A 90th Birthday Tribute to pianist and composer Thelonious Monk

featuring Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey, Milt Jackson, Charlie Rouse, Coleman Hawkins, Johnny Griffin, Kenny Dorhan, Lou Donaldson, Lucky Thompson, Gigi Gryce, Ray Copeland, Frank Foster, Phil Woods, Ernie Henry, Butch Warren, Larry Gales, Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Ben Riley, Frankie Dunlop, Roy Haynes and Max Roach

Thelonious Monk (piano) is heard with:

[1'13] Hackensack (Monk, Prestige 1954) Ray Copeland- tp; Frank Foster- ts; Curly Russell- b; Art Blakey- d
[6'21] Thelonious (Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1, Blue Note 1947) Idrees Sulieman- tp; Danny Quebec West- as; Billy Smith- ts; Gene Ramey- b; Art Blakey- d
[9'19] Light Blue (Thelonious in Action, Riverside 1958) Johnny Griffin- ts; Ahmed Abdul-Malik- b; Roy Haynes- d
[14'27] Little Rootie Tootie (Thelonious Monk, Prestige 1952) Gerry Mapp- b; Art Blakey- d
[17'30] with Sonny Rollins- Reflections (Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2, Blue Note 1957) Sonny Rollins- ts; Paul Chambers- b; Art Blakey- d
[24'29] Let's Cool One (Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2, Blue Note 1952) Kenny Dorham- tp; Lou Donaldson- as; Lucky Thompson- ts; Nelson Boyd- b; Max Roach- d
[28'15] with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers- Evidence (Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk, Atlantic 1957) Bill Hardman- tp; Johnny Griffin- ts; Spanky DeBrest- b; Art Blakey- d
[34'55] Pannonica (Brilliant Corners, Riverside 1956) Ernie Henry- as; Sonny Rollins- ts; Oscar Pettiford- b; Max Roach- d; Monk also plays celeste
[43'44] with Miles Davis- Bemsha Swing (Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants, Prestige 1954) Miles Davis- tp; Milt Jackson- vib; Percy Heath- b; Kenny Clarke- d
[53'13] Well, You Needn't (Solo Piano, Vogue 1954)
[56'34] Shuffle Boil (It's Monk's Time, Columbia 1964) Charlie Rouse- ts; Butch Warren- b; Ben Riley- d
[63'41] Crepuscule With Nellie (With John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall, Blue Note 1957) John Coltrane- ts; Ahmed Abdul-Malik- b; Shadow Wilson- d
[68'07] Criss Cross (The London Collection, Volume 2, 1971) Al McKibbon- b; Art Blakey- d
[71'46] with Milt Jackson- Epistrophy (Wizard of the Vibes, Blue Note 1948) Jackson- vib; John Simmons- b; Shadow Wilson- d
[74'51] Misterioso (Live at the It Club, Columbia 1964) Charlie Rouse- ts; Larry Gales- b; Ben Riley- d
[83'10] Off Minor (Monk's Music, Riverside 1957) Ray Copeland- tp; Gigi Gryce- as; Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane- ts; Wilbur Ware- b; Art Blakey- d
[88'16] Ruby My Dear (Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1, Blue Note 1947) Gene Ramey- b; Art Blakey- d
[91'23] Four in One (Big Band and Quartet in Concert, Columbia 1963) Thad Jones- cor; Nick Travis- tp; Eddie Bert- tb; Steve Lacy- ss; Phil Woods- as, cl; Charlie Rouse- ts; Gene Allen- bars, cl, bcl; Butch Warren- b; Frankie Dunlop- d
[106'09] Blue Monk (Thelonious Alone in San Francisco, Riverside 1959)
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