More Genius of Thelonious Monk

~ Release by Thelonious Monk (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Blue Note mess again.
Is actually TOCJ 1604. Format CD 20-bit, 88.2 KHz recording technology.
Quote: These CDs make available originally unissued material from the sessions which gave us the 1500 series of Blue Note LPs.

Appears under disturbingly variating titles:
More Genius of the High Priest of Bebop
Genius of Modern Music, Volume 3
More Genius of Thelonious Monk

Raw track data:

"More Genius of Thelonious Monk"
Japanese Blue Note/Toshiba EMI
Evonce (alt); Suburban Eyes (alt);(October 15, 1947)
Idrees Sulieman - trumpet. Danny West - alto. Billy Smith - tenor. Thelonious Monk - piano. Gene Ramey - bass. Art Blakey - drums.
Nice Work (alt); Ruby My Dear (alt); Well You Needn't (alt); April in Paris (alt); (October 24, 1947)
Thelonious Monk - piano. Gene Ramey - bass. Art Blakey - drums. Who Knows (alt); (November 21, 1947)
George Taitt - trumpet. Sahib Shihab - alto. Thelonious Monk - piano. Robert Paige - bass. Art Blakey - drums.
All The Things You Are; I Should Care (two takes); (July 2, 1948)
Kenny Hagood - vocal. Milt Jackson - vibes. Thelonious Monk - piano. John Simmons - bass. Shadow Wilson - drums.
Criss Cross (alt); Ask Me Now (alt); (July 23, 1951)
Sahib Shihab - alto. Milt Jackson - vibes. Thelonious Monk - piano. Al McKibbon - bass. Art Blakey - drums.
Skippy (alt); Hornin' In (alt); Sixteen (two takes); I'll Follow You; (May 30, 1952)
Kenny Dorham - trumpet. Lou Donaldson - alto. Lucky Thompson - tenor. Thelonious Monk - piano. Nelson Boyd - bass. Max Roach - drums.

Tracklist

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#TitleLength
1Evonce
recording engineer:
Doug Hawkins
producer:
Alfred Lion
alto saxophone:
Danny Quebec West (on 1947-10-15)
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1947-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-10-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-10-15)
tenor saxophone:
Billy Smith (on 1947-10-15)
trumpet:
Idrees Sulieman (on 1947-10-15)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-10-15)
recording of:
Evonce (on 1947-10-15)
composer:
Ike Quebec and Idrees Sulieman
3:04
2Suburban Eyes
recording engineer:
Doug Hawkins
producer:
Alfred Lion
alto saxophone:
Danny Quebec West (on 1947-10-15)
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1947-10-15)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-10-15)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-10-15)
tenor saxophone:
Billy Smith
trumpet:
Idrees Sulieman (on 1947-10-15)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-10-15)
recording of:
Suburban Eyes (on 1947-10-15)
composer:
Ike Quebec
2:58
3Nice Work If You Can Get It
recording engineer:
Doug Hawkins
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1947-10-24)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-10-24)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-10-24)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-10-24)
instrumental recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1947-10-24)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
3:04
4Ruby My Dear
recording engineer:
Doug Hawkins
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1947-10-24)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-10-24)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-10-24)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-10-24)
recording of:
Ruby, My Dear (on 1947-10-24)
composer:
Thelonious Monk (in 1948)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
3:06
5Well You Needn't
recording engineer:
Doug Hawkins
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1947-10-24)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-10-24)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-10-24)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-10-24)
recording of:
Well, You Needn’t (on 1947-10-24)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Regent Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:56
6April in Paris
recording engineer:
Doug Hawkins
producer:
Alfred Lion
double bass:
Gene Ramey (on 1947-10-24)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-10-24)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-10-24)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-10-24)
instrumental recording of:
April in Paris (on 1947-10-24)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:43
7Who Knows
recording engineer:
Doug Hawkins
producer:
Alfred Lion
alto saxophone:
Sahib Shihab (on 1947-11-21)
double bass:
Bob Paige (on 1947-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1947-11-21)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1947-11-21)
trumpet:
George Taitt (on 1947-11-21)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-11-21)
recording of:
Who Knows (on 1947-11-21)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
2:43
8All the Things You Are
double bass:
John Simmons (on 1948-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1948-07-02)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1948-07-02)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1948-07-02)
lead vocals:
Kenny Hagood
vocals:
Kenny Hagood (on 1948-07-02)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-07-02) and WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-07-02)
recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”) (on 1948-07-02)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
3:00
9I Should Care (alternate master)
double bass:
John Simmons (on 1948-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1948-07-02)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1948-07-02)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1948-07-02)
vocals:
Kenny Hagood (on 1948-07-02)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-07-02) and WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-07-02)
recording of:
I Should Care (on 1948-07-02)
writer:
Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl and Paul Weston
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Dorsey Brothers Music, Hanover Music Corp., Music Sales Corporation, Peermusic (UK) Limited and Stordahl Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック
3:03
10I Should Care
double bass:
John Simmons (on 1948-07-02)
drums (drum set):
Shadow Wilson (on 1948-07-02)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1948-07-02)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1948-07-02)
lead vocals:
Kenny Hagood (on 1948-07-02)
vocals:
Kenny Hagood (on 1948-07-02)
recorded at:
Apex Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-07-02) and WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1948-07-02)
recording of:
I Should Care (on 1948-07-02)
writer:
Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl and Paul Weston
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Dorsey Brothers Music, Hanover Music Corp., Music Sales Corporation, Peermusic (UK) Limited and Stordahl Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック
3:02
11Ask Me Now
double bass:
Al McKibbon (on 1951-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-07-23)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1951-07-23)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-07-23)
recording of:
Ask Me Now (on 1951-07-23)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music Corporation
4:28
12Criss Cross
alto saxophone:
Sahib Shihab (on 1951-07-23)
double bass:
Al McKibbon (on 1951-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Art Blakey (on 1951-07-23)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1951-07-23)
vibraphone:
Milt Jackson (on 1951-07-23)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-07-23)
recording of:
Criss‐Cross (on 1951-07-23)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
2:51
13Skippy
alto saxophone:
Lou Donaldson (on 1952-05-30)
double bass:
Nelson Boyd (on 1952-05-30)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1952-05-30)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1952-05-30)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1952-05-30)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1952-05-30)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1952-05-30)
recording of:
Skippy (on 1952-05-30)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
3:10
14Hornin'in
alto saxophone:
Lou Donaldson (on 1952-05-30)
double bass:
Nelson Boyd (on 1952-05-30)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1952-05-30)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1952-05-30)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1952-05-30)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1952-05-30)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1952-05-30)
recording of:
Hornin’ In (on 1952-05-30)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
3:10
15Sixteen (take 1)
alto saxophone:
Lou Donaldson (on 1952-05-30)
double bass:
Nelson Boyd (on 1952-05-30)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1952-05-30)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1952-05-30)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1952-05-30)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1952-05-30)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1952-05-30)
recording of:
Sixteen (on 1952-05-30)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
3:31
16Sixteen (take 2)
alto saxophone:
Lou Donaldson (on 1952-05-30)
double bass:
Nelson Boyd (on 1952-05-30)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1952-05-30)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1952-05-30)
tenor saxophone:
Lucky Thompson (on 1952-05-30)
trumpet:
Kenny Dorham (on 1952-05-30)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1952-05-30)
recording of:
Sixteen (on 1952-05-30)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
3:40
17I'll Follow You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-05-30)
double bass:
Nelson Boyd (on 1952-05-30)
drums (drum set):
Max Roach (on 1952-05-30)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1952-05-30)
recorded at:
WOR Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1952-05-30)
instrumental recording of:
I’ll Follow You (on 1952-05-30)
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
3:47