Blue Monk (studio, 1968-11-19: big band recording for Columbia)
~ Recording by Thelonious Monk
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.9 | Blue Monk | 6:17 | Thelonious Monk | The Composer | Thelonious Monk | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 44297 |
| 1.1 | Blue Monk | 6:17 | Thelonious Monk | Monk's Blues | Thelonious Monk | Album |
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| 1.1 | Blue Monk | 6:17 | Thelonious Sphere Monk | Monk’s Blues | Thelonious Sphere Monk | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL 472610 2 |
| 1.9 | Blue Monk | 6:17 | Thelonious Monk | The Composer | Thelonious Monk | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CJT 44297 |
| 1.1 | Blue Monk | 6:17 | Thelonious Monk | Monk's Blues | Thelonious Monk | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CBS 467178 2 |
| 1.10 | Blue Monk | 6:17 | Thelonious Sphere Monk | Monk’s Blues | Thelonious Sphere Monk | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | CK 53581 |
| 1.10 | Blue Monk | 6:17 | Thelonious Monk | Monk's Blues | Thelonious Sphere Monk | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL 475698 2 |
| 1.2 | Blue Monk | 6:17 | Thelonious Monk | The Essential Thelonious Monk | Thelonious Monk | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL 468571-2 |
| 1.6 | Blue Monk | 6:17 | Thelonious Monk | This Is Jazz 5 | Thelonious Monk | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 64625 |
| 1.6 | Blue Monk | 6:17 | Thelonious Monk | 1962 – 1968 | Thelonious Monk | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.8 | Blue Monk | 6:14 | Thelonious Monk | The Finest Jazz | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 483949-2 |
| 2.15 | Blue Monk | 6:14 | Thelonious Monk | Classic Jazz: Jazz Masters | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | R124-40R |
| 1.15 | Blue Monk | 6:14 | Thelonious Monk | Bar Jazz | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | SMC 499983 2 |
| 1.11 | Blue Monk | 6:15 | Thelonious Monk | Piano Blues | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | CK 90492 |
| 1.11 | Blue Monk | 6:15 | Thelonious Monk | Piano Blues | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | |
| 2.5 | Blue Monk | 6:15 | Thelonious Monk | Essential Jazz, Volume 2: A Fine Romance | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | |
| 1.15 | Blue Monk | 6:17 | Thelonious Monk | Classic Jazz, Jazz Masters | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.6 | Blue Monk | 6:16 | Thelonious Monk | This Is Jazz, Volume 5: Thelonious Monk | Thelonious Monk | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 715.018/2-064625 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.9 | Blue Monk | 6:14 | Thelonious Monk | The Composer | Thelonious Monk | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CJ 44297 |
| 1.3 | Blue Monk | 6:17 | Thelonious Monk | Jazz Originals | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | SAMP 2126 |
| (unknown) | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Blue Monk | 6:14 | Thelonious Sphere Monk | Monk’s Blues | Thelonious Sphere Monk | Album |
| Music on CD | MOCCD 13091 |
Relationships
| recorded in: | Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1968-11-19) |
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| producer: | Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer) |
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| double bass [bass]: | Larry Gales (on 1968-11-19) |
| drums (drum set): | Ben Riley (American jazz drummer) (on 1968-11-19) |
| guitar: | Howard Roberts (jazz guitarist, educator, session musician and producer) (on 1968-11-19) |
| percussion: | John Guerin (on 1968-11-19) |
| piano: | Thelonious Monk (on 1968-11-19) |
| saxophone: | Gene Cipriano (on 1968-11-19) Charlie Rouse (on 1968-11-19) Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist) (on 1968-11-19) |
| trombone: | Mike Wimberly (on 1968-11-19) |
| trumpet: | Conte Candoli (on 1968-11-19) |
| conductor: | Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) (on 1968-11-19) |
| arranger: | Oliver Nelson (saxophone, arranger, composer) |
| recording of: | Blue Monk (on 1968-11-19) |
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Related works
Blue Monk
| publisher: | Thelonious Monk |
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| composer: | Thelonious Monk |
| is the basis for: | Ganz alloan Monkery’s the Blues |
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| arrangements: | Blue Monk (arr. Taylor) |
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