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Thelonious Monk Discography
The following is a discography of American jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk (1917 – 1982). Discography Studio albums Live albums Compilations On other labels *''Blue Sphere'' (Black Lion, ?) – recorded on November 15, 1971, AKA ''Nice Work in London'' *1959: '' Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960'' (Sam, 2017) – recorded on July 27, 1959 Box sets Singles As sideman With Art Blakey * ''Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk'' (Atlantic, 1958) * '' The Giants of Jazz'' (Atlantic, 1971) With Dave Brubeck * '' Summitt Sessions'' (Columbia, 1970) – 1 track With Miles Davis * ''Bags' Groove'' (Prestige, 1954) * ''Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants'' (Prestige, 1954) With Coleman Hawkins *''Bean and the Boys'' (Prestige, 1972) – recorded in 1944. 4 tracks only. With Milt Jackson * ''Wizard of the Vibes'' (Blue Note, 1948) – a.k.a. ''Milt Jackson'' (Blue Note, 1956) With Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Sphere Monk (, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including " 'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", " Straight, No Chaser", "Ruby, My Dear", "In Walked Bud", and "Well, You Needn't". Monk is the second-most-recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington. Monk's compositions and improvisations feature dissonances and angular melodic twists and are consistent with his unorthodox approach to the piano, which combined a highly percussive attack with abrupt, dramatic use of switched key releases, silences, and hesitations. Monk's distinct look included suits, hats, and sunglasses. He also had an idiosyncratic habit during performances: while other musicians continued playing, Monk would stop, stand up, and dance for a few moments before returning to the piano. Monk is one of five jazz musicians to have been featured on the cover of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piano Solo (Thelonious Monk Album)
''Piano Solo'' is a 1954 album by jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk, recorded in Paris, France, on June 4, 1954, originally for a radio broadcast. The original album was released on the French Disques Vogue label as a 10" LP. Several of the song titles were listed inaccurately on the original release, and Monk's first name included an extra 'o'. The material has been re-released over the years, under a number of titles, on GNP Crescendo and other labels. Some releases include " Hackensack" as an additional track, sometimes listed inaccurately as "Well You Needn't (take 2)." A 2017 re-release by Sony contains all tracks from the original, but in recording order (now reported as being from Club d'Essai, Paris—this was the location of the recording studio); plus, for the first time, an announcement by André Francis. This edition also includes previously unreleased tracks from Monk's June 1 and 3, 1954 trio concerts at the Salle Pleyel, Paris. Track listing All compositio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane
''Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane'' is a 1961 album by Thelonious Monk issued on Jazzland Records, a subsidiary of Riverside Records. It consists of material recorded four years earlier when Monk worked extensively with John Coltrane, issued after Coltrane had become a leader and jazz star in his own right. The original LP was assembled by the label with material from three different sessions. The impetus for the album was the discovery of three usable studio tracks recorded by the Monk Quartet with Coltrane in July 1957 at the beginning of the band's six-month residency at New York's legendary Five Spot club near Cooper Square. To round out the release, producer Keepnews included two outtakes from the ''Monk's Music'' album recorded the previous month, and one additional outtake from ''Thelonious Himself'' recorded in April. The original LP contained the first 6 tracks, and was reissued in 2000 on Fantasy Records as part of its series for back catalogue using the JVC 20-bit K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fugazi Hall
The Club Fugazi is a small theater and nightclub located in the North Beach, San Francisco, California district of San Francisco, California. The address is 678 Green Street. Original building and endowment The theater is on the ground floor in a building which is formally known as Casa Coloniale Italiana John F. Fugazi, a community center for the Italian Colony of San Francisco. The building was financed by a donation from Cavaliere Ufficiale John F. Fugazi, who founded the Columbus Savings and Loan Society in 1893 as well as the Banca Popolare Operaia Italiana in 1906. Both banks eventually merged with the Bank of Italy, which was later renamed the Bank of America. Fugazi had promised to establish a community center for the Italian Colony of San Francisco following the Great Earthquake and Fire of 1906, but it wasn't until 1913 that the project began. Fugazi Hall was built in 1913 on a parcel of land donated by Fugazi's second wife, Joanna Fugazi. The building was desig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thelonious Alone In San Francisco
''Thelonious Alone in San Francisco'' is jazz pianist Thelonious Monk's third solo album, recorded in 1959. (''Piano Solo'', aka ''Solo 1954'', recorded in Paris, and ''Thelonious Himself'' (1957), were Monk's previous forays into this form.) It was recorded in Fugazi Hall, San Francisco, California, on October 21 and 22, 1959, but without an audience present. "Bluehawk" and "Round Lights" were improvised blues which appeared only in these recorded versions. The other Monk compositions had appeared in prior recordings. Track listing :''All songs by Thelonious Monk, unless otherwise indicated.'' Side One #"Blue Monk" - 3:44 #"Ruby, My Dear" - 3:56 #" Round Lights" - 3:34 #" Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) - 5:37 #"You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 4:01 Side Two #" Bluehawk" - 3:37 #" Pannonica" - 3:51 #"Remember" (Irving Berlin) - 2:41 #"There's Danger in Your Eyes, Cherie" (Jack Meskill, Harry Richman, Pete Wendling Pete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5 By Monk By 5
''5 by Monk by 5'' is an album by the jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, recorded in 1959. It contains five of Monk's original compositions performed by a quintet. Recording and music The album was recorded over three sessions in June 1959. In addition to Monk on piano, the musicians were Thad Jones (cornet), Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone), Sam Jones (bass), and Art Taylor (drums). The title of the album comes from the quintet playing five of Monk's compositions. These included the new "Jackie-Ing", which Monk hummed to the others to help them learn it. The album also featured the debut of "Played Twice". Releases and reception ''5 by Monk by 5'' was released by Riverside Records. ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' described it as "A relatively little-known Monk session, but a very good one." The AllMusic reviewer contrasted the complexity of the compositions with the contributions of Monk as a band member. The CD reissue by Original Jazz Classics added two previously rejected takes of " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Mulligan
Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrument with a light and airy tone in the era of cool jazz—Mulligan was also a significant arranger, working with Claude Thornhill, Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, and others. His pianoless quartet of the early 1950s with trumpeter Chet Baker is still regarded as one of the best cool jazz groups. Mulligan was also a skilled pianist and played several other reed instruments. Several of his compositions, such as "Walkin' Shoes" and "Five Brothers", have become standards. Biography Early life and career Gerry Mulligan was born in Queens Village, Queens, New York, United States, the son of George and Louise Mulligan. His father was a Wilmington, Delaware native of Irish descent; his mother a Philadelphia native of half-Irish and half-German desce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulligan Meets Monk
''Mulligan Meets Monk'' is a studio album by American jazz pianist Thelonious Monk and baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan, originally released on Riverside Records in 1957. It has been reissued numerous times. It was remastered for CD in 1987 (on Fantasy's Original Jazz Classics) with three additional alternative takes from the original session.All tracks were also part of the box set issued a year before in 1986. Track listing Original LP (1957) Side One # " 'Round Midnight" (Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) – 8:29 # "Rhythm-a-Ning" (Monk) – 5:19 # " Sweet and Lovely" ( Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) – 7:17 Side Two # "Decidedly" (Gerry Mulligan) – 5:54 # " Straight, No Chaser" (Monk) – 7:00 # " I Mean You" (Monk, Coleman Hawkins) – 6:53 Digital re-release (1987) # "'Round Midnight" – 8:29 # "Rhythm-a-Ning" – 5:19 # "Sweet and Lovely" – 7:17 # "Decidedly" (original stereo take 4) – 5:54 # "Decidedly" (original mono take 5) – 6:37 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monk's Music
''Monk's Music'' is a jazz album by the Thelonious Monk Septet, which for this recording included Coleman Hawkins and John Coltrane. It was recorded in New York City on June 26, 1957, and released in October the same year. Recording and music The first song, " Abide With Me"—a hymn by W. H. Monk—is played only by the septet's horn section. The song "Ruby, My Dear" is performed only by Monk, Coleman Hawkins, Wilbur Ware, and Art Blakey. John Coltrane had joined Monk after playing with the Miles Davis Quintet, and Monk can be heard enthusiastically calling on him ("Coltrane! Coltrane!") to take the first horn solo on the album in "Well, You Needn't." All of the songs except one are original compositions by Monk; all of the originals but "Crepuscule with Nellie" had appeared on previous Monk albums and singles in prior performances. Mono vs. stereo This was the first Riverside Thelonious Monk album recorded and released in both mono (RLP 12-242) and stereo (RLP 1102). The ster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thelonious Himself
''Thelonious Himself'' is a studio album by Thelonious Monk released in 1957 by Riverside Records,. It was Monk's fourth album for the label. The album features Monk playing solo piano, except for the final track, "Monk's Mood", which features John Coltrane on tenor saxophone and Wilbur Ware on bass. It was Monk's second solo piano studio album, and it was the first made by an American label and distributed in the United States. (Monk's first extended solo piano recording, Piano Solo, was recorded in Paris during June 1954, initially for the purpose of providing material for a radio broadcast. Monk had also recorded individual solo piano tracks for Prestige and Riverside records during the early and mid 1950s.) The original CD reissue, released in 1987 via Original Jazz Classics/Riverside Records, includes an extensive 22-minute solo recording of "'Round Midnight" outtakes and experimentation in the studio. A subsequent reissue, the Keepnews Collection edition, released in 2008 vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brilliant Corners
''Brilliant Corners'' is a studio album by American jazz musician Thelonious Monk. It was his third album for Riverside Records, and the first, for this label, to include his own compositions. The complex title track required over a dozen takes in the studio. Recording The album was recorded in three sessions in late 1956 with two different quintets. "Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-Are" and "Pannonica", on which Monk played the celeste, were recorded on October 9 with saxophonists Ernie Henry and Sonny Rollins, bassist Oscar Pettiford, and drummer Max Roach. The former composition was titled as a phonetic rendering of Monk's exaggerated pronunciation of "Blue Bolivar Blues", which referred to the Bolivar Hotel where Pannonica de Koenigswarter resided; Monk had met her during his first trip to Europe in 1954. On October 15, Monk attempted to record the title track with the same band during a four-hour session. The complexity of the title track became a challenge for Monk's sidemen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Unique Thelonious Monk
''The Unique Thelonious Monk'' is a 1956 album by Thelonious Monk. It was his second for Riverside Records, and, like his Riverside debut, is made up of standards. It was a continuation of Riverside's strategy to broaden consumer interest in Monk by having him record cover versions of well-known material which, Riverside hoped, would help to break down the prevailing perception that Monk's original music was "too difficult" for mass-market acceptance. Riverside, at the time of the first re-issue, printed copies of the stamp that was featured on the cover art. Some of these made their way through the United States Postal Service, which issued a restraining order against the company. Monk was subsequently featured on a genuine stamp, which was issued by the U.S. Postal Service in 1995. Track listing Side One #"Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (George & Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn) – 3:11 #"Memories of You" (Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf) – 4:15 #" Honeysuckle Rose" (Fats Waller, Andy R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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