Thelonious Monk
Friday 2 May 2008 22:30-23:30 (Radio 3)
Alyn Shipton and sepcial guest Jason Moran select the essential recordings of legendary pianist and composer Thelonious Monk.
Playlist
DISC 1
Title Rhythm-a-ning
Artist Thelonioius Monk
Composer Monk
Album Monk in Action
Label Riverside / OJC
Number 103
Track 3
Personnel Johnny Griffin, ts; Monk, p; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, b; Roy Haynes, d. Jul 9 / Aug 7 1958 Five Spot NYC.
DISC 2
Title Black and Tan Fantasy
Artist Thelonious Monk
Composer Ellington / Miley
Album Plays Duke Ellington
Label Riverside / OJC
Number 08880723001283
Track 4
Personnel Monk, p; Oscar Pettiford, b; Kenny Clarke, d. 21/27 July 1957
DISC 3
Title Thelonious
Artist Thelonious Monk
Composer Monk
Album Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall 1959
Label Riverside / OJC
Number 30190
Track 1
Personnel: Personnel: Thelonious Monk (piano); Phil Woods (alto saxophone); Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone); Pepper Adams (baritone saxophone); Donald Byrd (trumpet); Robert Northern (French horn); Eddie Bert (trombone); Jay McAllister (tuba); Sam Jones (bass); Art Taylor (drums). 1959
DISC 4
Title Just a Gigolo
Artist Thelonious Monk
Composer Brennan / Caesar / Cappucci
Album Monk's Dream
Label Columbia Legacy
Number 63536
Track 6
Personnel: Thelonious Monk (piano); [Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone); John Ore (bass); Frankie Dunlop (drums) are on other tracks on this album]
Recorded at Columbia Studios, New York, New York in 1963.
DISC 5
Title Round Midnight
Artist Thelonious Monk
Composer Monk
Album The Complete Columbia Solo Studio Recordings: 1962-1968
Label Columbia Legacy
Number 65495 CD 2
Track 1
Personnel: Thelonious Monk, p.
DISC 6
Title Round Midnight
Artist Thelonious Monk
Composer Monk
Album Complete Blue Note Recordings
Label Blue Note
Number CDP 72438 30363 2 5 CD 1
Track 20
Personnel: George Taitt, t; Sahib Shihab, as; Monk, p; Bob Paige, b; Art Blakey, d. 21 Nov 1947. NYC
Originally on Genius of Modern Music Vol. 1.
DISC 7
Title Chordially
Artist Thelonious Monk
Composer Monk
Album The London Collection Vol 3
Label Black Lion
Number TKCB 30083
Track 11
Personnel: Thelonious Monk, p. London 1973.
DISC 8
Title Lulu's Back In Town
Artist Thelonious Monk
Composer
Album It's Monk's Time
Label Columbia
Number 8984
Track 1
Personnel Thelonious Monk, p, Charlie Rouse, ts; Ben Riley, d; Butch Warren, b; rec Jan/March 1964
DISC 9
Title Trinkle Tinkle
Artist Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane
Composer Monk
Album Straight No Chaser
Label Columbia Legacy
Number 507925 2
Track 3
Personnel John Coltrane, ts; Monk, p; Wilbur Ware, b; Shadow Wilson, d. July 1957
DISC 10
Title Trinkle Tinkle
Artist Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane
Composer Monk
Album Complete Blue Note Recordings
Label Blue Note
Number CDP 72438 30363 2 5 CD 4
Track 2
Personnel John Coltrane, ts; Monk, p; Ahmed Abduk-Malik, b; Roy Haynes, d. 11 Sept 1958.
DISC 11
Title Abide With Me
Artist Thelonious Monk
Composer Willim Henry Monk
Album Complete Riverside Recordings
Label Riverside
Number OJCCD (15 CD set) 022 CD4
Track 9
Personnel Ray Copeland - trumpet., Gigi Gryce - alto, Coleman Hawkins - tenor., John Coltrane - tenor.
June 26, 1957.
DISC 12
Title This is My Story This is My Song
Artist Thelonious Monk
Composer ?
Album Straight No Chaser
Label Columbia Legacy
Number 64186
Track 7
Personnel T Monk pno solo.
DISC 13
Title Little Rootie Tootie
Artist Thelonious Monk Trio
Composer Monk
Album Thelonious Monk 1951-52
Label Classics
Number 1430
Track 13
Personnel Monk, p; Gary Mapp, b; Art Blakey, d. 15 Oct 1952.
[originally on Prestige].
Read Alyn Shipton's Monk profile
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazz/profiles/thelonious_monk.shtml
Monk's Dream review
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/n93n/
Trio: Remastered review
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/8zn8/
BBC Music Monk profile
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artist/zchj/
