MONK, THELONIOUS / GENIUS OF MODERN MUSIC

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Legendary pianist and composer Thelonious Monk made his earliest recordings as a leader for Blue Note in 1947-48 as heard on the 1956 compilation Genius of Modern Music, Volume One (Blue Note 1510), released as part of the 1500 series featuring timeless Monk compositions including “‘Round Midnight,” “Ruby My Dear,” “In Walked Bud,” and “Well You Needn’t.” Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes.
A1 ‘Round About Midnight

Alto Saxophone – Sahib Shihab
Bass – Robert Paige*
Drums – Art Blakey
Trumpet – George Taitt
Written-By – Monk*
A2 Off Minor

Bass – Gene Ramey
Drums – Art Blakey
Written-By – Monk*
A3 Ruby My Dear

Bass – Gene Ramey
Drums – Art Blakey
Written-By – Monk*
A4 I Mean You

Bass – John Simmons
Drums – Shadow Wilson
Vibraphone – Milt Jackson
Written-By – Hawkins*, Monk*
A5 April In Paris

Bass – Gene Ramey
Drums – Art Blakey
Written-By – Vernon Duke
A6 In Walked Bud

Alto Saxophone – Sahib Shihab
Bass – Robert Paige*
Drums – Art Blakey
Trumpet – George Taitt
Written-By – Monk*
B1 Thelonious

Alto Saxophone – Danny Quebec West
Bass – Gene Ramey
Drums – Art Blakey
Tenor Saxophone – Billy Smith
Trumpet – Idrees Sulieman
Written-By – Monk*
B2 Epistrophy

Bass – John Simmons
Drums – Shadow Wilson
Vibraphone – Milt Jackson
Written-By – Clarke*, Monk*
B3 Misterioso

Bass – John Simmons
Drums – Shadow Wilson
Vibraphone – Milt Jackson
Written-By – Monk*
B4 Well You Needn’t

Bass – Gene Ramey
Drums – Art Blakey
Written-By – Monk*
B5 Introspection

Bass – Gene Ramey
Drums – Art Blakey
Written-By – Monk*
B6 Humph

Alto Saxophone – Danny Quebec West
Bass – Gene Ramey
Drums – Art Blakey
Tenor Saxophone – Billy Smith
Trumpet – Idrees Sulieman
Written-By – Monk*