlie Parker - Dizzy Gillespie Quintet
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Buddy Rich, drums.
NYC, June 6, 1950
| 410-4 | Bloomdido | Mercury 11058, MGC-512; Clef MGC-639; Verve MGV-8006, MGV-8194, MGV-8230, MGV-8341, V/V6-8409, V6-8787, V3HB-8840, VE-2-2501 |
| 411-3 | An Oscar For Treadwell | Verve MGV-8006 |
| 411-4 | - | Mercury 11082, MGC-512; Verve MGV-8006, MGV-8002, VE-2-2501 |
| 412-3 | Mohawk | Verve MGV-8006 |
| 412-6 | - | Mercury 11082, MGC-512; Verve MGV-8006, MGV-8002, V3HB-8840, VE-2-2501 |
| 413-0 | My Melancholy Baby (coda rehearsal) | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 413-1 | My Melancholy Baby | - |
| 413-2 | - | Mercury 11058, MGC-512; Verve MGV-8006, V6-8787, VE-2-2501 |
| 414-1 | Leap Frog | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 414-2 | - | - |
| 414-3 | - | - |
| 414-4 | - | Verve MGV-8006, VE-2-2501 |
| 414-5 | - | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 414-6 | - | Mercury 11076, MGC-512; Verve MGV-8006, MGV-8002, V6-8787, V3HB-8840, VE-2-2501 |
| 414-7 | - | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 414-9 | - | - |
| 414-10 | - | - |
| 415-1 | Relaxin' With Lee | - |
| 415-2 | - | Verve MGV-8006, V3HB-8840 |
| 415-3 | - | Mercury 11076, MGC-512; Verve MGV-8006, VE-2-2501 |
| 415-5 | - | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
* Clef MGC-639 Various Artists - Our Best 1955
* Verve MGV-8006 Bird And Diz - The Genius Of Charlie Parker #4 1956+
* Verve MGV-8194 Various Artists - Compendium Of Jazz #1 1956+
* Verve MGV-8230 Various Artists - The Anatomy Of Improvisation 1957
* Verve MGV-8341 Various Artists - Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary Record 1959
* Verve V/V6-8409 The Essential Charlie Parker 1961
* Verve V6-8787 Charlie Parker - The Bird Set
* Verve V3HB-8840 Charlie Parker - Return Engagement 1974
* Verve VE-2-2501 Charlie Parker - The Verve Years (1948-50) 1976
* Verve MGV-8002 The Charlie Parker Story #3 1956+
= Verve MGV-8100-3 The Charlie Parker Story 1956+
* Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve - Bird 1988
* Mercury MGC-512 Bird And Diz 1952
= Clef MGC-512 - 1954
* Mercury 11058, 11058x45; Clef 11058, 11058x45 Charlie Parker - Bloomdido / My Melancholy Baby
* Mercury 11082, 11082x45; Clef 11082, 11082x45 Charlie Parker - An Oscar For Treadwell / Mohawk
* Mercury 11076, 11076x45; Clef 11076, 11076x45 Charlie Parker - Leap Frog / Relaxin' With Lee
1951
The Thelonious Monk Quintet
Sahib Shihab, alto sax #1-6; Milt Jackson, vibes #1-6,9; Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, July 23, 1951
| 1. BN392-1 | Four In One | Blue Note 1589, BLP 5009, BLP 1511 |
| 2. BN392-2 | Four In One (alternate take) | Blue Note BLP 1509, BN-LA579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101 |
| 3. BN393-0 | Criss-Cross | Blue Note 1590, BLP 5011, BLP 1509, BST 89903, BN-LA579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note BST2 84429 |
| 4. BN393-1 | Criss-Cross (alternate take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ-61012 |
| 5. BN394-0 | Eronel | Blue Note 1590, BLP 5011, BLP 1509, BN-LA579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101 |
| 6. BN395-0 | Straight No Chaser | Blue Note 1589, BLP 5009, BLP 1511 |
| 7. BN396-0 | Ask Me Now (alternate take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ-61012 |
| 8. BN396-1 | Ask Me Now | Blue Note 1591, BLP 1511 |
| 9. BN397-0 | Willow Weep For Me | Blue Note 1591, 45-1646, BLP 5011, BLP 1509, BN-LA579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101 |
* Blue Note BLP 1511 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volume Two 1956
= Blue Note BST 81511 (pseudo stereo) - 1969
= Blue Note BN-LA579-H2 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius 1976
= Mosaic MR4-101 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk 1983
* Blue Note BLP 1509 Milt Jackson And The Thelonious Monk Quintet 1956
= Blue Note BST 81509 (pseudo stereo) -
* Blue Note BST 89903 Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz Volume 1: 1949-1959 1969
= Blue Note BN-LA159-G2 Various Artists - A Decade Of Jazz Volume Two: 1949-1959 1973+
* Blue Note BST2 84429 Various Artists - The Best Of Blue Note 1984
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-61012 Thelonious Monk And Milt Jackson 1985
* Blue Note BLP 5009 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Vol. 2 1952
* Blue Note BLP 5011 Milt Jackson - Wizard Of The Vibes 1952
= Vogue (E) LDE 044 Milt Jackson And His New Group 1954
= Vogue (F) LD 138 Milt Jackson And His New Group - Wizard Of The Vibes 1954
* Blue Note 45-1646 Milt Jackson - Lillie / Willow Weep For Me 1956
* Blue Note 1589 Thelonious Monk - Four In One / Straight No Chaser 1951
* Blue Note 1590 Thelonious Monk - Criss-Cross / Eronel 1951
* Blue Note 1591 Thelonious Monk - Ask Me Now / Milt Jackson - Willow Weep For Me 1951
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Idrees Sulieman or Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; unknown, bass; unknown, drums; Frankie Passions, vocal.
NYC, 1951
| Especially For You | Spotlite (E) SPJ 135 | |
| Nobody Knows | - |
* Spotlite (E) SPJ 135 Various Artists - Cool Whalin' - Bebop Vocals
1952
The Thelonious Monk Sextet
Kenny Dorham, trumpet #1-8; Lou Donaldson, alto sax #1-8; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax #1-8; Thelonious Monk, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, May 30, 1952
| 1. BN434-1 tk.2 | Skippy | Blue Note 1602, BLP 1511 |
| 2. BN434-2 tk.3 | Skippy (alternate take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ-61011 |
| 3. BN435-1 tk.5 | Hornin' In (alternate take) | - |
| 4. BN435-3 tk.7 | Hornin' In | Blue Note 1603, BLP 1511 |
| 5. BN436-0 tk.8 | Sixteen | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ-61011 |
| 6. BN436-1 tk.9 | Sixteen (alternate take) | - |
| 7. BN437-0 tk.10 | Carolina Moon | Blue Note 1603, BLP 1511 |
| 8. BN438-0 tk.11 | Let's Cool One | Blue Note 1602, BLP 1511 |
| 9. BN439-0 tk.12 | I'll Follow You | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ-61011 |
* Blue Note BLP 1511 Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volume Two 1956
= Blue Note BST 81511 (pseudo stereo) - 1969
= Blue Note BN-LA579-H2 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius 1976
= Mosaic MR4-101 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk 1983
* Blue Note (J) BNJ-61011 More Genius Of Thelonious Monk 1985
* Blue Note 1602 Thelonious Monk - Skippy / Let's Cool One 1952
* Blue Note 1603 Thelonious Monk - Hornin' In / Carolina Moon 1952
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk, piano; Gary Mapp, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, October 15, 1952
| 367 | Little Rootie Tootie | Prestige 850, prEP 1329, PRLP 142, PRLP 7027, PRST 7751, PRST-24006, P-24052 |
| 368 | Sweet And Lovely | Prestige 795, prEP 1329, PRLP 142, PRLP 7027, PRST 7751, PRST-24006 |
| 369 | Bye-Ya | Prestige 795, 45-162, prEP 1329, PRLP 142, PRLP 7027, PRST 7751, PRST-24006 |
| 370 | Monk's Dream | Prestige 850, prEP 1329, PRLP 142, PRLP 7027, PRST 7751, PRST-24006 |
* Prestige PRLP 7027 Thelonious Monk 1956
= Prestige PRLP 7159 Thelonious Monk - Monk's Moods 1959
= Prestige PRST 7508 Thelonious Monk - The High Priest 1967
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-010 Thelonious Monk 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-010-2 - 1989
* Prestige PRST 7751 Thelonious Monk - Reflections Vol. 1 1970
* Prestige PRST-24006 Thelonious Monk 1972
* Prestige P-24052 Various Artists - Piano Giants Vol. I 1975
* Prestige PRLP 142 Thelonious Monk Trio (Thelonious) 1953
* Prestige prEP 1329 The Thelonious Monk Trio 1953
* Prestige 45-162 Thelonious Monk - Blue Monk / Bye-Ya 1959
* Prestige 850 Thelonious Monk - Little Rootie Tootie / Monk's Dream 1953
* Prestige 795 Thelonious Monk - Sweet And Lovely / Bye-Ya 1953
= Prestige 795x45 -
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk, piano; Gary Mapp, bass; Max Roach, drums.
NYC, December 18, 1952
| 399 | Trinkle Tinkle | Prestige 838, PRLP 142, PRLP 7027, PRST 7751, PRST-24006 |
| 400 | These Foolish Things | - |
| 401 | Bemsha Swing | Prestige PRLP 142, PRLP 7027, PRST 7751, PRST-24006 |
| 402 | Reflections | - |
* Prestige PRLP 7027 Thelonious Monk 1956
= Prestige PRLP 7159 Thelonious Monk - Monk's Moods 1959
= Prestige PRST 7508 Thelonious Monk - The High Priest 1967
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-010 Thelonious Monk 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-010-2 - 1989
* Prestige PRST 7751 Thelonious Monk - Reflections Vol. 1 1970
* Prestige PRST-24006 Thelonious Monk 1972
* Prestige PRLP 142 Thelonious Monk Trio (Thelonious) 1953
* Prestige 838 Thelonious Monk - Trinkle Tinkle / These Foolish Things 1953
1953
Thelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Sonny Rollins
Julius Watkins, French horn; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Willie Jones, drums.
WOR Studios, NYC, November 13, 1953
| 531 | Let's Call This | Prestige prEP 1352, PRLP 166, PRLP 7053, PRST 7751, PRST-24006 |
| 532-1 | Think Of One (take one) | Prestige PRLP 7053, PRST 7751, P-24046 |
| 532-2 | Think Of One (take two) | Prestige prEP 1352, PRLP 166, PRLP 7053, PRST 7751, PRST-24006 |
| 533 | Friday The Thirteenth | Prestige PRLP 166, PRLP 7075, PRST 7751, PRST-24006 |
* Prestige PRLP 7053 Thelonious Monk 1956
= Prestige PRLP 7053 (later) Thelonious Monk With Sonny Rollins And Frank Foster - Monk 1957+
= Prestige PRLP 7245, PRST 7245 We See Thelonious Monk 1962
= Prestige PR 7363, PRST 7363 Thelonious Monk - The Golden Monk 1965
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-016 Thelonious Monk With Sonny Rollins And Frank Foster - Monk 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-016-2 - 1989
* Prestige PRST 7751 Thelonious Monk - Reflections Vol. 1 1970
* Prestige PRST-24006 Thelonious Monk 1972
* Prestige P-24046 Various Artists - 25 Years Of Prestige 1974
* Prestige PRLP 7075 Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins 1957
= Prestige PRLP 7169 Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins - Work! 1959
= Prestige PRST 7656 The Genius Of Thelonious Monk 1969
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-059 Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins 1983
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-059-2 - 1987
* Prestige PRLP 166 Thelonious Monk Quintet - Blows For LP Featuring Sonny Rollins 1954
= Prestige PRLP 166 (later) Thelonious Monk Quintet (Thelonious With Sonny Rollins) 1954+
* Prestige prEP 1352 The Thelonious Monk Quintet 1954
1954
Thelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Frank Foster
Ray Copeland, trumpet; Frank Foster, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 11, 1954
| 570 | We See | Prestige PRLP 180, PRLP 7053, PRST 7848, PRST-24006 |
| 571 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | - |
| 572 | Locomotive | - |
| 573 | Hackensack | - |
* Prestige PRLP 7053 Thelonious Monk 1956
= Prestige PRLP 7053 (later) Thelonious Monk With Sonny Rollins And Frank Foster - Monk 1957+
= Prestige PRLP 7245, PRST 7245 We See Thelonious Monk 1962
= Prestige PR 7363, PRST 7363 Thelonious Monk - The Golden Monk 1965
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-016 Thelonious Monk With Sonny Rollins And Frank Foster - Monk 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-016-2 - 1989
* Prestige PRST 7848 Thelonious Monk - Blue Monk Vol. 2 1971
* Prestige PRST-24006 Thelonious Monk 1972
* Prestige PRLP 180 Thelonious Monk Quintet 1954
Thelonious Monk Solo
Thelonious Monk, piano.
Paris, France, June 7, 1954
| 'Round Midnight | Swing (F) M 33342; Vogue (F) LD 503-30; Mode (F) CMDINT 9852; Vogue (F) EPL 7941, CLVLX 342, DP 64, 416039; Jazz Legacy (F) 500104; Mosaic MR4-112 | |
| Eronel | Swing (F) M 33342; Vogue (F) LD 503-30; Mode (F) CMDINT 9852; Jazz Legacy (F) 500104; Mosaic MR4-112 | |
| Reflections (as Portrait Of An Ermite) | Swing (F) M 33342; Vogue (F) LD 503-30; Mode (F) CMDINT 9852; Vogue (E) EPV 1115, (F) EPL 7941; Jazz Legacy (F) 500104; Mosaic MR4-112 | |
| Wee See (as Manganese) | - | |
| Well, You Needn't | Swing (F) M 33342; Vogue (F) LD 503-30; Mode (F) CMDINT 9852, MDINT 9369; Jazz Legacy (F) 500104; Mosaic MR4-112 | |
| Hackensack (as Well, You Needn't (take 2)) | Jazz Legacy (F) 500104; Mosaic MR4-112 | |
| Evidence (as Reflections) | Swing (F) M 33342; Vogue (F) LD 503-30; Mode (F) CMDINT 9852; Vogue (F) EPL 7941; Pop (F) CBM 60013; Mode (F) CMDINT 9515; Jazz Legacy (F) 500104; Mosaic MR4-112 | |
| Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | Swing (F) M 33342, C 103; Vogue (E) EPV 1115, (F) LD 503-30; Mode (F) CMDINT 9852; Jazz Legacy (F) 500104; Mosaic MR4-112 | |
| Off Minor | Swing (F) M 33342; Vogue (E) EPV 1115, (F) LD 503-30; Mode (F) CMDINT 9852, MDINT 9144; Jazz Legacy (F) 500104; Mosaic MR4-112 |
* Vogue (F) LD 503-30 Thelonious Monk - The Prophet: 10eme Anniversaire Des Disques Vogue Vol. 11 early 1960s
* Mode (F) CMDINT 9852 Thelonious Monk - The Many Faces Of Jazz Vol. 45
* Vogue (F) CLVLX 342 Various Artists - Une Histoire Des Geants Du Jazz
* Vogue (F) DP 64 Various Artists - 25 Geants Du Piano Jazz
* Vogue (F) 416039 Various Artists - Jazz Masters early 1970s
* Jazz Legacy (F) 500104 Thelonious Monk - Portrait Of An Ermite: Jazz Legacy 54 1980
* Mosaic MR4-112 The Complete Black Lion And Vogue Recordings Of Thelonious Monk 1985
= Mosaic MD3-112 - 1989
* Mode (F) MDINT 9369 Various Artists - Initiation Au Jazz Vol. 1
* Mode (F) CMDINT 9515 Various Artists - Piano: The Many Faces Of Jazz Vol. 3
* Swing (F) C 103 Various Artists - 50 Ans De Jazz 1971
* Mode (F) MDINT 9144 Various Artists - Les Geants Du Jazz Moderne
* Swing (F) M 33342 Thelonious Monk 1954
* Pop (F) CBM 60013 Various Artists - Piano Jazz: Jazz Pour Vous 3
* Vogue (F) EPL 7941 Thelonious Monk
* Vogue (E) EPV 1115 Thelonious Monk 1956
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk, piano; Percy Heath, bass #1-3; Art Blakey, drums #1-3.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 22, 1954
| 1. 619 | Work | Prestige PRLP 189, PRLP 7075, PRST 7848, PRST-24006 |
| 2. 620 | Nutty | - |
| 3. 621 | Blue Monk | Prestige 45-162, PRLP 189, PRLP 7027, PRST 7848, PRST-24006 |
| 4. 622 | Just A Gigolo | Prestige PRLP 189, PRLP 7027, PRST 7848, PRST-24006 |
* Prestige PRLP 7075 Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins 1957
= Prestige PRLP 7169 Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins - Work! 1959
= Prestige PRST 7656 The Genius Of Thelonious Monk 1969
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-059 Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins 1983
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-059-2 - 1987
* Prestige PRST 7848 Thelonious Monk - Blue Monk Vol. 2 1971
* Prestige PRST-24006 Thelonious Monk 1972
* Prestige PRLP 7027 Thelonious Monk 1956
= Prestige PRLP 7159 Thelonious Monk - Monk's Moods 1959
= Prestige PRST 7508 Thelonious Monk - The High Priest 1967
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-010 Thelonious Monk 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-010-2 - 1989
* Prestige PRLP 189 Thelonious Monk Plays 1954
* Prestige 45-162 Thelonious Monk - Blue Monk / Bye-Ya 1959
Sonny Rollins And Thelonious Monk Quartet
Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Arthur Taylor, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 25, 1954
| 630 | I Want To Be Happy | Prestige PRLP 190, PRLP 7075, P-24096 |
| 631 | The Way You Look Tonight | Prestige PRLP 190, PRLP 7075, PRST-24004, P-24096 |
| 632 | More Than You Know | Prestige PRLP 190, PRLP 7058, P-24096 |
* Prestige PRLP 7075 Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins 1957
= Prestige PRLP 7169 Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins - Work! 1959
= Prestige PRST 7656 The Genius Of Thelonious Monk 1969
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-059 Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins 1983
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-059-2 - 1987
* Prestige P-24096 Sonny Rollins - Vintage Sessions 1981
* Prestige PRST-24004 Sonny Rollins 1972
* Prestige PRLP 7058 Sonny Rollins - Moving Out 1956
= Prestige PR 7433, PRST 7433 Sonny Rollins - Jazz Classics 1966
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-058 Sonny Rollins - Moving Out 1983
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-058-2 - 1987
* Prestige PRLP 190 Sonny Rollins And Thelonious Monk 1955
Miles Davis All Stars
Miles Davis, trumpet; Milt Jackson, vibes; Thelonious Monk, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 24, 1954
| 676-1 | Bags' Groove (take 1) | Prestige PRLP 196, LP 7109, PR 7457, PRST 7650, PRST-24012 |
| 676-2 | Bags' Groove (take 2) | Prestige LP 7109, PRST 7650, P-24077 |
| 677 | Bemsha Swing | Prestige PRLP 200, PRLP 7150, PRST 7650, PRST-24012 |
| 678 | Swing Spring | Prestige PRLP 196, PRLP 7150, PRST 7650, PRST-24012 |
| 679-1 | The Man I Love (take 1) | Prestige PRLP 200, PRLP 7150, PRST 7650, PRST-24012 |
| 679-2 | The Man I Love (take 2) | Prestige PRLP 7150, PRST 7650, P-24077 |
* Prestige LP 7109 Miles Davis - Bags Groove 1957
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-245 - 1986
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-245-2 - 1987
= Prestige PRES 16-3 Miles Davis & The Modern Jazz Giants 1957
* Prestige PR 7457, PRST 7457 Miles Davis Greatest Hits 1966
* Prestige PRST 7650 Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants 1969
* Prestige PRST-24012 Miles Davis - Tallest Trees 1972
* Prestige P-24077 Miles Davis - Tune Up 1977
* Prestige PRLP 7150 Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants 1959
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-347, OJCCD-347-2 - 1989
= Prestige PRES 16-3 Miles Davis & The Modern Jazz Giants 1957
* Prestige PRLP 196 Miles Davis All Stars Vol. 1 1955
* Prestige PRLP 200 Miles Davis All Stars Vol. 2 1955
1955
Miles Davis At The Newport Jazz Festival
Miles Davis, trumpet; Zoot Sims, tenor sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Connie Kay, drums.
Newport Jazz Festival, Freebody Park, Newport, RI, July 17, 1955
| Introduction By Duke Ellington | Jazz Unlimited (Swd) JUCD 2050 | |
| Hackensack | - | |
| Round About Midnight | - | |
| Now's The Time | - |
* Jazz Unlimited (Swd) JUCD 2050 Miles Davis - Miscellaneous Davis 1955-1957 1993
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 21 and 27, 1955
| It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing | Riverside RLP 12-201, RM 483/484 | |
| Sophisticated Lady | Riverside RLP 12-201 | |
| I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | - | |
| Black And Tan Fantasy | - | |
| Mood Indigo | - | |
| I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart | - | |
| Solitude | - | |
| Caravan | - |
* Riverside RLP 12-201 Thelonious Monk Plays The Music Of Duke Ellington 1956
= Riverside RLP 12-201 (later) Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington 1958
= Riverside R-3015, RS-3015 Thelonious Monk Plays Duke 1968
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-024 Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-024-2 - 1987
= Milestone M-47052 Thelonious Monk - The Riverside Trios 1979
* Riverside RM 483/484, RS 9483/9484 The Thelonious Monk Story 1966
Gigi Gryce Quartet
Gigi Gryce, alto sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 15, 1955
| 116 | Shuffle Boil | Signal S 1201; Savoy Jazz SJL 1166; Metronome (Swd) MEP 452 |
| 114 | Brake's Sake | Signal S 1201; Savoy Jazz SJL 1166 |
| 115 | Gallop's Gallop | - |
| 117 | Nica's Tempo | Signal S 1201; Savoy Jazz SJL 1166; Metronome (Swd) MEP 452 |
* Signal S 1201 Gigi Gryce Orchestra & Quartet 1955
= Savoy MG 12137 Gigi Gryce - Nica's Tempo 1959
= Savoy SJL 2231 Gigi Gryce, Duke Jordan, Hall Overton - Signals 1978
* Savoy Jazz SJL 1166 Thelonious Monk With The Gigi Gryce Quartet / Herbie Nichols 1986
* Metronome (Swd) MEP 452 Gigi Gryce Quartet 1958
1956
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass #1,3-7; Art Blakey, drums #1,3-7.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 17, and April 3, 1956
| 1. | Liza | Riverside RLP 12-209, RLP 12-267 |
| 2. | Memories Of You | Riverside RLP 12-209 |
| 3. | Honeysuckle Rose | Riverside RLP 12-209, RM 483/484 |
| 4. | Darn That Dream | Riverside RLP 12-209 |
| 5. | Tea For Two | - |
| 6. | You Are Too Beautiful | - |
| 7. | Just You, Just Me | - |
* Riverside RLP 12-209 The Unique Thelonious Monk 1956
= Riverside RLP 12-209 (later) The Unique Thelonious Monk (stamp) 1957
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-064 - 1983
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-064-2 - 1987
= Milestone M-47052 Thelonious Monk - The Riverside Trios 1979
* Riverside RLP 12-267 Various Artists - Riverside Drive 1958
* Riverside RM 483/484, RS 9483/9484 The Thelonious Monk Story 1966
Thelonious Monk Solo
Thelonious Monk, piano.
NYC, September, 1956
| Pannonica | Columbia C 45358 | |
| Lulu's Back In Town | - |
* Columbia C 45358, CK 45358 Thelonious Monk - Straight No Chaser (Soundtrack) 1989
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Ernie Henry, alto sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano, celeste #2; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 9, 1956
| 1. | Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are | Riverside RLP 12-226; Milestone M-47023 |
| 2. | Pannonica | - |
Ernie Henry, alto sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano, celeste #2; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.
| 1. | Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are (excerpt) | Riverside RLP 12-266 |
| 2. | Pannonica (opening) | Riverside R-022 |
* Riverside RLP 12-226 Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners 1957
= Riverside RLP 1174 - 1960
= Riverside R-3000, RS-3000 Thelonious Monk - Mighty Monk 1967
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-026 Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-026-2 - 1987
* Milestone M-47023 Thelonious Monk - Brilliance 1975
* Riverside RLP 12-266 Ernie Henry - Last Chorus 1958
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-086 - 1983
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1906-2 - 1998
* Riverside R-022 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings 1986
= Riverside 15RCD-022-2 -
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Ernie Henry, alto sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 15, 1956
| Brilliant Corners | Riverside R-45-608, RLP 12-226, RLP 421, RM 483/484; Milestone M-47023 |
* Riverside RLP 12-226 Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners 1957
= Riverside RLP 1174 - 1960
= Riverside R-3000, RS-3000 Thelonious Monk - Mighty Monk 1967
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-026 Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-026-2 - 1987
* Riverside RLP 421, RLP 9421 Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits 1962
* Riverside RM 483/484, RS 9483/9484 The Thelonious Monk Story 1966
* Milestone M-47023 Thelonious Monk - Brilliance 1975
* Riverside R-45-608 Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners Parts I & II 1957
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Clark Terry, trumpet #2; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax #2; Thelonious Monk, piano; Paul Chambers, bass #2; Max Roach, drums #2.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, December 7, 1956
| 1. | I Surrender, Dear | Riverside RLP 12-226 |
| 2. | Bemsha Swing | Riverside RLP 12-226; Milestone M-47023 |
* Riverside RLP 12-226 Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners 1957
= Riverside RLP 1174 - 1960
= Riverside R-3000, RS-3000 Thelonious Monk - Mighty Monk 1967
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-026 Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-026-2 - 1987
* Milestone M-47023 Thelonious Monk - Brilliance 1975
1957 (age 40)
Thelonious Monk Solo/Trio
John Coltrane, tenor sax #4; Thelonious Monk, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass #4.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, April 5, 1957
| 1. | Ghost Of A Chance (take 7) | Riverside RLP 12-235 |
| 2. | I Should Care (take 3) | - |
| 3. | 'Round Midnight (take 7) | - |
| 4. | Monk's Mood | Riverside RLP 12-235, RLP 12-284; Milestone M-47011; Riverside RCD2-30027-2; Original Jazz Classics OJC-31989-02 |
John Coltrane, tenor sax #2; Thelonious Monk, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass #2.
| 1. | 'Round Midnight (In Progress) | Riverside R-022; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-254-2 |
| 2. | Monk's Mood (false start) | Riverside R-022, RCD-30510, RCD2-30027-2 |
| 3. | Ghost Of A Chance (take 5) | Riverside R-022, RCD-30510 |
| 4. | I Should Care (take 1) | - |
| 5. | I Should Care (take 2) | - |
* Riverside RLP 12-235 Solo Piano By Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Himself 1957
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-254 - 1986
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-254-2 - 1987
= Riverside RCD-30510 - 2008
= Milestone MSP-47004 Thelonious Monk - Pure Monk 1973
* Riverside RLP 12-284 Various Artists - Saxophone Revolt 1958
* Milestone M-47011 Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane - Monk/Trane 1973
* Riverside R-022 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings 1986
= Riverside 15RCD-022-2 -
* Riverside RCD2-30027-2 Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane - The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings 2006
* Original Jazz Classics OJC-31989-02 Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane 2010
Sonny Rollins Quintet/Quartet/Sextet
Jay Jay Johnson, trombone #2; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Horace Silver, piano #2; Paul Chambers, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 14, 1957
| 1. tk.6 | Reflections | Blue Note BLP 1558, BN-LA401-H2; Mosaic MR4-101 |
| 2. tk.12 | Misterioso | - |
* Blue Note BLP 1558 Sonny Rollins Vol. 2 1957
= Blue Note BST 81558 (pseudo stereo) -
= Blue Note CDP 7 46818 2, CDP 7 81558 2 - 1987
= Blue Note ST-81558 - 1997
* Blue Note BN-LA401-H2 Sonny Rollins 1975
* Mosaic MR4-101 The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk 1983
Thelonious Monk Solo
Thelonious Monk, piano.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, April 16, 1957
| April In Paris | Riverside RLP 12-235 | |
| Functional (take 2) | - | |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | - | |
| All Alone | - |
same session.
| Functional (alternate master) (take 1) | Jazzland JLP 46; Milestone MSP-47004; Riverside R-022, RCD-30510 |
* Riverside RLP 12-235 Solo Piano By Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Himself 1957
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-254 - 1986
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-254-2 - 1987
= Riverside RCD-30510 - 2008
= Milestone MSP-47004 Thelonious Monk - Pure Monk 1973
* Jazzland JLP 46, JLP 946S Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane 1961
= Riverside RM 490, RS 9490 The Historic Teaming Of Thelonious Monk And John Coltrane - Monk & Coltrane 1966
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-039 Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-039-2 - 1987
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-31989-02 - 2010
* Riverside R-022 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings 1986
= Riverside 15RCD-022-2 -
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk
Bill Hardman, trumpet; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Spanky DeBrest, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
NYC, May 14, 1957
| 2560 | Blue Monk | Atlantic LP 1278, LP 1337, SD 2-316 |
| 2561 | I Mean You | Atlantic LP 1278 |
| 4920 | Blue Monk Part 1 | unissued |
| 4921 | Blue Monk Part 2 | - |
* Atlantic LP 1278 Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk 1958
= Atlantic SD 1278 - 1958+
* Atlantic LP 1337 Various Artists - The Blues In Modern Jazz 1961
= Atlantic SD 1337 - 1969
* Atlantic SD 2-316 Various Artists - The Jazz Years-25th Anniversary 1973
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk
same personnel.
NYC, May 15, 1957
| 2562 | Rhythm-a-ning | Atlantic LP 1278 |
| 2563 | Purple Shades | - |
| 2564 | Evidence | - |
| 2565 | In Walked Bud | - |
* Atlantic LP 1278 Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk 1958
= Atlantic SD 1278 - 1958+
Thelonious Monk Septet
Ray Copeland, trumpet #1,2,4-6; Gigi Gryce, alto sax #1,2,4-6; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; John Coltrane, tenor sax #1,2,4-6; Thelonious Monk, piano #2-6; Wilbur Ware, bass #2-6; Art Blakey, drums #2-6.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 25 and 26, 1957
| 1. | Abide With Me | Riverside RLP 12-242, RLP 1102; Milestone M-47011; Riverside RCD2-30027-2 |
| 2. | Well, You Needn't | Riverside RLP 12-242, RLP 1102, RM 483/484; Milestone M-47011; Riverside RCD2-30027-2 |
| 3. | Ruby, My Dear | Riverside RLP 12-242, RLP 1102, RLP 421, RM 483/484, RCD2-30027-2 |
| 4. | Off Minor (take 5) | Riverside RLP 12-242, RLP 1102, RLP 421; Milestone M-47011; Riverside RCD2-30027-2 |
| 5. | Epistrophy | Riverside RLP 12-242, RLP 1102; Milestone M-47011; Riverside RCD2-30027-2 |
| 6. | Crepescule With Nellie (re-take 6) | Riverside RLP 12-242; Milestone M-47011; Riverside RCD2-30027-2 |
East Coast All-Stars: Ray Copeland, trumpet; Gigi Gryce, alto sax; John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Wilbur Ware, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
| Blues For Tomorrow | Riverside RLP 12-243; Milestone M-47011; Riverside R-022 |
same session.
| Blues For Tomorrow (first stereo release) | Riverside RCD2-30027-2 |
Ray Copeland, trumpet; Gigi Gryce, alto sax; John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
| Off Minor (alternate master) (take 4) | Jazzland JLP 46; Milestone M-47011; Riverside R-022; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-084-2; Riverside RCD2-30027-2 | |
| Epistrophy (alternate master) (short version) | Jazzland JLP 46; Riverside RCD2-30027-2 | |
| Epistrophy (fragment) | Milestone M-47011; Riverside R-022 |
same session.
| Crepuscule With Nellie (take 1) | Riverside R-022, RCD2-30027-2 | |
| Crepuscule With Nellie (breakdown) | - | |
| Crepuscule With Nellie (edited: re-takes 4 & 5) | Riverside R-022; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-084-2; Riverside RCD2-30027-2 | |
| Well, You Needn't (opening) | Riverside R-022, RCD2-30027-2 |
Ray Copeland, trumpet; Gigi Gryce, alto sax; John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano #1; Wilbur Ware, bass #1; Art Blakey, drums #1.
| 1. | Crepuscule With Nellie (take 2) | Riverside RCD2-30027-2 |
| 2. | Abide With Me (take 1) | - |
* Riverside RLP 12-242 Thelonious Monk Septet - Monk's Music 1957
= Riverside R-3004, RS-3004 Thelonious Monk Featuring John Coltrane - Monk's Music 1967
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-084 Thelonious Monk Septet - Monk's Music 1983
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-084-2 - 1987
* Riverside RLP 1102 Thelonious Monk Septet - Monk's Music 1959
* Milestone M-47011 Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane - Monk/Trane 1973
* Riverside RM 483/484, RS 9483/9484 The Thelonious Monk Story 1966
* Riverside RLP 421, RLP 9421 Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits 1962
* Riverside RLP 12-243 Various Artists - Blues For Tomorrow 1957
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-030 - 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-030-2 - 1994
* Riverside R-022 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings 1986
= Riverside 15RCD-022-2 -
* Jazzland JLP 46, JLP 946S Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane 1961
= Riverside RM 490, RS 9490 The Historic Teaming Of Thelonious Monk And John Coltrane - Monk & Coltrane 1966
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-039 Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-039-2 - 1987
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-31989-02 - 2010
* Riverside RCD2-30027-2 Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane - The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings 2006
Thelonious Monk Quartet
John Coltrane, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; "Shadow" Wilson, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, July, 1957
| Ruby, My Dear | Jazzland JLP 46; Milestone M-47011; Riverside R-022, RCD2-30027-2 | |
| Trinkle, Tinkle | - | |
| Nutty | - |
* Jazzland JLP 46, JLP 946S Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane 1961
= Riverside RM 490, RS 9490 The Historic Teaming Of Thelonious Monk And John Coltrane - Monk & Coltrane 1966
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-039 Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane 1982
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-039-2 - 1987
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-31989-02 - 2010
* Milestone M-47011 Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane - Monk/Trane 1973
* Riverside R-022 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings 1986
= Riverside 15RCD-022-2 -
* Riverside RCD2-30027-2 Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane - The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings 2006
Thelonious Monk And Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, August 12 and 13, 1957
| 'Round Midnight | Riverside RLP 12-247, RLP 421, RM 483/484 | |
| Rhythm-a-ning | Riverside RLP 12-247, RLP 12-284 | |
| Sweet And Lovely | Riverside RLP 12-247 | |
| Decidedly (take 4) | - | |
| Straight, No Chaser (take 3) | - | |
| I Mean You (take 4) | - |
same session.
| Decidedly (take 5) | Riverside R-022; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-301-2 | |
| Straight, No Chaser (take 1) | - | |
| I Mean You (take 2) | - | |
| I Mean You (take 1) | Riverside R-022 |
* Riverside RLP 12-247 Mulligan Meets Monk 1957
= Riverside RLP 1106 - 1959
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-301, OJCCD-301-2 - 1987
* Riverside RLP 421, RLP 9421 Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits 1962
* Riverside RM 483/484, RS 9483/9484 The Thelonious Monk Story 1966
* Riverside RLP 12-284 Various Artists - Saxophone Revolt 1958
* Riverside R-022 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings 1986
= Riverside 15RCD-022-2 -
Thelonious Monk Quartet
John Coltrane, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.
Carnegie Hall, NYC, early show, November 29, 1957
| Monk's Mood | Blue Note 0946 3 35173 2 5 | |
| Evidence | - | |
| Crepuscule With Nellie | - | |
| Nutty | - | |
| Epistrophy | - |
* Blue Note 0946 3 35173 2 5 Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane At Carnegie Hall
= Mosaic MQ1-231 - 2005
Thelonious Monk Quartet
same personnel.
Carnegie Hall, NYC, late show, November 29, 1957
| Bye-Ya | Blue Note 0946 3 35173 2 5 | |
| Sweet And Lovely | - | |
| Blue Monk | - | |
| Epistrophy (incomplete) | - |
* Blue Note 0946 3 35173 2 5 Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane At Carnegie Hall
= Mosaic MQ1-231 - 2005
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk, piano; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass; Osie Johnson, drums.
television broadcast, The Sound Of Jazz, CBS Studio #58, NYC, December 8, 1957
| Blue Monk | Pumpkin Productions 116 |
* Pumpkin Productions 116 Various Artists - The Real Sound Of Jazz
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Thad Jones, trumpet; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; John Ore, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
NYC, 1957-1958
| Blue Monk | Denon (J) 32C38-7683 | |
| Light Blue | - | |
| Evidence | - |
* Denon (J) 32C38-7683 Thelonious Monk And Max Roach
1958
Thelonious Monk Sextet
Donald Byrd, trumpet; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, February 25, 1958
| Coming On The Hudson | Milestone M-9124; Riverside R-022 |
* Milestone M-9124 Thelonious Monk - Blues Five Spot 1984
* Riverside R-022 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings 1986
= Riverside 15RCD-022-2 -
Clark Terry Quartet With Thelonious Monk
Clark Terry, flugelhorn; Thelonious Monk, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, May 7 and 12, 1958
| In Orbit (as Globetrotter) | Riverside RLP 12-271 | |
| One Foot In The Gutter | Riverside R-45-411, RLP 12-271; Milestone M-47032 | |
| Trust In Me | Riverside RLP 12-271 | |
| Let's Cool One | Riverside RLP 12-271, RM 483/484; Milestone M-47032 | |
| Pea-Eye (as Zip Co-Ed) | Riverside R-45-411, RLP 12-271 | |
| Argentia (as Argentina) | Riverside RLP 12-271; Milestone M-47032 | |
| Moonlight Fiesta | Riverside RLP 12-271 | |
| Buck's Business | - | |
| Very Near Blue | Riverside RLP 12-271; Milestone M-47032 | |
| Fluegelin' The Blues | Riverside RLP 12-294; Milestone M-47032; Riverside R-022; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-302-2 |
* Riverside RLP 12-271 Clark Terry With Thelonious Monk - In Orbit 1958
= Jazzland JLP 96, JLP 996 Clark Terry Quartet With Thelonious Monk 1966
= Riverside R-3009, RS-3009 Clark Terry And Thelonious Monk - C.T. Meets Monk 1968
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-302, OJCCD-302-2 Clark Terry With Thelonious Monk - In Orbit 1987
* Milestone M-47032 Clark Terry - Cruising 1975
* Riverside RM 483/484, RS 9483/9484 The Thelonious Monk Story 1966
* Riverside RLP 12-294 Various Artists - New Blue Horns 1959
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-256 - 1986
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-256-2 - 1995
* Riverside R-022 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings 1986
= Riverside 15RCD-022-2 -
* Riverside R-45-411 Clark Terry - Pea-Eye / One Foot In The Gutter 1958
Thelonious Monk Quartet With Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
Five Spot Cafe, NYC, July 9, 1958
| Unidentified Solo Piano | Milestone M-9124; Riverside R-022; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-103-2 | |
| Blues Five Spot | - | |
| In Walked Bud / Epistrophy (theme) | - | |
| 'Round Midnight | Milestone M-9124; Riverside R-022; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-206-2, OJC-33725 |
* Milestone M-9124 Thelonious Monk - Blues Five Spot 1984
* Riverside R-022 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings 1986
= Riverside 15RCD-022-2 -
* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-103-2 Thelonious Monk Quartet With Johnny Griffin - Thelonious In Action 1988
* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-206-2 Thelonious Monk Quartet - Misterioso 1989
* Original Jazz Classics OJC-33725 Thelonious Monk Quartet - Misterioso 2012
Thelonious Monk Quartet With Johnny Griffin
same personnel.
Five Spot Cafe, NYC, August 7, 1958
| Light Blue | Riverside R-45-421, RLP 12-262 | |
| Coming On The Hudson | - | |
| Rhythm-a-ning | Riverside RLP 12-262 | |
| Epistrophy (theme) | - | |
| Blue Monk | - | |
| Evidence | - | |
| Epistrophy (theme) | - |
Johnny Griffin, tenor sax #1-4,6-8; Thelonious Monk, piano; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass #1-4,6-8; Roy Haynes, drums #1-4,6-8.
| 1. | Nutty | Riverside RLP 12-279 |
| 2. | Blues Five Spot | - |
| 3. | Let's Cool One | - |
| 4. | In Walked Bud | Riverside RLP 12-279, RM 483/484 |
| 5. | Just A Gigolo | Riverside RLP 12-279 |
| 6. | Misterioso | - |
| 7. | Evidence | Riverside R-022; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-206-2, OJC-33725 |
| 8. | Medley: Bye-Ya / Epistrophy (theme) | Riverside R-022; Original Jazz Classics OJC-33725 |
* Riverside RLP 12-262 Thelonious Monk Quartet With Johnny Griffin - Thelonious In Action 1958
= Riverside RLP 1190 - 1960
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-103 - 1984
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-103-2 - 1988
= Milestone M-47043 Thelonious Monk - At The Five Spot 1977
* Riverside RLP 12-279 Thelonious Monk Quartet - Misterioso 1958
= Riverside RLP 1133 - 1959
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-206 - 1985
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-206-2 - 1989
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-33725 - 2012
= Milestone M-47043 Thelonious Monk - At The Five Spot 1977
* Riverside RM 483/484, RS 9483/9484 The Thelonious Monk Story 1966
* Riverside R-022 Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings 1986
= Riverside 15RCD-022-2 -
* Riverside R-45-421 Thelonious Monk - Coming On The Hudson / Light Blue 1958
Thelonious Monk Quartet
John Coltrane, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass; Roy Haynes, drums.
Five Spot Cafe, NYC, September 11, 1958
| Crepuscule With Nellie | Blue Note CDP 0777 7 99786 2 5 | |
| Trinkle, Tinkle | - | |
| In Walked Bud | - | |
| I Mean You | - | |
| Epistrophy | - | |
| Ruby, My Dear | Gambit (Sp) 69241 | |
| Nutty | - |
* Blue Note CDP 0777 7 99786 2 5 The Thelonious Monk Quartet - Live At The Five Spot Discovery! 1993
* Gambit (Sp) 69241 Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane - Complete Live At The Five Spot 2006
1959
The Thelonious Monk Orchestra
Donald Byrd, trumpet; Eddie Bert, trombone; Robert Northern, French horn; Jay McAllister, tuba; Phil Woods, alto sax; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Art Taylor, drums; Thelonious Monk, composer; Thelonious Monk, Hall Overton, arranger.
Town Hall, NYC, February 28, 1959
| Thelonious | Riverside RLP 12-300 | |
| Friday The 13th | Riverside RLP 12-300, RM 483/484; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-135-2 | |
| Monk's Mood | Riverside RLP 12-300; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-135-2 | |
| Little Rootie Tootie | Riverside RLP 12-300, RLP 421; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-135-2 | |
| Off Minor | Riverside RLP 12-300; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-135-2 | |
| Crepescule With Nellie | - | |
| Thelonious (complete version) | Milestone M-9115; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-135-2 | |
| Little Rootie Tootie (encore) | Milestone M-47033; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-135-2 |
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
| In Walked Bud | Milestone M-9115 | |
| Blue Monk | - | |
| Rhythm-a-ning | - |
* Riverside RLP 12-300, RLP 1138 The Thelonious Monk Orchestra At Town Hall 1959
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-135 - 1984
= Milestone M-47033 Thelonious Monk - In Person 1976
* Riverside RM 483/484, RS 9483/9484 The Thelonious Monk Story 1966
* Riverside RLP 421, RLP 9421 Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits 1962
* Milestone M-9115 Thelonious Monk - Evidence 1983
* Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-135-2 The Thelonious Monk Orchestra At Town Hall 1989
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Thad Jones, cornet; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Art Taylor, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 1 and 2, 1959
| Jackie-ing | Riverside RLP 12-305, RLP 421, RM 483/484; Milestone M-47023 | |
| Straight, No Chaser | Riverside RLP 12-305; Milestone M-47023 | |
| Played Twice (take 3) | - | |
| I Mean You | - | |
| Ask Me Now | - | |
| Played Twice (take 1) | Milestone M-9124; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-362-2 | |
| Played Twice (take 2) | Milestone M-47023; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-362-2 |
* Riverside RLP 12-305, RLP 1150 5 By Monk By 5 1959
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-362, OJCCD-362-2 - 1989
* Riverside RLP 421, RLP 9421 Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits 1962
* Riverside RM 483/484, RS 9483/9484 The Thelonious Monk Story 1966
* Milestone M-47023 Thelonious Monk - Brilliance 1975
* Milestone M-9124 Thelonious Monk - Blues Five Spot 1984
Thelonious Monk Solo
Thelonious Monk, piano.
Fugazi Hall, San Francisco, CA, October 21 and 22, 1959
| Blue Monk | Riverside R-45-434, RLP 12-312, RM 483/484 | |
| Ruby, My Dear | Riverside RLP 12-312 | |
| Round Lights | - | |
| Everything Happens To Me | - | |
| You Took The Words Right Out Of My Heart | - | |
| Bluehawk | - | |
| Pannonica | - | |
| Remember | Riverside R-45-434, RLP 12-312 | |
| There's Danger In Your Eyes, Cherie (take 2) | Riverside RLP 12-312 | |
| Reflections | - | |
| There's Danger In Your Eyes, Cherie (take 1) | Milestone MSP-47004; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-231-2 |
* Riverside RLP 12-312, RLP 1158 Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Alone In San Francisco 1960
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-231 - 1986
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-231-2 - 1987
= Milestone MSP-47004 Thelonious Monk - Pure Monk 1973
* Riverside RM 483/484, RS 9483/9484 The Thelonious Monk Story 1966
* Riverside R-45-434 Thelonious Monk - Blue Monk / Remember 1960
1960
Thelonious Monk Quartet Plus Two
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; John Ore, bass; Billy Higgins, drums; plus Joe Gordon, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax.
The Blackhawk, San Francisco, CA, April 29, 1960
| Let's Call This | Riverside RLP 12-323 | |
| Four In One | Riverside RLP 12-323, RM 483/484 | |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | Riverside RLP 12-323 | |
| Worry Later | - | |
| 'Round Midnight | - | |
| Epistrophy (closing theme) | - | |
| Epistrophy (complete) | Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-305-2 | |
| Evidence | - | |
| San Francisco Holiday (alternate take) | Milestone M-9115 |
* Riverside RLP 12-323, RLP 1171 Thelonious Monk Quartet Plus Two At The Blackhawk 1960
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-305, OJCCD-305-2 - 1987
= Milestone M-47033 Thelonious Monk - In Person 1976
* Riverside RM 483/484, RS 9483/9484 The Thelonious Monk Story 1966
* Milestone M-9115 Thelonious Monk - Evidence 1983
1961
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; John Ore, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums.
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland, April 15, 1961
| Jackie-ing | Magnetic (Luxembourgian) MRCD 120 | |
| Crepuscule With Nellie | - | |
| Off Minor | - | |
| Straight, No Chaser | - | |
| Evidence | - | |
| Bemsha Swing | - | |
| Well, You Needn't | - | |
| 'Round Midnight | - | |
| I Mean You | - |
* Magnetic (Luxembourgian) MRCD 120 Thelonious Monk Quartet - The First European Concert '61 1991
Thelonious Monk Quartet
same personnel.
Studio Irene, Bussum, Holland, April 15, 1961
| Crepuscule With Nellie | Nederlands Jazz Archief (Du) NJA 1401 | |
| Rhythm-a-ning | - | |
| I Mean You | - | |
| Nutty | - | |
| Bemsha Swing | - | |
| Epistrophy (theme) | - |
* Nederlands Jazz Archief (Du) NJA 1401 Thelonious Monk - Jackie-ing: Live In Amsterdam May 1961 2014
The Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax #1-4,6,7,9,10; Thelonious Monk, piano; John Ore, bass #1-4,6,7,9,10; Frankie Dunlop, drums #1-4,6,7,9,10.
L'Olympia, Paris, France, April 18, 1961
| 1. | Epistrophy (opening theme) | Riverside RM 460/461; Milestone M-47060 |
| 2. | I Mean You | Riverside RM 460/461, RM 491; Milestone M-47060 |
| 3. | Jackie-ing (#1) | Riverside RM 460/461; Milestone M-47060 |
| 4. | Off Minor | Riverside RM 460/461, RM 491; Milestone M-47060 |
| 5. | April In Paris | Riverside RM 460/461; Milestone M-47060 |
| 6. | Rhythm-a-ning (#1) | - |
| 7. | I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | Riverside RM 460/461, RM 491; Milestone M-47060 |
| 8. | Just A Gigolo | - |
| 9. | Hackensack | - |
| 10. | Well You Needn't | - |
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax #1; Thelonious Monk, piano; John Ore, bass #1; Frankie Dunlop, drums #1.
| 1. | Crepescule With Nellie | Milestone M-9124; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-670-2 |
| 2. | Body And Soul | - |
* Riverside RM 460/461, RS 9460/9461 European Concerts By Thelonious Monk - Two Hours With Thelonious (Limited Edition) 1963
= Riverside R-3020, RS-3020 Two Hours With Thelonious 1969
* Milestone M-47060 Thelonious Monk - April In Paris / Live 1981
* Riverside RM 491, RS 9491 Monk In France 1966
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-670-2 - 1991
* Milestone M-9124 Thelonious Monk - Blues Five Spot 1984
The Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax #2-8; Thelonious Monk, piano; John Ore, bass #2-8; Frankie Dunlop, drums #2-8.
Teatro Lirico, Milan, Italy, April 21, 1961
| 1. | Body And Soul | Riverside RM 460/461, RM 443 |
| 2. | Milan introduction and...Jackie-ing (#2) | - |
| 3. | Straight No Chaser | - |
| 4. | Bemsha Swing | - |
| 5. | San Francisco Holiday (Worry Later) | - |
| 6. | Rhythm-a-ning (#2) | - |
| 7. | Crepescule With Nellie | - |
| 8. | Epistrophy (closing theme) | - |
* Riverside RM 460/461, RS 9460/9461 European Concerts By Thelonious Monk - Two Hours With Thelonious (Limited Edition) 1963
= Riverside R-3020, RS-3020 Two Hours With Thelonious 1969
* Riverside RM 443, RS 9443 Thelonious Monk In Italy 1965
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-488, OJCCD-488-2 - 1990
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; John Ore, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums.
Casino, Bern, Switzerland, May 10, 1961
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | Ingo (It) Ingo-Five; Jazz Up (It) JU-326 | |
| Jackie-ing | - | |
| Crepuscule With Nellie | - | |
| 'Round Midnight | - | |
| Blue Monk | - | |
| Bright Mississippi (as Sweet Georgia Brown) | Ingo (It) Ingo-Eight; Jazz Up (It) JU-326 | |
| Rhythm-a-ning | - |
* Ingo (It) Ingo-Five Thelonious Monk Quartet - 1961 European Tour Vol. 1 1970s
* Ingo (It) Ingo-Eight Thelonious Monk Quartet - 1961 European Tour Vol. 2 1970s
* Jazz Up (It) JU-326 Thelonious Monk Quartet Live In Bern 1961
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax #1-6,8-12; Thelonious Monk, piano; John Ore, bass #1-6,8-12; Frankie Dunlop, drums #1-6,8-12.
Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, May 16, 1961
| 1. | Jackie-ing | Dragon (Swd) DRLP 151/152 |
| 2. | I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | - |
| 3. | Crepuscule With Nellie | - |
| 4. | Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are | - |
| 5. | Rhythm-a-ning | - |
| 6. | Epistrophy | - |
| 7. | Just A Gigolo | - |
| 8. | Well, You Needn't | Duke (It) D-1020; Dragon (Swd) DRLP 151/152 |
| 9. | 'Round Midnight | - |
| 10. | Bemsha Swing | - |
| 11. | Blue Monk | - |
| 12. | Epistrophy | - |
| 13. | Body And Soul | - |
* Dragon (Swd) DRLP 151/152 Thelonious Monk - Live In Stockholm 1961 1987
* Duke (It) D-1020 Monk 1970s
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; John Ore, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums.
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland, May 20, 1961
| Jackie-ing | Nederlands Jazz Archief (Du) NJA 1401 | |
| Straight No Chaser | - | |
| Crepuscule With Nellie | - | |
| Well You Needn't | - | |
| Rhythm-a-ning | - | |
| Body And Soul | - | |
| Just A Gigolo | - |
* Nederlands Jazz Archief (Du) NJA 1401 Thelonious Monk - Jackie-ing: Live In Amsterdam May 1961 2014
1962
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; John Ore, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums.
NYC, October 31, 1962
| CO76888 | Bye-Ya | Columbia CL 1965 |
| tk.3 | Body And Soul (remake) | unissued |
| Body And Soul | - |
* Columbia CL 1965, CS 8765 The Thelonious Monk Quartet - Monk's Dream 1963
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax #2,3; Thelonious Monk, piano; John Ore, bass #2,3; Frankie Dunlop, drums #2,3.
NYC, November 1, 1962
| 1. CO76889-2 | Body And Soul | Columbia CL 1965 |
| 2. CO76890 | Bolivar Blues | - |
| 3. CO76894 | Bright Mississippi | - |
* Columbia CL 1965, CS 8765 The Thelonious Monk Quartet - Monk's Dream 1963
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax #2,3; Thelonious Monk, piano; John Ore, bass #2,3; Frankie Dunlop, drums #2,3.
NYC, November 2, 1962
| 1. CO76896-1 | Just A Gigolo | Columbia CL 1965 |
| 2. CO76897 | Monk's Dream (edited version) | - |
| 3. - | Monk's Dream (original version) | Columbia JG 35720 |
* Columbia CL 1965, CS 8765 The Thelonious Monk Quartet - Monk's Dream 1963
* Columbia JG 35720 Thelonious Monk - Always Know 1979
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; John Ore, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums.
NYC, November 6, 1962
| CO76895 | Sweet And Lovely | Columbia CL 1965 |
| CO77121 | Coming On The Hudson | Columbia CL 1970, JG 35720 |
| CO77122 | Hackensack | Columbia CL 2038 |
| CO77123 | Five Spot Blues | Columbia CL 1965 |
| CO77124 | Rhythm-a-ning | Columbia CL 2038 |
* Columbia CL 1965, CS 8765 The Thelonious Monk Quartet - Monk's Dream 1963
* Columbia CL 1970, CS 8770 Various Artists - The Giants Of Jazz 1963
* Columbia JG 35720 Thelonious Monk - Always Know 1979
* Columbia CL 2038, CS 8838 Thelonious Monk - Criss-Cross 1963
1963
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; John Ore, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums.
Birdland, NYC, February 9, 1963
| 'Round Midnight | Alto AL 725 | |
| Bye-Ya | private tape | |
| Bright Mississippi | - |
* Alto AL 725 Thelonious Monk - Spastic & Personal 1970s
Thelonious Monk Quartet
same personnel.
Birdland, NYC, February 16, 1963
| Bright Mississippi | Alto AL 725 | |
| Epistrophy | - | |
| Sweet And Lovely | - | |
| Four In One | private tape | |
| Epistrophy | - |
* Alto AL 725 Thelonious Monk - Spastic & Personal 1970s
Thelonious Monk Quartet
same personnel.
Birdland, NYC, February 23, 1963
| Evidence | Alto AL 725 |
* Alto AL 725 Thelonious Monk - Spastic & Personal 1970s
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax #2; Thelonious Monk, piano; John Ore, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums.
NYC, February 26, 1963
| 1. CO77645 | Tea For Two | Columbia CL 2038 |
| 2. CO77646 | Criss Cross | - |
* Columbia CL 2038, CS 8838 Thelonious Monk - Criss-Cross 1963
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax #1; Thelonious Monk, piano; John Ore, bass #1; Frankie Dunlop, drums #1.
NYC, February 27, 1963
| 1. CO77656 | Eronel | Columbia CL 2038 |
| 2. CO77657 | Don't Blame Me | - |
| 3. CO77657-1 | Don't Blame Me (remake) | unissued |
* Columbia CL 2038, CS 8838 Thelonious Monk - Criss-Cross 1963
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; John Ore, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums.
NYC, February 28, 1963
| CO77662 | Think Of One | Columbia CL 2038 |
* Columbia CL 2038, CS 8838 Thelonious Monk - Criss-Cross 1963
Thelonious Monk Quartet
same personnel.
live in Paris, France, March 9, 1963
| Evidence | France's Concert (F) FC 105 | |
| Jackie-ing | - | |
| 'Round Midnight | unissued |
* France's Concert (F) FC 105 Thelonious Monk - Evidence 1987
Thelonious Monk Quartet
same personnel.
NYC, March 29, 1963
| CO77762 | Pannonica | unissued |
| CO77763 | Crepuscule With Nellie | Columbia CL 2038 |
* Columbia CL 2038, CS 8838 Thelonious Monk - Criss-Cross 1963
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Butch Warren, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums.
Sankei Hall, Tokyo, Japan, May 21, 1963
| CO79389 | Straight, No Chaser | CBS/Sony (J) SOPW-69/70 |
| CO79390 | Pannonica | - |
| CO79391 | Just A Gigolo | - |
| CO79392 | Evidence | Columbia CL 2416; CBS/Sony (J) SOPW-69/70 |
| CO79393 | Jackie-ing | CBS/Sony (J) SOPW-69/70 |
| CO79394 | Bemsha Swing | - |
| CO79395 | Epistrophy (theme) | - |
| CO79396 | I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | - |
| CO79397 | Hackensack | - |
| CO79398 | Blue Monk | - |
| CO79399 | Epistrophy (theme) | - |
* CBS/Sony (J) SOPW-69/70 Thelonious Monk - Monk In Tokyo
* Columbia CL 2416, CS 9216 Monk - Misterioso (Recorded On Tour) 1965
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax #1,2,4,5; Thelonious Monk, piano; Butch Warren, bass #1,2,4,5; Frankie Dunlop, drums #1,2,4,5.
TBS TV Studios, Tokyo, Japan, May 23, 1963
| 1. | Evidence | Baybridge (J) UPS-2172 |
| 2. | Blue Monk | - |
| 3. | Just A Gigolo | - |
| 4. | Bolivar Blues | - |
| 5. | Epistrophy | - |
* Baybridge (J) UPS-2172 Thelonious Monk 1963 In Japan
Thelonious Monk Quartet And Pee Wee Russell
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Butch Warren, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums; and Pee Wee Russell, clarinet #4,5; Willis Conover, announcer.
Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, July 3, 1963
| 1. | Introduction | Legacy C2K 53585 |
| 2. | Criss Cross | Columbia JG 35720; Legacy C2K 53585 |
| 3. CO81456 | Light Blue | Columbia CL 2416; Legacy C2K 53585 |
| 4. | Nutty | Columbia CL 2178 |
| 5. | Blue Monk | - |
| 6. | Epistrophy | Columbia C2 38262; Legacy C2K 53585 |
* Columbia JG 35720 Thelonious Monk - Always Know 1979
* Columbia CL 2416, CS 9216 Monk - Misterioso (Recorded On Tour) 1965
* Columbia CL 2178, CS 8978 Miles & Monk At Newport 1964
= Columbia PC 8978, KCS 8978 - 1970s
= Legacy C2K 53585 Miles Davis & Thelonious Monk - Live At Newport 1958 & 1963 1994
* Columbia C2 38262 Various Artists - Newport Jazz Festival: Live (Unreleased Highlights From 1956, 1958, 1963) 1982
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; John Ore, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums.
Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey, CA, September 21, 1963
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | Jazz Unlimited (Swd) JUCD 2045/46 | |
| Well, You Needn't | - | |
| Light Blue | - | |
| Criss Cross | - | |
| Epistrophy | - |
* Jazz Unlimited (Swd) JUCD 2045/46 Thelonious Monk - Live At Monterey Jazz Festival 1963 1993
Thelonious Monk Quartet
same personnel.
Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey, CA, September 22, 1963
| Evidence | Jazz Unlimited (Swd) JUCD 2045/46 | |
| I Mean You | - | |
| Sweet And Lovely | - | |
| Bright Mississippi | - |
* Jazz Unlimited (Swd) JUCD 2045/46 Thelonious Monk - Live At Monterey Jazz Festival 1963 1993
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax #1,3,4,6; Thelonious Monk, piano; John Ore, bass #1,3,4,6; Frankie Dunlop, drums #1,3,4,6.
Village Gate, Greenwich Village, NY, November 12, 1963
| 1. | Rhythm-a-ning | Xanadu 202 |
| 2. | Body And Soul | - |
| 3. | Evidence | - |
| 4. | I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | - |
| 5. | Body And Soul (alternate take) | - |
| 6. | Jackie-ing | - |
* Xanadu 202 Thelonious Monk - Live At The Village Gate 1985
Thelonious Monk Tentet/Quartet
Thad Jones, cornet; Nick Travis, trumpet; Eddie Bert, trombone; Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Phil Woods, alto sax, clarinet; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Gene Allen, baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet; Thelonious Monk, piano; Butch Warren, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums; Hall Overton, arranger.
Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC, December 30, 1963
| CO81201 | Bye-Ya | Columbia JG 35720 |
| CO81202 | I Mean You | Columbia CL 2164 |
| CO81203 | Evidence | - |
| Epistrophy (theme) | unissued |
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax #2-4; Thelonious Monk, piano; Butch Warren, bass #2-4; Frankie Dunlop, drums #2-4.
| 1. CO81207 | When It's Darkness On The Delta | Columbia CL 2164 |
| 2. CO81208 | Played Twice | Columbia CL 2164, JG 35720 |
| 3. CO81209 | Misterioso | Columbia CL 2416 |
| 4. | Epistrophy (theme) | unissued |
Thad Jones, cornet; Nick Travis, trumpet; Eddie Bert, trombone; Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Phil Woods, alto sax, clarinet; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Gene Allen, baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet; Thelonious Monk, piano; Butch Warren, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums; Hall Overton, arranger.
| CO81204 | Light Blue | Columbia JG 35720 |
| CO81205 | Oska T | Columbia CL 2164 |
| CO81206 | Four In One | - |
| CO81200 | Epistrophy (theme) | - |
* Columbia JG 35720 Thelonious Monk - Always Know 1979
* Columbia CL 2164, CS 8964 Thelonious Monk - Big Band And Quartet In Concert 1964
* Columbia CL 2416, CS 9216 Monk - Misterioso (Recorded On Tour) 1965
1964
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax #3; Thelonious Monk, piano; Butch Warren, bass #3; Ben Riley, drums #3.
NYC, January 29, 1964
| 1. CO81232-? | Nice Work If You Can Get It | unissued |
| 2. CO81232-3 | - | Columbia CL 2184 |
| 3. CO81233 | Shuffle Boil | unissued |
* Columbia CL 2184, CS 8984 Thelonious Monk - It's Monk's Time 1964
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Butch Warren, bass; Ben Riley, drums.
NYC, January 30, 1964
| CO81200 | Epistrophy | Columbia JG 35720 |
| CO81233 | Shuffle Boil (alternate take) | - |
| CO81234 | Stuffy Turkey | Columbia CL 2184 |
* Columbia JG 35720 Thelonious Monk - Always Know 1979
* Columbia CL 2184, CS 8984 Thelonious Monk - It's Monk's Time 1964
Thelonious Monk Quartet
same personnel.
NYC, February 10, 1964
| CO81256 | Lulu's Back In Town | Columbia CL 2184 |
| CO81257 | Brakes Sake | - |
* Columbia CL 2184, CS 8984 Thelonious Monk - It's Monk's Time 1964
Thelonious Monk Quartet
same personnel.
Alhambra, Paris, France, February 22, 1964
| Stuffy Turkey | France's Concert (F) FC 135 | |
| Brakes Sake | - | |
| Blue Monk | - | |
| Ruby, My Dear | France's Concert (F) FC 105, FC 135 | |
| Rhythm-a-ning | - | |
| Epistrophy | France's Concert (F) FC 135 |
* France's Concert (F) FC 135 Thelonious Monk - Live In Paris, 1964-Alhambra Vol. 1 1989
* France's Concert (F) FC 105 Thelonious Monk - Evidence 1987
Thelonious Monk Quartet
same personnel.
Maison De La Radio, Paris, France, 1st set, February 23, 1964
| Four In One | France's Concert (F) FC 132x2; Explore (E) 0031 | |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | - | |
| Straight, No Chaser | - | |
| Well, You Needn't | - | |
| Epistrophy | - |
* France's Concert (F) FC 132x2 Thelonious Monk - Live In Paris, 1964 1989
* Explore (E) 0031 Thelonious Monk - Live In Paris Vol. 1 2007
Thelonious Monk Quartet
same personnel.
Maison De La Radio, Paris, France, 2nd set, February 23, 1964
| Blue Monk | France's Concert (F) FC 132x2; Explore (E) 0032 | |
| Sweet And Lovely | - | |
| Hackensack | - | |
| Rhythm-a-ning | - | |
| Bright Mississippi | France's Concert (F) FC 105, FC 132x2; Explore (E) 0032 | |
| Epistrophy | France's Concert (F) FC 132x2; Explore (E) 0032 |
* France's Concert (F) FC 132x2 Thelonious Monk - Live In Paris, 1964 1989
* France's Concert (F) FC 105 Thelonious Monk - Evidence 1987
* Explore (E) 0032 Thelonious Monk - Live In Paris Vol. 2 2007
Thelonious Monk Quartet
same personnel.
Teatro Lirico, Milan, Italy, February 25, 1964
| Well, You Needn't | Ingo (It) Ingo-Eight | |
| Blue Monk | - |
* Ingo (It) Ingo-Eight Thelonious Monk Quartet - 1961 European Tour Vol. 2 1970s
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax #1,3; Thelonious Monk, piano; Butch Warren, bass #1,3; Ben Riley, drums #1,3.
NYC, March 9, 1964
| 1. CO81233 | Shuffle Boil | Columbia CL 2184 |
| 2. CO81522 | Memories Of You | - |
| 3. CO81523 | Teo | Columbia CL 2291 |
* Columbia CL 2184, CS 8984 Thelonious Monk - It's Monk's Time 1964
* Columbia CL 2291, CS 9091 Thelonious Monk - Monk. 1965
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax #1; Thelonious Monk, piano; Larry Gales, bass #1; Ben Riley, drums #1.
NYC, October 6, 1964
| 1. CO85826 | Liza | Columbia CL 2291 |
| 2. CO85827-1 | I Love You | unissued |
| 3. CO85827-2 | - | Columbia CL 2291 |
* Columbia CL 2291, CS 9091 Thelonious Monk - Monk. 1965
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Larry Gales, bass; Ben Riley, drums.
NYC, October 7, 1964
| CO85828 | That Old Man | Columbia CL 2291 |
* Columbia CL 2291, CS 9091 Thelonious Monk - Monk. 1965
Thelonious Monk Quartet
same personnel.
NYC, October 8, 1964
| CO85837 | Pannonica | Columbia CL 2291 |
| CO85838 | Just You, Just Me | - |
| CO85839 | April In Paris | - |
* Columbia CL 2291, CS 9091 Thelonious Monk - Monk. 1965
Thelonious Monk Solo
Thelonious Monk, piano.
Los Angeles, CA, October 31, 1964
| HCO72123-1 | I Surrender, Dear | Columbia CL 2349 |
| HCO72124-1 | Sweet And Lovely | unissued |
| HCO72124-2 | - | Columbia CL 2349 |
| HCO72125-1 | Everything Happens To Me | unissued |
| HCO72125-2 | - | - |
| HCO72125-3 | - | Columbia CL 2349 |
| HCO72126-1 | I Should Care | - |
| HCO72127-1 | North Of The Sunset | - |
* Columbia CL 2349, CS 9149 Solo Monk 1965
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Larry Gales, bass; Ben Riley, drums.
The It Club, Los Angeles, CA, October 31, 1964
| Blue Monk | Columbia C2 38030 | |
| Well, You Needn't | - | |
| 'Round Midnight | - | |
| Rhythm-a-ning | - | |
| CO85128 | Blues Five Spot | - |
| CO85127 | Bemsha Swing | - |
| CO85123 | Evidence | - |
| CO85125 | Nutty | - |
| Epistrophy (theme) | Legacy C2K 65288 | |
| CO85126 | Straight, No Chaser | Columbia C2 38030 |
| CO85124 | Sweet And Lovely | Columbia unissued |
* Columbia C2 38030 Thelonious Monk - Live At The It Club
= Legacy C2K 65288 Thelonious Monk - Live At The It Club - Complete 1998
Thelonious Monk Quartet
same personnel.
The It Club, Los Angeles, CA, November 1, 1964
| CO85121 | Teo | Legacy C2K 65288 |
| CO85122 | I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | Columbia CL 2416; Legacy C2K 65288 |
| CO85119 | Misterioso | Columbia C2 38030 |
| CO85120 | Gallop's Gallop | - |
| CO85118 | Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are | - |
| CO85117 | Bright Mississippi | Legacy C2K 65288 |
| CO85114 | Just You, Just Me | - |
| CO85115 | All The Things You Are | Columbia CL 2416; Legacy C2K 65288 |
| CO85116 | Epistrophy (theme) | Legacy C2K 65288 |
* Columbia CL 2416, CS 9216 Monk - Misterioso (Recorded On Tour) 1965
* Columbia C2 38030 Thelonious Monk - Live At The It Club
= Legacy C2K 65288 Thelonious Monk - Live At The It Club - Complete 1998
Thelonious Monk Solo
Thelonious Monk, piano.
Los Angeles, CA, November 2, 1964
| HCO72128-3 | These Foolish Things | Columbia CL 2349 |
| HCO72129-2 | I Hadn't Anyone Till You | unissued |
| HCO72129-4 | - | Columbia CL 2349 |
| HCO72130-1 | Dinah | unissued |
| HCO72130-2 | - | Columbia CL 2349 |
| HCO72131-1 | I'm Confessin' | unissued |
| HCO72131-2 | - | Columbia CL 2349 |
| HCO72132-1 | Monk's Point | - |
* Columbia CL 2349, CS 9149 Solo Monk 1965
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Larry Gales, bass; Ben Riley, drums.
The Jazz Workshop, San Francisco, CA, November 3, 1964
| Don't Blame Me (incomplete) | Columbia C2 38269 | |
| Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are | - | |
| Well, You Needn't | - | |
| Evidence / Rhythm-a-ning | - | |
| Epistrophy (theme) | unissued | |
| 'Round Midnight | Columbia C2 38269 | |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | - | |
| Just You, Just Me | unissued | |
| Rhythm-a-ning (incomplete) | - | |
| Hackensack | - | |
| Bright Mississippi | - | |
| Evidence | - | |
| Epistrophy (theme) | - | |
| CO85105 | Memories Of You (incomplete) | Columbia C2 38269 |
| CO85106 | Just You, Just Me | - |
| CO85107 | Honeysuckle Rose (incomplete) | Columbia JG 35720 |
* Columbia C2 38269 Thelonious Monk - Live At The Jazz Workshop
* Columbia JG 35720 Thelonious Monk - Always Know 1979
Thelonious Monk Quartet
same personnel.
The Jazz Workshop, San Francisco, CA, November 4, 1964
| CO85097 | Bemsha Swing | Columbia CL 2416, C2 38269 |
| CO85098 | I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | unissued |
| CO85099 | Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are | - |
| CO85100 | Epistrophy | Columbia C2 38269 |
| CO85101 | 'Round Midnight | unissued |
| CO85102 | Nutty | - |
| CO85103 | Straight, No Chaser | - |
| CO85104 | Bright Mississippi | Columbia C2 38269 |
| CO85108 | Blue Monk | - |
| CO85109 | Well, You Needn't | unissued |
| CO85110 | Thelonious | - |
| CO85111 | Hackensack | Columbia C2 38269 |
| CO85112 | Evidence | unissued |
| CO85113 | Misterioso | Columbia C2 38269 |
* Columbia CL 2416, CS 9216 Monk - Misterioso (Recorded On Tour) 1965
* Columbia C2 38269 Thelonious Monk - Live At The Jazz Workshop
1965
Thelonious Monk Solo
Thelonious Monk, piano.
NYC, February 23, 1965
| CO85578-2 | Ask Me Now | Columbia CL 2349 |
| CO85578-3 | - | unissued |
| CO85579 | Everything Happens To Me | - |
* Columbia CL 2349, CS 9149 Solo Monk 1965
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Larry Gales, bass; Ben Riley, drums.
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, February 27, 1965
| CO87201 | Well, You Needn't | Columbia CL 2416 |
* Columbia CL 2416, CS 9216 Monk - Misterioso (Recorded On Tour) 1965
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk, piano; Larry Gales, bass #1; Ben Riley, drums #1.
NYC, March 2, 1965
| 1. CO85595 | Honeysuckle Rose | Columbia CL 2416 |
| 2. CO85596-1 | Ruby, My Dear | unissued |
| 3. CO85596-3 | - | Columbia CL 2349 |
| 4. CO85597-3 | Introspection | unissued |
| 5. CO85597-4 | - | Columbia JG 35720 |
| 6. CO85598 | Darn That Dream | - |
* Columbia CL 2416, CS 9216 Monk - Misterioso (Recorded On Tour) 1965
* Columbia CL 2349, CS 9149 Solo Monk 1965
* Columbia JG 35720 Thelonious Monk - Always Know 1979
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Larry Gales, bass; Ben Riley, drums.
television broadcast by BBC2, Jazz 625, The Marquee Club, London, England, March 14, 1965
| Straight, No Chaser | Jazz Up (It) JU-302 | |
| Hackensack | - | |
| Rhythm-a-ning | - | |
| Epistrophy | - | |
| Criss Cross | unissued | |
| Well, You Needn't | - | |
| Nutty | - |
* Jazz Up (It) JU-302 J.J. Johnson, Thelonious Monk - The Be Bop Legends 1988
= Moon (It) MCD072-2 - 1995
Thelonious Monk Quartet
same personnel.
L'Olympia, Paris, France, 1st set, May 23, 1965
| Jackie-ing | Bandstand (J) TKCB-30143 | |
| Ruby, My Dear | - | |
| Evidence | - | |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | - | |
| April In Paris | - | |
| Straight, No Chaser | - |
* Bandstand (J) TKCB-30143 Thelonious Monk - April In Paris
Thelonious Monk Quartet
same personnel.
L'Olympia, Paris, France, 2nd set, May 23, 1965
| Evidence | Trema (F) 710377/710378 | |
| Blue Monk | - | |
| Four In One | - | |
| Sweet & Lovely | - | |
| Rhythm A Ning | - | |
| Epistrophy | - |
* Trema (F) 710377/710378 Thelonious Monk And His Quartet - Olympia-May 23, 1965 1992
= Trema (F) 710377/378 Thelonious Monk And His Quartet En Concert Avec Europe 1 - Olympia 6-7 Mars-1965 1993
Thelonious Monk Quartet
same personnel.
L'Olympia, Paris, France, 3rd set, May 23, 1965
| Well You Needn't | Trema (F) 710377/710378 | |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | - | |
| Teo | - | |
| Bright Mississippi | - | |
| Epistrophy | - |
* Trema (F) 710377/710378 Thelonious Monk And His Quartet - Olympia-May 23, 1965 1992
= Trema (F) 710377/378 Thelonious Monk And His Quartet En Concert Avec Europe 1 - Olympia 6-7 Mars-1965 1993
Thelonious Monk Quartet
same personnel.
Place Des Arts, Montreal, Canada, August 21, 1965
| Light Blue | Can-Am (Canadian) CA 1100 | |
| Blue Monk | - | |
| Straight, No Chaser | - | |
| Hackensack | - | |
| April In Paris | - | |
| Evidence | - | |
| Epistrophy | - |
* Can-Am (Canadian) CA 1100 Thelonious Monk - The Canadian Concert
1966
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Larry Gales, bass; Ben Riley, drums.
Palais De La Mutualite, Paris, France, March 18, 1966;
Maison De L'ORTF, Paris, France, March 20, 1966
| I Love You (Sweetheart Of All My Dreams) | BYG (J) YX-4005/6; Affinity (E) AFF 20 | |
| Lulu's Back In Town | BYG (J) YX-4005/6; Affinity (E) AFF 20, CD Charly 74 | |
| Just A Gigolo | - | |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | - |
same session.
| Sweet And Lovely | BYG (J) YX-4005/6; Affinity (E) AFF 26, CD Charly 74 | |
| Off Minor | - | |
| Crepuscule With Nellie | - | |
| Epistrophy | - |
same session.
| Crepuscule With Nellie | BYG (J) YX-2029 | |
| Lulu's Back In Town | - | |
| Blue Monk | - | |
| Ruby, My Dear | - |
same session.
| Hackensack | BYG (J) YX-2030 | |
| Evidence | - | |
| Straight, No Chaser | - | |
| 'Round Midnight | BYG (J) YX-2030; France's Concert (F) FC 105 |
* BYG (J) YX-4005/6 Thelonious Monk 1973
* Affinity (E) AFF 20 Thelonious Monk - Sphere 1978
* Affinity (E) AFF 26 Thelonious Monk - Epistrophy 1980
* BYG (J) YX-2029 Best Moments Of Thelonious Monk Part 1
* BYG (J) YX-2030 Best Moments Of Thelonious Monk Part 2
* France's Concert (F) FC 105 Thelonious Monk - Evidence 1987
* Affinity (E) CD Charly 74 Thelonious Monk - The Paris Concert
Thelonious Monk Quartet
same personnel.
live in Amiens, France, March 23, 1966
| Blue Monk | Rare Live Recordings (Eu) RLR 88643 | |
| Crepuscule With Nellie | - | |
| Rhythm-a-ning | - |
* Rare Live Recordings (Eu) RLR 88643 Thelonious Monk Quartet - The Last Concerts: Lincoln Center 1975-Village Vanguard 1972 2009
Thelonious Monk Quartet
same personnel.
Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland, March 27, 1966
| Lulu's Back In Town | Jazz Helvet (F) JH 06 | |
| Light Blue | - | |
| Blue Monk | - | |
| Off Minor | - | |
| Epistrophy (theme) | - | |
| Straight, No Chaser | - | |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | - | |
| 'Round Midnight | - | |
| Evidence | - | |
| Crepuscule With Nellie | - | |
| Epistrophy (theme) | - |
* Jazz Helvet (F) JH 06 Thelonious Monk 4tet Switzerland 1966
Thelonious Monk Quartet
same personnel.
Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England, April 29, 1966
| Lulu's Back In Town | Tempo Di Jazz (It) CDTJ 706 | |
| Blue Monk | - | |
| Light Blue (Epistrophy) | - | |
| Rhythm-a-ning | - | |
| Evidence | - | |
| April In Paris | - |
* Tempo Di Jazz (It) CDTJ 706 Thelonious Monk - Tempo Di Jazz 1991
Thelonious Monk Quartet
same personnel.
Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, July 2, 1966
| Light Blue | Black Lion (J) 32JDB-137 | |
| Evidence | - | |
| Blue Monk | - | |
| Hackensack | - |
* Black Lion (J) 32JDB-137 Thelonious Monk - Blue Monk
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax #2-4; Thelonious Monk, piano; Larry Gales, bass #2-4; Ben Riley, drums #2-4.
NYC, November 14, 1966
| 1. CO91315 | This Is My Story, This Is My Song | Columbia JG 35720 |
| 2. CO92018-1 | I Didn't Know About You (alternate take) | unissued |
| 3. CO92018-4 | I Didn't Know About You (mst. take) | Columbia CL 2651 |
| 4. CO92019 | Green Chimneys | unissued |
* Columbia JG 35720 Thelonious Monk - Always Know 1979
* Columbia CL 2651, CS 9451 Monk - Straight, No Chaser 1967
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Larry Gales, bass; Ben Riley, drums.
NYC, November 15, 1966
| CO92020 | Locomotive | Columbia CL 2651 |
* Columbia CL 2651, CS 9451 Monk - Straight, No Chaser 1967
1967 (age 50)
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax #1,2,4; Thelonious Monk, piano; Larry Gales, bass #1,2,4; Ben Riley, drums #1,2,4.
NYC, January 10, 1967
| 1. CO92056 | Straight, No Chaser | Columbia CL 2651 |
| 2. CO92057 | Japanese Folk Song (Koujou No Tsuki) | - |
| 3. CO92058 | Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | - |
| 4. CO92059 | Wee See | - |
* Columbia CL 2651, CS 9451 Monk - Straight, No Chaser 1967
Dave Brubeck With Thelonious Monk Quartet
Dave Brubeck, Thelonious Monk, piano; Larry Gales, bass; Ben Riley, drums.
Puebla Arts Festival, Auditoria De La Reforma, Puebla, Mexico, May 12, 1967
| C Jam Blues | Columbia C 30522 |
* Columbia C 30522 Dave Brubeck - Summit Sessions 1971
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax #1,3; Thelonious Monk, piano; Larry Gales, bass #1,3; Ben Riley, drums #1,3.
Puebla Arts Festival, Auditoria De La Reforma, Puebla, Mexico, May 12, 1967
| 1. | Green Chimneys | Columbia unissued |
| 2. | Don't Blame Me | - |
| 3. | Evidence | - |
Thelonious Monk Solo
Thelonious Monk, piano.
live in Atlanta, GA, circa fall 1967
| Don't Blame Me | Columbia C 45358 |
* Columbia C 45358, CK 45358 Thelonious Monk - Straight No Chaser (Soundtrack) 1989
Thelonious Monk Quartet With Guests
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Larry Gales, bass; Ben Riley, drums; with Ray Copeland, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Phil Woods, alto sax; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax.
live in Stockholm, Sweden, October 11, 1967
| Epistrophy | Columbia C 45358 | |
| Evidence | - |
* Columbia C 45358, CK 45358 Thelonious Monk - Straight No Chaser (Soundtrack) 1989
Thelonious Monk Quartet With Guests
Charley Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk as Thelonius Monk, piano; Larry Gales, bass; Ben Riley, drums; with Ray Copeland as Ray Copland, trumpet #1,4; Clark Terry, flugelhorn #1; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone #1; Phil Woods, alto sax #1; Johnny Griffin as Jimmy Griffin, tenor sax #1.
De Doelen, Rotterdam, Holland, October 28, 1967
| 1. | Blue Monk | Unique Jazz (Israeli) UJ 12 |
| 2. | Hackensack | - |
| 3. | Ruby My Dear | - |
| 4. | We See (mistitled as Hackensack) | - |
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Larry Gales, bass; Ben Riley, drums; guest player: Ray Copeland, trumpet; Clark Terry, trumpet, flugelhorn; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Phil Woods, alto sax; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax.
| Ruby, My Dear | Fondamenta (F) FON-1704029 | |
| Hackensack | - | |
| We See | - | |
| Epistrophy | - |
same session.
| Evidence / Epistrophy | - | |
| Don't Blame Me | - | |
| Oska T. / Epistrophy | - | |
| Blue Monk | - |
* Unique Jazz (Israeli) UJ 12 Thelonius Monk Quartet & Octet In Europe late 1970s
= Get Back Jazz (It) GET 2034 Thelonious Monk Quartet & Thelonious Monk Octet - 4/8: Captured Live In Rotterdam, Holland On October 28th, 1967 2007
* Fondamenta (F) FON-1704029, FON-1704029 (CD) Thelonious Monk - Live At Rotterdam 1967: The Lost Recordings 2017
Thelonious Monk Quartet With Guests
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Larry Gales, bass; Ben Riley, drums; with Ray Copeland, trumpet #1-4,6; Clark Terry, flugelhorn #4; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone #1,3,4; Phil Woods, alto sax #1,3,4; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax #1,3,4.
live in Rotterdam, Holland or Berlin, West Germany, October 28 or November 4, 1967
| 1. | Oska T | Affinity (E) AFFD 192 |
| 2. | Epistrophy | - |
| 3. | Evidence | - |
| 4. | Blue Monk | - |
| 5. | Monk's Mood | - |
| 6. | Wee See | - |
* Affinity (E) AFFD 192 Thelonious Monk - On Tour In Europe 1988
Thelonious Monk Quartet With Guests
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Larry Gales, bass; Ben Riley, drums; with Ray Copeland, trumpet; Clark Terry, flugelhorn; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Phil Woods, alto sax; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax.
Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, November 3, 1967
| Ruby, My Dear | France's Concert (F) FC 113 | |
| Wee See | - | |
| Epistrophy | - | |
| Oska T | - | |
| Evidence | - | |
| Blue Monk | - | |
| Epistrophy | - |
* France's Concert (F) FC 113 Thelonious Monk Nonet - Live In Paris, 1967 1988
Thelonious Monk Quartet With Guests
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Larry Gales, bass; Benny Riley, drums; with Ray Copeland, trumpet; Clark Terry, trumpet #2; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Phil Woods, alto sax; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax.
live in Berlin, West Germany, November 4, 1967
| 1. | Evidence | Heart Note (Swd) HN-003 |
| 2. | Blue Monk | - |
* Heart Note (Swd) HN-003 Thelonious Monk - In Europe 1987
Thelonious Monk Quartet With Guests
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Larry Gales, bass; Ben Riley, drums; with Ray Copeland, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Phil Woods, alto sax; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax.
live in Mainz, West Germany, November, 1967
| I Mean You (rehearsal and performance) | Columbia C 45358 |
* Columbia C 45358, CK 45358 Thelonious Monk - Straight No Chaser (Soundtrack) 1989
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Larry Gales, bass; Ben Riley, drums.
NYC, December 14, 1967
| CO98161 | Ugly Beauty | Columbia CS 9632 |
| CO98162 | Green Chimneys | - |
| Ugly Beauty (rehearsal) | Columbia C 45358 |
* Columbia CS 9632 Thelonious Monk - Underground 1968
* Columbia C 45358, CK 45358 Thelonious Monk - Straight No Chaser (Soundtrack) 1989
Thelonious Monk Quartet
same personnel.
NYC, December 21, 1967
| CO98171 | Boo Boo's Birthday | Columbia CS 9632 |
* Columbia CS 9632 Thelonious Monk - Underground 1968
1968
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk, piano; Larry Gales, bass #1; Ben Riley, drums #1; Nica De Koenigswarter, Thelonious Monk Jr., comments #1.
Village Vanguard, NYC, circa early 1968
| 1. | 'Round Midnight | Columbia C 45358 |
| 2. | Sweetheart Of All My Dreams | - |
* Columbia C 45358, CK 45358 Thelonious Monk - Straight No Chaser (Soundtrack) 1989
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk, piano; Larry Gales, bass; Ben Riley, drums; Jon Hendricks, vocal #2.
NYC, February 14, 1968
| 1. CO92969 | Easy Street (edited version) | Columbia CS 9632 |
| 2. CO92970 | In Walked Bud | - |
| 3. CO92971 | Raise Four | - |
| 4. CO92972 | Thelonious | - |
| 5. | Easy Street | Columbia JG 35720 |
* Columbia CS 9632 Thelonious Monk - Underground 1968
* Columbia JG 35720 Thelonious Monk - Always Know 1979
Thelonious Monk Orchestra
Bobby Bryant, Conte Candoli, Freddie Hill, trumpet; Lou Blackburn, Bob Bralinger, Billy Byers, Mike Wimberley, trombone; Ernie Small, baritone sax; Gene Cipriano, Buddy Collette, Tom Scott (Homer Scott), reeds; Thelonious Monk, piano; Howard Roberts, guitar; Larry Gales, bass; John Guerin, Ben Riley, drums; Oliver Nelson, arranger.
Los Angeles, CA, November 19, 1968
| HCO97832 | Little Rootie Tootie | Columbia CS 9806 |
| HCO97833 | Let's Cool One | - |
| HCO97834 | Blue Monk | Legacy CK 53581 |
| HCO97835 | 'Round Midnight | Columbia CS 9775; Legacy CK 53581 |
| HCO97836 | Straight, No Chaser | Columbia CS 9806 |
| HCO97837 | Reflections | - |
| HCO97838 | Monk's Point | - |
* Columbia CS 9806 Thelonious Sphere Monk - Monk's Blues 1969
* Columbia CS 9775 Monk's Greatest Hits 1969
* Legacy CK 53581 Thelonious Sphere Monk - Monk's Blues 1994
Thelonious Monk Orchestra
same personnel.
Los Angeles, CA, November 20, 1968
| HCO97839 | Just A Glance At Love | Columbia CS 9806 |
| HCO97840 | Trinkle, Tinkle | - |
| HCO97841 | Brilliant Corners | - |
| HCO97842 | Consecutive Seconds | - |
* Columbia CS 9806 Thelonious Sphere Monk - Monk's Blues 1969
1969
Thelonious Monk Solo
Thelonious Monk, piano.
television broadcast, Piano For Duke, Berlin, West Germany, November 6, 1969
| Sophisticated Lady | Heart Note (Swd) HN-003 | |
| Caravan | - | |
| Solitude | - |
* Heart Note (Swd) HN-003 Thelonious Monk - In Europe 1987
Thelonious Monk Solo
same personnel.
television broadcast, Paris, France, December 25, 1969
| Coming On The Hudson | Heart Note (Swd) HN-003 | |
| Crepuscle With Nellie | - |
* Heart Note (Swd) HN-003 Thelonious Monk - In Europe 1987
Stars Of Bop
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Kai Winding as Kay Winding, trombone; Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums; with Al Gafa as Alex Cafa, guitar.
live in Paris, France, 1969
| Woody'n You | ||
| Groovin' High | ||
| Don't Blame Me | ||
| I Can't Get Started | ||
| Lover Man | ||
| Kush |
1970
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Paul Jeffrey, tenor sax #1,3-5; Thelonious Monk, piano; Larry Ridley, bass #1,3-5; Lenny McBrowne, drums #1,3-5; Toshiyuki Miyama And His New Herd Orchestra, #4,5.
Shinjuku Koseinenkin Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan, October 4, 1970
| 1. | Straight, No Chaser | Far East (J) ETJ-60006 |
| 2. | Don't Blame Me | - |
| 3. | Evidence | - |
| 4. | 'Round Midnight | - |
| 5. | Blue Monk | - |
* Far East (J) ETJ-60006 Thelonious Monk In Tokyo 1978
1971
The Giants Of Jazz
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Sala Grande Del Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi, Milan, Italy, October 20, 1971
| I Mean You | Gambit (Sp) 69301-2 | |
| 'Round Midnight | - | |
| Tour De Force | - | |
| Tin Tin Deo | - | |
| Lover Man | - | |
| Woody'n You | - | |
| Don't Blame Me | - | |
| A Night In Tunisia | - |
* Gambit (Sp) 69301-2 Dizzy Gillespie And Thelonious Monk With The Giants Of Jazz - Unissued In Europe 1971
Giants Of Jazz / Bop Fathers
same personnel.
Theatre National Populaire, Paris, France, October 22, 1971
| I Mean You | Joker (J) ULS-141/142-KR; Lotus (It) ORL 8252 | |
| 'Round Midnight | - | |
| Tour De Force | - | |
| Tin Tin Deo | - |
same session.
| Lover Man | Joker (J) ULS-141/142-KR; Moon (It) MLP 006-1; Jazz View (G) COD 027 | |
| Woody'n You | - | |
| Don't Blame Me | - | |
| A Night In Tunisia | Joker (J) ULS-141/142-KR; Jazz View (G) COD 027 |
* Joker (J) ULS-141/142-KR Bop Fathers - In Paris 1977
* Lotus (It) ORL 8252 Bop Fathers - In Paris 1978
= Lotus (It) LOP 14.072; Passport (It) LPPS 11.114 - 1980
= Jazz View (G) COD 026 The Bop Fathers Volume 1 - Historical Masters 1991
* Moon (It) MLP 006-1, MCD 006-2 Stars Of Bop - Tour De Force 1989
* Jazz View (G) COD 027 The Bop Fathers Volume 2 - Historical Masters 1991
The Giants Of Jazz
same personnel.
Congress Hall, Warsaw, Poland, October 29, 1971
| Tour De Force | Gambit (Sp) 69301-2 | |
| A Night In Tunisia | - | |
| Stardust | - | |
| 'Round Midnight | - |
* Gambit (Sp) 69301-2 Dizzy Gillespie And Thelonious Monk With The Giants Of Jazz - Unissued In Europe 1971
The Giants Of Jazz
same personnel.
Palac Lucerna Velky Sal, Prague, Czechoslovakia, October 30, 1971
| 'Round Midnight | Impro-Jazz (Eu) IJ512 | |
| Tour De Force | - | |
| Everything Happens To Me | - | |
| Woody'n You | - | |
| Lover Man | - | |
| Tin Tin Deo | - | |
| A Night In Tunisia | - |
* Impro-Jazz (Eu) IJ512 The Giants Of Jazz - Live In Prague 1971 2006
The Giants Of Jazz
same personnel.
live in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, November 2, 1971
| Blue 'N Boogie | Jazz Door (G) JD 1277 | |
| 'Round Midnight | - | |
| Woody 'N You | - | |
| Lover Man | - |
* Jazz Door (G) JD 1277 The Giants Of Jazz And Dizzy Gillespie Quintet - Live 1994
Giants Of Jazz
same personnel.
Philharmonie, Berlin, West Germany, November 5, 1971
| Introduction Of The Band | EmArcy 834 567-2, (J) EJD-3018 | |
| Blue 'N Boogie | EmArcy (J) 20PJ-10108 | |
| 'Round Midnight | - | |
| Tour De Force | - | |
| Lover Man | - | |
| Tin Tin Deo | - | |
| Everything Happens To Me | - | |
| A Night In Tunisia | - |
* EmArcy (J) 20PJ-10108, 834 567-2 Giants Of Jazz - In Berlin '71 1988
= EmArcy (J) EJD-3018 - 1989
The Giants Of Jazz
same personnel.
Kongresshalle, Boblingen, West Germany, November 7, 1971
| Blue 'N Boogie | Gambit (Sp) 69301-2 | |
| Tour De Force | - | |
| Woody 'N You | - | |
| 'Round Midnight | - |
* Gambit (Sp) 69301-2 Dizzy Gillespie And Thelonious Monk With The Giants Of Jazz - Unissued In Europe 1971
Giants Of Jazz
same personnel.
Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 9, 1971
| 'Round Midnight | Standing Oh! Vation (Eu) OH44649 | |
| Tour De Force | - | |
| Lover Man | - | |
| Tin Tin Deo | - | |
| Everything Happens To Me | - | |
| A Night In Tunisia | - |
* Standing Oh! Vation (Eu) OH44649 Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie - Giants Of Jazz - Copenhagen 1971
The Giants Of Jazz
same personnel.
Victoria Theatre, London, England, 1st concert, November 14, 1971
| 24072 | 'Round Midnight | unissued |
| 24073 | Tour De Force | - |
| 24074 | Lover Man | - |
| 24075 | Tin Tin Deo | Atlantic SD 2-905 |
| 24076 | Be Bop Tune | unissued |
| 24077 | Woody 'N' You | Atlantic SD 2-905 |
| 24078 | I Can't Get Started | unissued |
| 24079 | Blue Monk | - |
| 24080 | Night In Tunisia | Atlantic SD 2-905 |
* Atlantic SD 2-905 The Giants Of Jazz 1972
The Giants Of Jazz
same personnel.
Victoria Theatre, London, England, 2nd concert, November 14, 1971
| 24081 | Blue 'N' Boogie | Atlantic SD 2-905 |
| 24082 | 'Round Midnight | - |
| 24083 | Tour De Force | - |
| 24084 | Lover Man (as Dizzy's Rap) | - |
| 24085 | Tin Tin Deo | unissued |
| 24086 | Allen's Alley (Be Bop Tune) | Atlantic SD 2-905 |
| 24087 | Woody 'N' You | unissued |
| 24088 | Everything Happens To Me | Atlantic SD 2-905 |
| 24089 | Blue Monk | - |
| 24090 | Night In Tunisia | unissued |
* Atlantic SD 2-905 The Giants Of Jazz 1972
Thelonious Monk Solo/Trio
Thelonious Monk, piano.
Chappell Studios, London, England, November 15, 1971
| Trinkle, Tinkle (take 3) | Black Lion (G) BLM 51501, (G) BLCD 760101; Mosaic MR4-112 | |
| Crepuscule With Nellie (take 2) | - | |
| Darn That Dream | - | |
| Little Rootie Tootie | Black Lion (E) BLP 30141, (G) BLM 51501, (G) BLCD 760101; Mosaic MR4-112 | |
| Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland | Black Lion (G) BLCD 760101; Mosaic MR4-112 | |
| Nice Work If You Can Get It | Black Lion (E) BLP 30119, (G) BLM 51501, (G) BLCD 760101; Mosaic MR4-112 | |
| My Melancholy Baby | Black Lion (G) BLM 51501, (G) BLCD 760101; Mosaic MR4-112 | |
| Jackie-ing | Black Lion (E) BLP 30119, (G) BLM 51501, (G) BLCD 760101; Mosaic MR4-112 | |
| Lover Man | Black Lion (G) BLCD 760101; Mosaic MR4-112 | |
| Blue Sphere | Black Lion (E) BLP 30119, (G) BLM 51501, (G) BLCD 760101; Mosaic MR4-112 |
Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
| Evidence (take 2) | Black Lion (E) BLP 30119, (G) BLCD 760116; Mosaic MR4-112 | |
| Misterioso | Black Lion (E) BLP 30141, (G) BLCD 760116; Mosaic MR4-112 | |
| Crepuscule With Nellie (take 4) | - | |
| I Mean You | - | |
| Criss Cross | Black Lion (E) BLP 30119, (G) BLCD 760116; Mosaic MR4-112 | |
| Ruby, My Dear | Black Lion (E) BLP 30141, (G) BLCD 760116; Mosaic MR4-112 | |
| Nutty (take 2) | Black Lion (E) BLP 30119, (G) BLCD 760116; Mosaic MR4-112 | |
| Hackensack (take 2) | - |
Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass #6-10; Art Blakey, drums #6-10.
| 1. | Trinkle, Tinkle (take 2) | Black Lion (E) BLP 30141, (G) BLCD 760142; Mosaic MR4-112 |
| 2. | The Man I Love | - |
| 3. | Something In Blue | Black Lion (E) BLP 30119, (G) BLCD 760142; Mosaic MR4-112 |
| 4. | Introspection (take 1) | Black Lion (G) BLCD 760142; Mosaic MR4-112 |
| 5. | Trinkle, Tinkle (take 1) | - |
| 6. | Crepuscule With Nellie (take 3) | Black Lion (G) BLCD 760142 |
| 7. | Nutty (take 1) | - |
| 8. | Introspection (take 2) (as take 3 on Black Lion) | Black Lion (G) BLCD 760142; Mosaic MR4-112 |
| 9. | Hackensack (take 1) | - |
| 10. | Evidence (take 1) | Black Lion (G) BLCD 760142 |
| 11. | Chordially | Black Lion (G) BLCD 760142; Mosaic MR4-112 |
* Black Lion (G) BLM 51501 Thelonious Monk - Blue Sphere 1984
= Freedom (G) FLP 42202 Thelonious Monk - Nice Work In London
* Mosaic MR4-112 The Complete Black Lion And Vogue Recordings Of Thelonious Monk 1985
= Mosaic MD3-112 - 1989
* Black Lion (E) BLP 30141, (US) BL-197 Thelonious Monk - The Man I Love
* Black Lion (E) BLP 30119, (US) BL-152 Thelonious Monk - Something In Blue
* Black Lion (G) BLCD 760101 Thelonious Monk - The London Collection: Volume One
* Black Lion (G) BLCD 760116 Thelonious Monk - The London Collection: Volume Two
* Black Lion (G) BLCD 760142 Thelonious Monk - The London Collection: Volume Three
1972
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Paul Jeffrey, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Dave Holland, bass; T.S. Monk, drums.
Village Vanguard, NYC, June 15, 1972
| Straight No Chaser | Rare Live Recordings (Eu) RLR 88643 | |
| Off Minor | - | |
| 'Round Midnight | - | |
| Hackensack | - | |
| Epistrophy (theme) | - | |
| Evidence | - | |
| Blue Monk | - | |
| Rhythm-a-ning | - | |
| Bright Mississippi | - | |
| Epistrophy (theme) | - |
* Rare Live Recordings (Eu) RLR 88643 Thelonious Monk Quartet - The Last Concerts: Lincoln Center 1975-Village Vanguard 1972 2009
Art Blakey And The Giants Of Jazz
Roy Eldridge, trumpet; Clark Terry, trumpet, flugelhorn; Kai Winding, trombone; Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey, CA, September 16, 1972
| Introduction By Jimmy Lyons | Monterey Jazz Festival Records MJF-30882-25 | |
| Blue 'N' Boogie | - | |
| 'Round Midnight | - | |
| Perdido | - | |
| Stardust | - | |
| Lover Man | - | |
| I Can't Get Started With You | - | |
| The Man I Love | - | |
| A Night In Tunisia | - |
* Monterey Jazz Festival Records MJF-30882-25 Art Blakey And The Giants Of Jazz - Live At The 1972 Monterey Jazz Festival 2008
Giants Of Jazz
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
studio recordings, Bern, Switzerland, November 12, 1972
| Straight, No Chaser | EmArcy (J) 20PJ-10090 | |
| Thelonious | - | |
| Epistrophy | - | |
| Don't Blame Me | - | |
| I'll Wait For You | - | |
| Sweet And Lovely | - |
* EmArcy (J) 20PJ-10090 Giants Of Jazz 1980
= Philips (J) 25PJ-18 - 1980?
= The George Wein Collection GW-3004 - 1984
1975
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Paul Jeffrey, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Larry Ridley, bass; T.S. Monk, drums.
Newport Jazz Festival In New York, Lincoln Center, NYC, July 3, 1975
| Announcement | Rare Live Recordings (Eu) RLR 88643 | |
| I Mean You | - | |
| Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are | - | |
| We See | - | |
| Misterioso | - | |
| 'Round Midnight | - |
* Rare Live Recordings (Eu) RLR 88643 Thelonious Monk Quartet - The Last Concerts: Lincoln Center 1975-Village Vanguard 1972 2009