Thelonious Monk

4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

INCLUDES 2 BONUS TRACKS

PERSONNEL:

A1-A4:
THELONIOUS MONK, piano;
GARY MAPP, bass;
ART BLAKEY, drums.
New York, October 15, 1952

A5-A6 & B3-B4:
THELONIOUS MONK, piano;
GARY MAPP, bass;
MAX ROACH, drums.
New York, December 18, 1952.

A7, B1-B2 & B5:
THELONIOUS MONK, piano;
PERCY HEATH, bass;
ART BLAKEY, drums.
Hackensack, New Jersey, September 22, 1954.
[On B2 Monk plays unaccompanied piano.]

All original sessions recorded by Rudy Van Gelder
& produced by Bob Weinstock.

SIDE A:
1 LITTLE ROOTIE TOOTIE (Thelonious Monk) 3:05
2 SWEET AND LOVELY (Gus Arnheim-Jules LeMare-Harry Tobias) 3:34
3 BYE-YA (Thelonious Monk) 2:45
4 MONK’S DREAM (Thelonious Monk) 3:05
5 TRINKLE TINKLE (Thelonious Monk) 2:49
6 THESE FOOLISH THINGS (Harry Link-Holt Marvell-Jack Strachey) 2:46
7 NUTTY (Thelonious Monk) 5:16*

SIDE B:
1 BLUE MONK (Thelonious Monk) 7:36
2 JUST A GIGOLO (Julius Brammer-Irving Caesar-Leonello Casucci) 2:49
3 BEMSHA SWING (Thelonious Monk-Denzil Best) 3:09
4 REFLECTIONS (Thelonious Monk) 2:46
5 WORK (Thelonious Monk) 5:17*

*BONUS TRACKS:
From the same sessions, but not included on the original LP.