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The Essential Thelonious Monk

Thelonious Monk (piano), Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone), Butch Warren (bass), Frankie Dunlop (drums), Pee Wee Russell (clarinet), John Ore (bass), Charlie Rose (tenor saxophone), Larry Gales (bass), Ben Riley (drums), Robert "Bobby" Bryant (trumpet), Frederick Hill (saxophone), Charlie Rouse (saxophone),...

The Essential Thelonious Monk

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Release date: 1st Apr 2003
Label: Columbia
Catalogue number: G010000910644J
Length: 73 minutes

Contents and tracklist

Thelonious Monk, Clarence Williams, Bernard Hanighen: 'Round Midnight

Work length3:48

Thelonious Monk (piano)

Thelonious Monk, Denzil De Costa Best: Bemsha Swing

Work length4:26

Thelonious Monk (piano), Frankie Dunlop (drums), Butch Warren (bass), Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone)

Monk, T: Blue Monk

Work length11:16

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Thelonious Monk (piano), Frankie Dunlop (drums), Butch Warren (bass), Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone), Pee Wee Russell (clarinet)

Monk, T: Rhythm-a-ning

Work length3:53

Thelonious Monk (piano), Frankie Dunlop (drums), John Ore (bass), Charlie Rose (tenor saxophone)

Thelonious Monk, Kenneth Clarke: Epistrophy

Work length5:28

Thelonious Monk (piano), Ben Riley (drums), Larry Gales (bass), Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone)

Monk, T: Crepuscule With Nellie

Work length2:44

Thelonious Monk (piano), Frankie Dunlop (drums), John Ore (bass), Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone)

Monk, T: Misterioso

Work length8:22

Thelonious Monk (piano), Ben Riley (drums), Larry Gales (bass), Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone)

Monk, T: Brilliant Corners

Work length3:51

Thelonious Monk (piano), Howard Roberts (guitar), John Guerin (percussion), Benjamin Riley (drums), Lawrence Gales (bass), Ernie Small (saxophone), Thomas Scott (saxophone), Gene Cipriano (saxophone), Ernie Watts (saxophone), Charlie Rouse (saxophone), Frederick Hill (saxophone), Robert "Bobby" Bryant (trumpet), Conte Candoli (trumpet), Robert Brookmeyer (trumpet), William Byers (trombone), Mike Wimberly (trombone)

Monk, T: Well You Needn't

Work length12:40

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Thelonious Monk (piano), Ben Riley (drums), Larry Gales (bass), Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone)

Monk, T: Ruby, My Dear

Work length5:40

Thelonious Monk (piano)

Monk, T: Straight, No Chaser

Work length11:28

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Thelonious Monk, Ben Riley (drums), Thelonius Monk (piano), Larry Gales (bass), Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone)

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