Berkeley, CA : Prestige Records : Fantasy, Inc., [2000]
℗2000
Physical Details
3 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in
OCLC
ocm45400792
Credits
Thelonious Monk, piano ; with various assisting musicians, including Coleman Hawkins, Sonny Rollins, and Miles Davis
This compilation produced by Eric Miller ; original sessions produced by Walter "Foots" Thomas (October 19, 1944), Teacho Wiltshire (October 15, 1952), Ira Gitler (December 18, 1952 and November 13, 1953)
Selections compiled from Prestige recordings originally released 1945-1957.
Compact discs.
Program notes by Peter Keepnews (31 p. : ill.) included.
Forms part of: Curtiss Blake Collection.
Recorded in New York City, Oct. 19, 1944, Oct. 15, 1952, Dec. 18, 1952, Nov. 13, 1953, and Sept. 22, 1954, and in Hackensack, N.J., May 11, Oct. 25, and Dec. 24, 1954.
Disc 1. Flyin' Hawk (2:48) ; Recollections (2:51) ; Drifting on a reed (3:01) ; On the bean (2:39) ; Bye-ya (2:44) ; Monk's dream (3:05) ; Sweet and lovely (3:33) ; Little rootie tootie (3:04) ; Bemsha swing (3:08) ; Reflections (2:46) ; These foolish things (2:45) ; Trinkle, tinkle (2:47) ; Think of one : (Take 1) (5:37) ; Let's call this (5:05) ; Think of one : (Take 2) (5:43) ; Friday the 13th (10:35) -- Disc 2. We see (5:14) ; Locomotive (6:21) ; Smoke gets in your eyes (4:29) ; Hackensack (5:09) ; Nutty (5:15) ; Just a gigolo (2:59) ; Work (5:16) ; Blue Monk (7:36) ; I want to be happy (7:47) ; The way you look tonight (5:12) ; More than you know (10:50) -- Disc 3. Bags' groove : (Take 1) (11:07) ; Swing (9:30) ; The man I love : (Take 1) (8:28) ; Swing spring (10:43) ; Bags' groove : (Take 2) (9:15) ; The man I love (Take 2) (7:57)