THELONIOUS MONK Complete Riverside Recordings 22 LP BOX SET LINER NOTES Vinyl

Thelonious Monk

The Complete Riverside Recordings

• Vinyl GradeM- (Mint minus)
• Cover GradeM- (Mint minus)
• FormatLP Box Set
• LabelRiverside
• Catalog NumberVIJ-5102-23
• Year1986

Complete Riverside Recordings! Beginning in 1955 with a trio recording of Ellington tunes to the slew of live recordings, the recordings end in 1961, with Monk leading a quartet fronted by tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse, who would remain with him through many of his Columbia releases of the 1960s.

Disc 1
Side A
1. It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
2. Sophisticated Lady
3. I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)
4. Black and Tan FantasySide B
5. Mood Indigo
6. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
7. Solitude
8. CaravanDisc 2
   Side A
9. Liza
10. Memories of You
11. Honeysuckle Rose
12. Darn That DreamSide B
13. Tea For Two
14. You Are Too Beautiful
15. Just You, Just MeDisc 3
    Side A
16. Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are
17. Pannonica - Opening (Previously Unissued)
18. PannonicaSide B
19. Brilliant Corners
20. Bemsha Swing
21. I Surrender, DearDisc 4
    Side A
22. I Don’t Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You (Take 5 - Previously Issued Only In Italy)
23. I Don’t Stand A Ghost of A Chance With You (Take 7 - Originally Issued)
24. I Should Care (Take 1 - Previously Unissued)
25. I Should Care (Take 2 - Previously Issued Only In Italy)
26. I Should Care (Take 3 - Originally Issued)Side B
27. ‘Round Midnight - In ProgressDisc 5
    Side A
28. ‘Round Midnight (Take 7 - Originally Issued)
29. April In Paris
30. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
31. Monk’s Mood - False Start (Previously Unissued)
32. Monk’s MoodSide B
33. Functional (Take 1- Alternate)
34. Functional (Take 2 - Originally Issued)
35. All AloneDisc 6
    Side A
36. Crepuscule With Nellie (Take 1 On June 25 - Previously Unissued)
37. Crepuscule With Nellie - Breakdown (Previously Unissued)
38. Blues For TomorrowSide B
39. Off Minor (Take 4 - Alternate)
40. Off Minor (Take 5 - Originally Issued)
41. Abide With Me
42. Crepuscule With Nellie (Take 4/5 - Previously Unissued)
43. Crepuscule With Nellie (Take 6 - Originally Issued)Disc 7
    Side A
44. Ephistrophy - Fragment
45. Ephistrophy
46. Well, You Needn’t - Opening (Previously Unissued)
47. Well, You Needn'tSide B
48. Ruby, My Dear (with Coleman Hawkins)
49. Ruby, My Dear (with John Coltrane)
50. Nutty
51. Twinkle, TwinkleDisc 8
    Side A
52. Straight, No Chaser (Take 1 - alternate)
53. Straight, No Chaser (Take 3 - originally issued)
54. Rhythm-A-Ning
55. I Mean YouSide B
56. I Mean You (Take 2 - alternate)
57. I Mean You (Take 4 - originally issued)
58. ‘Round MidnightDisc 9
    Side A
59. Decidely (Take 4 - originally issued stereo take)
60. Decidely (Take 5 - originally issued monaural take)
61. Sweet and LovelySide B
62. Coming On the Hudson
63. In Orbit
64. One Foot in the Gutter
65. Trust In MeDisc 10
    Side A
66. Let’s Cool One
67. Pea-Eye
68. Argentia
69. Moonlight Fiesta
70. Buck’s BusinessSide B
71. Flugelin’ the Blues
72. Very Near Blue
73. Evidence (Previously Unissued)Disc 11
    Side A
74. Blues Five Spot
75. In Walked Bud/Epistrophy (Theme)Side B
76. Unidentified Solo Piano
77. ‘Round Midnight
78. Bye-Ya/Epistrophy (Theme) (previously unissued)Disc 12
    Side A
79. Light Blue
80. Coming On the Hudson
81. Rhythm-A-NingSide B
82. Just A Gigolo (Caesar - Casucci - Brammer)
83. Blue Monk
84. Evidence
85. Epistrophy (Theme)Disc 13
    Side A
86. Nutty
87. Blues Five Spot
88. Let’s Cool OneSide B
89. In Walked Bud
90. Misterioso
91. Epistrophy (theme - #2)Disc 14
    Side A
92. In Walked Bud
93. Blue Monk
94. Rhythm-A-Ning Side B
95. Monk’s Mood
96. Friday the 13thDisc 15
    Side A
97. Little Rootie Tootie
98. Off Minor
99. Thelonious
100. Crepuscule With NellieSide B
101. Little Rootie Tootie - encore
102. Played Twice (Take 1 - 2nd alternate)
103. Played Twice (Take 2 - alternate)
104. Jackie-ingDisc 16
     Side A
105. Played Twice (Take 3 - originally issued)
106. Straight, No Chaser
107. Jackie-IngSide B
108. I Mean You
109. Ask Me NowDisc 17
     Side A
110. Round Lights
111. Pannonica
112. Blue Monk
113. Ruby, My Dear
114. There’s Danger in Your Eyes, Cherie (Take 1 - alternate)
115. There’s Danger in Your Eyes, Cherie )Take 2 - originally issued)Side B
116. Everything Happens to Me
117. Reflections
118. Remember
119. Bluehawk
120. You Took the Words Right Out Of My HeartDisc 18
     Side A
121. San Francisco Holiday
122. Just You, Just Me
123. ‘Round MidnightSide B
124. San Francisco Holiday (Take 2 - alternate)
125. I’m Getting Sentimental Over Your 
126. Evidence
127. Epistrophy (theme)Disc 19
     Side A
128. Epistrophy
129. Four In One (Take 1 - previously unissued)
130. Let’s Call This Side B
131. Round Midnight
132. San Francisco Holiday (Worry Later) (Take 3 - originally issued)Disc 20
     Side A
133. Four In One (Take 2 - originally issued)
134. Epistrophy (theme) (preivously unissued)
135. Well, You Needn’t 
136. Crepuscule With NellieSide B
137. Jackie-Ing
138. Body and Soul
139. Off MinorDisc 21
     Side A
140. April In Paris
141. I Mean You
142. Rhythm-A-Ning
143. Just A GigoloSide B
144. Hackensack
145. Epistrophy
146. I’m Getting Sentimental Over YouDisc 22
     Side A
147. Jackie-Ing
148. Body and Soul 
149. Straight, No Chaser
150. Crepuscule With NellieSide B
151. Bemsha Swing 
152. San Francisco Holiday
153. Rhythm-A-Ning
154. Epistrophy

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