''Mulligan Meets Monk'' is a studio
album
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by American
jazz
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pianist
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", "B ...
and baritone saxophonist
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 instrum ...
, originally released on
Riverside Records
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in 1957. It has been reissued numerous times. It was remastered for CD in 1987 (on
Fantasy
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's
Original Jazz Classics
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) 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
Charles Melvin "Cootie" Williams (July 10, 1911 – September 15, 1985) was an American jazz, jump blues, and rhythm and blues trumpeter.
Biography
Born in Mobile, Alabama, Williams began his professional career at the age of 14 with the Yo ...
,
Bernie Hanighen
Bernard D. Hanighen (April 27, 1908 in Omaha, Nebraska – October 19, 1976 in New York City, New York) Attended Hackley School (Tarrytown, New York) - Class of 1926, also attended Harvard University - Class of 1930. He was an American songwrit ...
) – 8:29
# "
Rhythm-a-Ning
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0-9 52nd Street Theme
A contrafact based loosely on rhythm changes in C, and was copyrighted by Monk under the title "Nameless" in April 1944. The tune was also called "Bip Bop" b ...
" (Monk) – 5:19
# "
Sweet and Lovely" (
Gus Arnheim,
Jules LeMare
Charles N. Daniels (April 12, 1878 – January 23, 1943), was a composer, occasional lyricist, and music publishing executive. He employed many pseudonyms, including Neil Moret, Jules Lemare, L'Albert, Paul Bertrand, Julian Strauss, and Si ...
,
Harry Tobias
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Born in New York City, United States, but raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, ...
) – 7:17
Side Two
# "Decidedly" (Gerry Mulligan) – 5:54
# "
Straight, No Chaser" (Monk) – 7:00
# "
I Mean You" (Monk,
Coleman Hawkins
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) – 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
# "Straight, No Chaser" (original take 3) – 7:00
# "Straight, No Chaser" (alternate take 1) – 5:29
# "I Mean You" (original take 4) – 6:53
# "I Mean You" (alternate take 2) – 6:30
Personnel
Musicians
* Gerry Mulligan –
baritone saxophone
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* Thelonious Monk –
piano
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*
Wilbur Ware
Wilbur Bernard Ware (September 8, 1923 – September 9, 1979) was an American jazz double bassist.Feather, Leonard & Gitler, Ira (2007) ''The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz'', p. 674. Oxford University Press He was a regular bassist for t ...
–
double bass
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*
Shadow Wilson –
drums
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Production
*
Orrin Keepnews
Orrin Keepnews (March 2, 1923 – March 1, 2015) was an American jazz writer and record producer known for founding Riverside Records and Milestone Records, for freelance work, and for his work at other labels.
Biography Early life
Keepnews ...
- producer, liner notes
* Jack Higgins - recording engineer
*
Robert Parent - cover photo
*
Paul Bacon - cover design
''For the CD-release (1987)''
* Phil De Lancie - digital remastering
* Peter Grant - design
References
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1957 albums
Thelonious Monk albums
Gerry Mulligan albums
Riverside Records albums
Albums produced by Orrin Keepnews
Albums with cover art by Paul Bacon