Thelonious Monk SeptetMonk's Music

Label:

Riverside Records – RLP-242

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Hard Bop

Tracklist

A1 Abide With Me
Arranged ByThelonious Monk
Written ByP. D.
Written-ByWilliam H. Monk*
0:51
A2 Well, You Needn't
Written-ByMonk*
11:24
A3 Ruby, My Dear
Written-ByMonk*
5:26
B1 Off Minor
Written-ByThelonious Monk
5:07
B2 Epistrophy
Written-ByMonk*
10:45
B3 Crepescule With Nellie
Written-ByMonk*
4:37

Companies, etc.

  • Engineered AtReeves Sound Studios
  • Distributed ByFantasy, Inc.
  • Copyright ©Fantasy, Inc.
  • Published ByThelonious Music
  • Published ByConsolidated Music

Credits

  • Alto SaxophoneGigi Gryce (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B3)
  • BassWilbur Ware (tracks: A2 to B3)
  • Cover, DesignPaul Bacon (2)
  • Cover, Photography ByPaul Weller (3)
  • DrumsArt Blakey (tracks: A2 to B3)
  • EngineerJack Higgins
  • Lacquer Cut ByGH*
  • PianoThelonious Monk (tracks: A2 , B1 to B3)
  • Producer, Liner NotesOrrin Keepnews
  • Tenor SaxophoneJohn Coltrane (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B3)
  • TrumpetRay Copeland

Notes

Copied from release Thelonious Monk Septet - Monk's Music different runouts and cover (see notes)

Recorded in New York, June 26, 1957.

Track A1 credited to P.D. (Public Domain) on label, William H. Monk on hype sticker and liner notes.

Art printed on cardboard sleeve, white colored inside.
Gloss laminated sleeve, 'Original Jazz Classics' OBI strip wrapped around sleeve.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): GH OJC084A-1 P Λ
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): GH OJC084B-1 P Λ

Other Versions (5 of 126)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Monk's Music (LP, Album, Mono) Riverside Records RLP 12-242 US 1957
New Submission
Monk's Music (Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", 2-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Album, Small hub) Riverside Records RT 7-20 BN US 1957
Monk's Music (LP, Album, Stereo) Riverside Records RLP 1102 US 1958
New Submission
Monk's Music (LP, Album, Repress, Mono) Riverside Records RLP 12-242 US 1958
Monk's Music (LP, Album, Stereo) Riverside Records RLP 1102 US 1958

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  • flatwound's avatar
    flatwound
    Great album- great sound. Bought this new when the OJC collection was released in the 1980’s. Recommended!

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