Credits:

Thelonious Monk

Description:

[Blue Note - The Last RVG Collection -] Three sessions including the first leader recording of the lone genius Monk. You can also hear the first performance of "Round Midnight" and many other masterpieces. 1-6: recorded October 15, 1947; 7-16: recorded October 24, 1947; 17-21: recorded November 21, 1947. Digitally remastered. 1-6: Thelonious Monk (p), Idrees Sleeman (tp), Danny Quebec West (as), Billy Smith (ts), Gene Ramey (b), Art Blakey (ds), 7-16. Blakey (ds), 17-21: Thelonious Monk (p), George Tate (tp), Sahib Shihab (as), Robert Page (b), Art Blakey (ds)

Tracklisting:

1 HUMPH / Thelonious Monk
2 EVONCE / Thelonious Monk
3 SUBURBAN EYES / Thelonious Monk
4 THELONIOUS / Thelonious Monk
5 EVONCE / Thelonious Monk
6 SUBURBAN EYES / Thelonious Monk
7 NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT / Thelonious Monk
8 RUBY MY DEAR / Thelonious Monk
9 WELL YOU NEEDN'T / Thelonious Monk
10 APRIL IN PARIS / Thelonious Monk
11 OFF MINOR / Thelonious Monk
12 INTROSPECTION / Thelonious Monk
13 NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT / Thelonious Monk
14 RUBY MY DEAR / Thelonious Monk
15 WELL YOU NEEDN'T / Thelonious Monk
16 APRIL IN PARIS / Thelonious Monk
17 IN WALKED BUD / Thelonious Monk
18 MONK'S MOOD / Thelonious Monk
19 WHO KNOWS? / Thelonious Monk
20 'ROUND MIDNIGHT / Thelonious Monk
21 WHO KNOWS? / Thelonious Monk