Limited Edition 10" Vinyl 5LP Box Set!
Includes A Booklet WIth Vintage Photos & New Liner Notes!
Featuring Art Blakey, Frank Foster, Percy Heath, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins & More!
Celebrating Thelonious Monk on the centennial of his birth, this limited-edition, 5-LP box set features all of the 10" LPs which the innovative pianist recorded for Prestige Records, between 1952-54. Each album has been faithfully reproduced on 10-inch vinyl, with the original cover artwork and session notes. Rounding out the box set will be a booklet with vintage photos and new liner notes by Monk biographer Robin D. G. Kelley.
Features:
Limited Edition
5LP Box Set
10" Vinyl
Faithfully restored artwork, including the original 10" LP covers and liner notes
Booklet with vintage photos and new liner notes by Monk biographer Robin D. G. Kelley
Selections:
LP 1
Thelonious Monk Trio: Thelonious
Side A:
1. Little Rootie Tootie
2. Sweet And Lovely
3. Bye-Ya
4. Monk's Dream
Side B:
1. Trinkle, Trinkle
2. These Foolish Things
3. Bemsha Swing
4. Reflections
Musicians:
Thelonious Monk, piano
Gary Mapp, bass
Art Blakey, drums (Side A)
Max Roach, drums (Side B)
LP 2
Thelonious Monk Quintet Blows For LP Featuring Sonny Rollins
Side A:
1. Friday The Thirteenth
Side B:
1. Let's Call This
2. Think Of One
Musicians:
Thelonious Monk, piano
Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone
Julius Watkins, French horn
Percy Heath, bass
Willie Jones, drums
LP 3
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Side A:
1. We See
2. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Side B:
1. Locomotive
2. Hackensack
Musicians:
Thelonious Monk, piano
Ray Copeland, trumpet
Frank Foster, tenor saxophone
Curly Russell, bass
Art Blakey, drums
LP 4
Thelonious Monk Plays
Side A:
1. Work
2. Nutty
Side B:
1. Blue Monk
2. Just A Gigolo
Musicians:
Thelonious Monk, piano
Percy Heath, bass
Art Blakey, drums
LP 5
Sonny Rollins and Thelonious Monk
Side A:
1. The Way You Look Tonight
2. I Want To Be Happy
Side B:
1. More Than You Know
Musicians:
Thelonious Monk, piano
Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone
Tommy Potter, bass
Art Taylor, drums
Includes A Booklet WIth Vintage Photos & New Liner Notes!
Featuring Art Blakey, Frank Foster, Percy Heath, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins & More!
Celebrating Thelonious Monk on the centennial of his birth, this limited-edition, 5-LP box set features all of the 10" LPs which the innovative pianist recorded for Prestige Records, between 1952-54. Each album has been faithfully reproduced on 10-inch vinyl, with the original cover artwork and session notes. Rounding out the box set will be a booklet with vintage photos and new liner notes by Monk biographer Robin D. G. Kelley.
Features:
Limited Edition
5LP Box Set
10" Vinyl
Faithfully restored artwork, including the original 10" LP covers and liner notes
Booklet with vintage photos and new liner notes by Monk biographer Robin D. G. Kelley
Selections:
LP 1
Thelonious Monk Trio: Thelonious
Side A:
1. Little Rootie Tootie
2. Sweet And Lovely
3. Bye-Ya
4. Monk's Dream
Side B:
1. Trinkle, Trinkle
2. These Foolish Things
3. Bemsha Swing
4. Reflections
Musicians:
Thelonious Monk, piano
Gary Mapp, bass
Art Blakey, drums (Side A)
Max Roach, drums (Side B)
LP 2
Thelonious Monk Quintet Blows For LP Featuring Sonny Rollins
Side A:
1. Friday The Thirteenth
Side B:
1. Let's Call This
2. Think Of One
Musicians:
Thelonious Monk, piano
Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone
Julius Watkins, French horn
Percy Heath, bass
Willie Jones, drums
LP 3
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Side A:
1. We See
2. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Side B:
1. Locomotive
2. Hackensack
Musicians:
Thelonious Monk, piano
Ray Copeland, trumpet
Frank Foster, tenor saxophone
Curly Russell, bass
Art Blakey, drums
LP 4
Thelonious Monk Plays
Side A:
1. Work
2. Nutty
Side B:
1. Blue Monk
2. Just A Gigolo
Musicians:
Thelonious Monk, piano
Percy Heath, bass
Art Blakey, drums
LP 5
Sonny Rollins and Thelonious Monk
Side A:
1. The Way You Look Tonight
2. I Want To Be Happy
Side B:
1. More Than You Know
Musicians:
Thelonious Monk, piano
Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone
Tommy Potter, bass
Art Taylor, drums