Thelonious Monk Septet - Monk's Music flac mp3 download

Tracklist

A1	Abide With Me
A2	Well, You Needn't
B	Ruby, My Dear
C	Off Minor
D1	Epistrophy
D2	Crepuscule With Nellie

Companies, etc.

• Licensed From – Fantasy, Inc.
• Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated
• Mastered At – AcousTech Mastering

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Gigi Gryce
• Bass – Wilbur Ware
• Drums – Art Blakey
• Piano – Thelonious Monk
• Remastered By – Kevin Gray, Steve Hoffman
• Tenor Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane
• Trumpet – Ray Copeland

Notes

Original album recorded in New York, June 26, 1957.

Remastered for Analogue Productions, late 2003 for a 2004 release.

From the Analogue Productions Site:
Monk’s Music is among the most significant of Thelonious’ classic Riverside albums. Here he was literally looking back and ahead at the same time, by bringing together Coleman Hawkins (the very first important voice on tenor saxophone) and John Coltrane (on the verge of becoming a major shaping force of the Sixties). Equally notable is the incredible rhythmic support provided by combining Art Blakey and Wilbur Ware; and, justifying the album title, a selection of vital Monk compositions — plus his choice of the 19th century hymn, “Abide with Me” (written by one William H. Monk).

A rare chance to hear this masterpiece in Stereo. We think that the absolute original of this release was in Stereo for a very short time. Almost all subsequent reissues have been from the Mono tapes. This was remastered from the original Stereo masters.

"This is a major release. It's Monk's most magnificent album...The 45 rpm pressing is as lively and vivid as any version I've ever heard. Unlike all other audiophile reissues (and most reissues period), it draws on the stereo master tapes...And the album's famous first tune, all the horns harmonizing on 'Abide with Me,' is not only more tonally gorgeous than ever, but laid out a true, wide soundstage...Of all the jazz classics that Analogue Productions has released on 45, this is among the essentials." - Fred Kaplan, The Absolute Sound, April/May 2004

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
RLP 12-242	Thelonious Monk Septet	Monk's Music ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Riverside Records	RLP 12-242	US	1957
GSLP 7023, GSLP 7203	Thelonious Monk	Monk's Music ‎(LP)	Gateway Records, Gateway Records	GSLP 7023, GSLP 7203	US	1977
RLP 12-242, 088072357778, OJC-084	Thelonious Monk Septet	Monk's Music ‎(LP, Album, RE, 180)	Riverside Records, Universal Music Group International, Original Jazz Classics	RLP 12-242, 088072357778, OJC-084	Europe	2014
OJC 084, RLP-242	Thelonious Monk Septet	Monk's Music ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Original Jazz Classics, Riverside Records	OJC 084, RLP-242	Germany	1983
VDJ-1516	Thelonious Monk Septet	Monk's Music ‎(CD, Album, Mono, RM)	Riverside Records	VDJ-1516	Japan	1985

Tracklist

1	Abide With Me	0:53
2	Well, You Needn't	11:24
3	Ruby, My Dear	5:25
4	Off Minor (Take 5)	5:07
5	Epistrophy	10:45
6	Crepuscule With Nellie (Take 6)	4:37
7	Off Minor (Take 4)	5:12
8	Crepuscule With Nellie (Takes 4 & 5)	4:44

Companies, etc.

• Distributed By – BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. – D 142802

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Gigi Gryce
• Bass – Wilbur Ware
• Drums – Art Blakey
• Engineer – Jack Higgins
• Piano – Thelonious Monk
• Producer – Orrin Keepnews
• Tenor Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane
• Trumpet – Ray Copeland

Notes

Recorded in New York, June 26, 1957.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
RLP 12-242	Thelonious Monk Septet	Monk's Music ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Riverside Records	RLP 12-242	US	1957
GSLP 7023, GSLP 7203	Thelonious Monk	Monk's Music ‎(LP)	Gateway Records, Gateway Records	GSLP 7023, GSLP 7203	US	1977
RLP 12-242, 088072357778, OJC-084	Thelonious Monk Septet	Monk's Music ‎(LP, Album, RE, 180)	Riverside Records, Universal Music Group International, Original Jazz Classics	RLP 12-242, 088072357778, OJC-084	Europe	2014
OJC 084, RLP-242	Thelonious Monk Septet	Monk's Music ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Original Jazz Classics, Riverside Records	OJC 084, RLP-242	Germany	1983
OJC-32689-02	Thelonious Monk	Monk's Music ‎(CD, RM)	Original Jazz Classics	OJC-32689-02	US	2011

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