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Monk's Music 
Studio album by Thelonious Monk Released 1957 Recorded June 26, 1957
New York CityGenre Jazz Length 38:24 Label Riverside Records
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(1957)Monk's Music is a 1957 album by Thelonious Monk's jazz septet. It was recorded in New York on June 26, 1957. The first song "Abide With Me"—a hymn by W. H. Monk—is an austere rendition 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 a spell with the Miles Davis Quintet, and this is Coltrane's only studio recording with Monk, who can be heard enthusiastically calling on him to take the first solo on the album in "Well, You Needn't" (though Coltrane's name does not appear on the front cover). All of the songs except one are original compositions by Thelonious Monk, but some had appeared on previous albums by Monk. The album was reissued by Original Jazz Classics on July 1, 1991.
The two mixes of this album (stereo and mono) are notable in that they used entirely different setups of microphones, recording the same performances. The stereo mix was recorded using mics at a greater distance from the band, and therefore has a distinctly different sound from the mono mix.
Track listing
Side A
- "Abide With Me" – 0:54
- "Well, You Needn't" - 11:24
- "Ruby, My Dear" - 5:26
Side B
- "Off Minor" - 5:07
- "Epistrophy" - 10:46
- "Crepuscule With Nellie" - 4:38
CD reissue
- "Abide With Me" – 0:54
- "Well, You Needn't" - 11:24
- "Ruby, My Dear" – 5:26
- "Off Minor (Take 5)" – 5:07
- "Off Minor (Take 4)" – 5:12
- "Epistrophy" – 10:46
- "Crepuscule With Nellie (Take 6)" – 4:38
- "Crepuscule With Nellie (Take 4 and 5)" – 4:43
Personnel
- Thelonious Monk - piano
- Ray Copeland - trumpet
- Gigi Gryce - alto saxophone
- Coleman Hawkins - tenor saxophone
- John Coltrane - tenor saxophone
- Wilbur Ware - double bass
- Art Blakey - drums
- Orrin Keepnews - Producer
- Jack Higgins - Recording engineer
- Kirk Felton - Digital remastering
- Paul Weller - Cover photo
- Paul Bacon - Cover design
External links
Thelonious Monk Selected solo albums Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1 · Wizard of the Vibes · Genius of Modern Music: Volume 2 · Thelonious Monk Trio · Monk · Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins · Thelonious Monk Plays the Music of Duke Ellington · The Unique Thelonious Monk · Brilliant Corners · Thelonious Himself · Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane · Monk's Music · Mulligan Meets Monk · Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall · The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings · Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk · Thelonious in Action · Misterioso · The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall · 5 by Monk by 5 · Thelonious Alone in San Francisco · Thelonious Monk at the Blackhawk · Monk in France · Monk's Dream · Criss Cross · Monk in Tokyo · Miles & Monk at Newport · Big Band and Quartet in Concert · It's Monk's Time · Monk · Solo Monk · Live at the It Club · Live at the Jazz Workshop · Straight, No Chaser · Thelonious Monk Nonet Live In Paris 1967 · Underground · Monk's BluesAs sideman Midnight at Minton's · Bags' Groove · Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants · Moving Out · Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 · Nica's Tempo · In OrbitCompositions "Blue Monk" · "Straight, No Chaser" · "Epistrophy" · "In Walked Bud" · "Rhythm-A-Ning" · "'Round Midnight" · "Ruby, My Dear" · "Well, You Needn't"Related articles Blue Note Sessions · Blue Note Records · Epistrophy · More Monk · Only Monk · Reflections · Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz · Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser · Thelonious Sphere Monk: Dreaming of the Masters Series Vol. 2Categories:- 1957 albums
- Thelonious Monk albums
- Riverside Records albums
- Albums produced by Orrin Keepnews
- Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients
- 1950s jazz album stubs
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