Thelonious Records is pleased to announce the following Thelonious Monk recordings and new releases - Digitally mastered by Rudy Van Gelder

Thelonious Monk Quartet Live in New York Vol. 1*

1. Solo Piano medley ........4:57.........(intro by Pannonica)

2. Blue Monk.....................9:52.................Featuring

3. Rhythm-a-ning...............6:46.....Charlie Rouse-Tenor Sax

4. Epistrophy......................4:53......Ahmed Abdul Malik-Bass

5. Light Blue.......................4:54.......Roy Haynes-Drums

6. Off Minor........................8:39 . . . at the Five Spot 1958

7. Friday the Thirteenth......7:36.....24 bit mastering..

8.Epistrophy . . . . . . . . . . .

 

Thelonious Monk Quartet Live in New York Vol. 2*

1. Blue Monk.....................................`9:32

2. Light Blue....................................... 7:16.......Featuring

3. Rhythm-a-ning......................... ...... 8:41...Charlie Rouse-Sax

4. Epistrophy.......................................5:39...Frankie Dunlop-Drums

5. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You .5:30...Butch Warren-Bass

6. Straight No Chaser..........................7:57...at Birdland 1963

7. Evidence ..........................................9:07.....24 bit mastering

8. Epistrophy .............. ............. ..........3:49. . .

*These are previously unknown, never before released or bootlegged recordings. They feature Charlie Rouse's earliest known recordings as a member of the Monk Quartet.

Note: These recordings were made with a portable reel-to-reel tape recorder, utilizing a single microphone. There is background noise and table chatter.

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TS Monk Band "Higher Ground"*

1. Haristocracy . . . . . .7:14 . . . .TS Monk-Drums

2. Crawdaddy . . . . . . .4:56 . . . Willie Williams-Tenor Sax

3. Ladera Heights . . . .8:02 . . . .Bobby Porcelli-Alto Sax

4. Mosaic . . . . . . .. . . .5:36. . . . Ray Gallon-Keyboards

5. Millennium Dance . 7:37 . . . .Victor Y. See Yuen-Percussion

6. Missing Linc . . . . . .7:31 . . . .Dave.Jackson-Bass

7. Girl Watcher . . . . . 6:36 . . . .Winston Byrd-Trumpet

8. Philly Twist . . . . . . 3:34

9. Cubano Chant . . . . 5:14

*This recording mastered at Foothill Digital Studios

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Thelonious Monk "Transforms" I'm getting Sentimental Over You *

Disk 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . Solo Piano

1. Transposition Part 1............. ..4:55

2. Transposition Part 2................4:28

3. Practice Part 1................. ........5:55

4. Practice 2, Transform Part 1...16:17......24 bit mastering.......(Currently Available)

5. Transform Part 2......................28:45 . .

Disk 2 . . . . . . . . . Solo Piano and Concert Performance

1. Transformation Part 3 . . . .....18:29

2. Performance 1....... . . . . . . . .. .7:33..........Paris 3-9-63

3. Performance 2......... ...... . . . . 11:59.........Paris 1964

4. Performance 3............... . . . . . .8:16..........Stockholm 5-16-61

*These recordings are an unprecedented find where you get to witness the master construct his style on the standard " I'm Getting Sentimental Over You".

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Thelonious Monk in Stockholm Volume 1       May 16, 1961

1. Jackie-ing                                           9:40         Rouse, Sax

2. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You     8:15         Ore, Bass

3. Crepuscule with Nellie                         2:45    Dunlop, Drums

4. Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are                 8:40

5. Rhythm-a-ning                                      9:50

6. Epistrophy                                            1:10

7. Just a Gigolo                                        2:20

8. Monk's Dream . . . . . .. . .. (Bonus Track)*. .8:00

 

Thelonious Monk in Stockholm Volume 2       May 16, 1961

1. Well You Needn't                 8:53      Charlie Rouse

2. Round Midnight                   7:00       John Ore

3. Bemsha Swing                      9:10       Frankie Dunlop

4. Blue Monk                           9:30

5. Epistrophy                            6:30

6. Body and Soul                       3:20 .......

7. Hot Licks on Drums .. . . . . . 5:03 . . . .(Bonus Track)*

* Bonus tracks are previously unreleased recordings (24 bit mastering) Paris 3-9-63. Monk introduces Frankie Dunlops Hot Licks

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Thelonious Monk Live in Paris Volume 1              February 24,1964

1. Four in One                                        11:08           Featuring

2. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You    12:02     Charlie Rouse, Sax

3. Straight No Chaser                              8:37      Butch Warren, Bass

4. Well You Needn't                                11:56     Ben Riley, Drums

5. Epistrophy                                             5:08

 

Thelonious Monk Live in Paris Volume 2      February 24,1964

1. Blue Monk                       10:55                 Featuring

2. Sweet and Lovely             17:03             Charlie Rouse

3. Hackensack                        8:29             Butch Warren

4. Rhythm-a-ning                  10:07              Ben Riley

5. Bright Mississippi               7:24

6. Epistrophy                           5:10   

 

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Thelonious Monk Live in Paris  Vol. 3    November 3, 1967

1. Artist introduction       2:00        Phil Woods, Alto Sax  

2. Ruby My Dear             7:40        Johnny Griffin, Tenor Sax           

3. We See                        13:59       Clark Terry, Trumpet        

4. Epistrophy                     9:45      Ray Copeland, Trumpet             

5. Oska-T                        15:19       Charlie Rouse, Tenor Sax           

6. Evidence                       14:24 . . Ben Riley, Drums

7. Blue Monk                     5:10 . . .Jimmy Cleveland, Trombone

8. Epistrophy                      1:20 . . Larry Gales, Bass

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Thelonious Monk Live in Paris   Vol. 4     February 22,1964

1. Stuffy Turkey         11:55                        Featuring

2. Brake's Sake          10:15            Charlie Rouse, Tenor Sax

3. Blue Monk                9:55              Butch Warren, Bass

4. Ruby My Dear          9:02              Ben Riley, Drums

5. Rhythm-a-ning          9:05    

6. Epistrophy                  :52

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