Greatest Hits

~ Release by Thelonious Monk (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Several tracks appear here in edited versions. These edits were originally made for the initial LP release, and were replaced on other reissues by unedited versions.

Annotation last modified on 2021-10-12 19:29 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Well, You Needn't
5:36
2Misterioso
double bass:
Butch Warren
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer)
piano:
Thelonious Monk
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse
engineered at:
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1963-12-30)
edit of:
Misterioso (live, 1963-12-30: Philharmonic Hall, New York, NY, USA) by Thelonious Monk
7:21
3Bemsha Swing
double bass [bass]:
Larry Gales (in 1964-11)
drums (drum set):
Ben Riley (American jazz drummer) (in 1964-11)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (in 1964-11)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (in 1964-11)
recording of:
Bemsha Swing (instrumental) (in 1964-11)
composer:
Denzil Best and Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Bayes Music Corporation, Bocu Music Ltd., Embassy Music Corporation, Second Floor Music and Thelonious Music
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
4:11
4'Round Midnight
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1968-11-19)
edit of:
’Round Midnight (studio, 1968-11-19, solo piano, includes false start) by Thelonious Monk
recording of:
’Round Midnight (on 1968-11-19)
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (publisher, affiliated to BMI), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
3:52
5Epistrophy
2:11
6Ruby, My Dear
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-03-02)
producer:
Teo Macero (American jazz saxophonist and composer)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1965-03-02)
recording of:
Ruby, My Dear (on 1965-03-02)
composer:
Thelonious Monk (in 1948)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
35:40
7Crepuscule With Nellie
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1963-03-29)
double bass:
John Ore (on 1963-03-29)
drums (drum set):
Frankie Dunlop (American jazz drummer) (on 1963-03-29)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1963-03-29)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Rouse (on 1963-03-29)
recording of:
Crepuscule With Nellie (on 1963-03-29)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Thelonious Music
2:49
8Blue Monk
7:35
9Straight, No Chaser
6:53

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