Thelonious Monk Solo 1954 – 1961

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1’Round Midnight
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1954-06-07)
producer:
Henri Renaud (French 1940–60s jazz pianist)
solo piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-06-07)
instrumental recording of:
’Round Midnight (on 1954-06-07)
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
5:17
2Eronel
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1954-06-07)
producer:
Henri Renaud (French 1940–60s jazz pianist)
solo piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-06-07)
recording of:
Eronel (on 1954-06-07)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
2:35
3Reflections (Portrait of an Ermite)
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1954-06-07)
producer:
Henri Renaud (French 1940–60s jazz pianist)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-06-07)
3:06
4Wee See (Manganese)
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1954-06-07)
producer:
Henri Renaud (French 1940–60s jazz pianist)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-06-07)
recording of:
We See (on 1954-06-07)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
2:37
5Well, You Needn’t
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1954-06-07)
producer:
Henri Renaud (French 1940–60s jazz pianist)
solo piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-06-07)
recording of:
Well, You Needn’t (on 1954-06-07)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Regent Music (BMI)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:26
6Hackensack (Well, You Needn’t) (take 2)
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1954-06-07)
producer:
Henri Renaud (French 1940–60s jazz pianist)
solo piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-06-07)
recording of:
Hackensack (on 1954-06-07)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
3:01
7Evidence (Reflections)
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1954-06-07)
producer:
Henri Renaud (French 1940–60s jazz pianist)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-06-07)
5:02
8Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1954-06-07)
producer:
Henri Renaud (French 1940–60s jazz pianist)
solo piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-06-07)
instrumental recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (on 1954-06-07)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
3:26
9Off Minor
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1954-06-07)
producer:
Henri Renaud (French 1940–60s jazz pianist)
solo piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-06-07)
recording of:
Off Minor (on 1954-06-07)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
2:33
10Just a Gigolo
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-09-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-09-22)
instrumental cover recording of:
Just a Gigolo (English version) (on 1954-09-22)
lyricist:
Julius Brammer
composer:
Leonello Casucci
translator:
Irving Caesar
translated version of:
Schöner Gigolo
cover recording of:
Just a Gigolo (English version)
lyricist:
Julius Brammer
composer:
Leonello Casucci
translator:
Irving Caesar
translated version of:
Schöner Gigolo
3:03
11Solitude
piano:
Thelonious Monk (from 1955-07-21 until 1955-07-27)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (from 1955-07-21 until 1955-07-27)
instrumental cover recording of:
(In My) Solitude (from 1955-07-21 until 1955-07-27)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
recording of:
(In My) Solitude
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
3:46
12Memories of You
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1956-03-17)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-03-17)
instrumental recording of:
Memories of You (on 1956-03-17)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1930)
composer:
Eubie Blake (in 1930)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
4:17
13I Surrender, Dear
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1956-12-07)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-12-07)
instrumental recording of:
I Surrender Dear (on 1956-12-07)
lyricist:
Gordon Clifford (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
5:27
14(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-04-05)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1957-04-05)
instrumental recording of:
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance (on 1957-04-05)
lyricist:
Bing Crosby and Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI Harmonies Ltd., Mills Music Limited and Mills Music, Inc.
4:23
15I Should Care
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1957-04-05)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
instrumental recording of:
I Should Care
writer:
Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl and Paul Weston
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Dorsey Brothers Music, Hanover Music Corp., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Peermusic (UK) Limited and Stordahl Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
3:16
16’Round Midnight
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-04-05)
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1957-04-05)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-04-05)
recording of:
’Round Midnight (on 1957-04-05)
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
6:43
17Functional (take 1 alternate)
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1957-04-16)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1957-04-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Concord Music Group, Inc. (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, not for release label use!) (in 2010)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-04-16)
recording of:
Functional (on 1957-04-16)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
9:43
18April in Paris
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1957-04-16)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
April in Paris
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:54
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1All Alone
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-04-16)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1957-04-16)
instrumental recording of:
All Alone
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1924)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
4:52
2I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1957-04-16)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
George Bassman
publisher:
Catharine Hinen Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Mills Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:05
3Functional (take 2 official)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-04-16)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1957-04-16)
recording of:
Functional (on 1957-04-16)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
9:19
4There’s Danger in Your Eyes, Cherie (take 1 alternate)
recording engineer:
Reice Hamel
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1959-10-21)
recorded at:
Fugazi Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1959-10-21)
recording of:
There’s Danger in your Eyes, Cherie (Rich, Young and Pretty) (on 1959-10-21)
lyricist:
Jack Meskill and Pete Wendling (American composer)
composer:
Jack Meskill, Harry Richman and Pete Wendling (American composer)
4:07
5Blue Monk
recording engineer:
Reice Hamel
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1959-10-21)
recorded at:
Fugazi Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1959-10-21)
recording of:
Blue Monk (on 1959-10-21)
publisher:
Thelonious Monk
composer:
Thelonious Monk
3:47
6Ruby, My Dear
recording engineer:
Reice Hamel
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1959-10-21)
recorded at:
Fugazi Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1959-10-21)
recording of:
Ruby, My Dear (on 1959-10-21)
composer:
Thelonious Monk (in 1948)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
3:58
7Round Lights
recording engineer:
Reice Hamel
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1959-10-21)
recorded at:
Fugazi Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1959-10-21)
recording of:
Round Lights (on 1959-10-21)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
3:36
8Everything Happens to Me
recording engineer:
Reice Hamel
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1959-10-21)
recorded at:
Fugazi Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1959-10-21)
instrumental cover recording of:
Everything Happens to Me (on 1959-10-21)
lyricist:
Tom Adair
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader)
publisher:
Commander Publications, Dorsey Brothers Music, Embassy Music Corporation and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
sub-publisher:
ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
5:40
9Pannonica
recording engineer:
Reice Hamel
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1959-10-21)
recorded at:
Fugazi Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1959-10-21)
recording of:
Pannonica (on 1959-10-21)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
3:54
10There’s Danger in Your Eyes, Cherie (take 2 official)
recording engineer:
Reice Hamel
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1959-10-21)
recorded at:
Fugazi Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1959-10-21)
recording of:
There’s Danger in your Eyes, Cherie (Rich, Young and Pretty) (on 1959-10-21)
lyricist:
Jack Meskill and Pete Wendling (American composer)
composer:
Jack Meskill, Harry Richman and Pete Wendling (American composer)
4:20
11You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart
recording engineer:
Reice Hamel
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1959-10-22)
recorded at:
Fugazi Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1959-10-22)
instrumental cover recording of:
You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart (on 1959-10-22)
writer:
Ralph Rainger and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
4:05
12Blue Hawk
recording engineer:
Reice Hamel
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1959-10-22)
recorded at:
Fugazi Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1959-10-22)
recording of:
Bluehawk (on 1959-10-22)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
3:40
13Remember
recorded in:
San Francisco, California, United States (on 1959-10-22)
recording engineer:
Reice Hamel
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1959-10-22)
recorded at:
Fugazi Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1959-10-22)
instrumental cover recording of:
Remember (on 1959-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1925)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
2:44
14Reflections
recording engineer:
Reice Hamel
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1959-10-22)
recorded at:
Fugazi Hall in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1959-10-22)
recording of:
Reflections (on 1959-10-22)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
5:05
15Sweet Stranger
1:56
16Just a Gigolo
recording engineer:
Ray Fowler (US recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
bass:
Ahmed Abdul‐Malik (US jazz double bassist and oud player) (on 1958-08-07)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1958-08-07)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1958-08-07)
tenor saxophone:
Johnny Griffin (on 1958-08-07)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phoenix Records (Spanish jazz reissue label)
recorded at:
Five Spot (original location) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1958-08-07)
live instrumental cover recording of:
Just a Gigolo (English version) (on 1958-08-07)
lyricist:
Julius Brammer
composer:
Leonello Casucci
translator:
Irving Caesar
translated version of:
Schöner Gigolo
2:10
17Body & Soul
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1961-04-21)
recorded at:
Teatro Lirico in Milano (Milan), Milano, Lombardia, Italy (on 1961-04-21)
live instrumental recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1961-04-21)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
4:49
18Just a Gigolo
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1961-05-16)
recorded at:
Stockholms konserthus (Stockholm Concert Hall, Konserthuset Stockholm) in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1961-05-16)
live instrumental recording of:
Just a Gigolo (English version) (on 1961-05-16)
lyricist:
Julius Brammer
composer:
Leonello Casucci
translator:
Irving Caesar
translated version of:
Schöner Gigolo
2:13
19Body & Soul
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1961-05-16)
recorded at:
Stockholms konserthus (Stockholm Concert Hall, Konserthuset Stockholm) in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1961-05-16)
live instrumental recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1961-05-16)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:22