Thelonious Monk – The Complete Genius

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Label:	Blue Note – BN-LA579-H2, Blue Note – BN-LA579-H2 -0798
Series:	The Blue Note Re-Issue Series
Format:	2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono
Country:	US
Released:	1976
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Bop, Swing

Tracklist

A1	'Round Midnight	3:07
A2	In Walked Bud	2:55
A3	Monk's Mood	3:06
A4	Who Knows	2:38
A5	Thelonious	2:58
A6	Humph	2:50
A7	Suburban Eyes Written-By – I. Quebec*	2:58
A8	Evonce Written-By – I. Sulieman, I. Quebec	3:03
B1	Off Minor	2:58
B2	Ruby My Dear	3:06
B3	April In Paris Written-By – Y. Harburg, V. Duke	3:18
B4	Well, You Needn't	2:57
B5	Introspection	3:10
B6	Nice Work If You Can Get It Written-By – I.Gershwin-G. Gershwin*	3:00
B7	Evidence	2:31
B8	I Mean You	2:43
B9	Epistrophy Written-By – K. Clarke, T. Monk	3:04
C1	I Should Care Written-By – A. Stordahl, P. Weston, S. Cahn*	3:00
C2	All The Things You Are Written-By – O. Hammerstein II-J. Kern*	2:56
C3	Mysterioso	3:18
C4	Mysterioso - Alt. Master	2:43
C5	Carolina Moon Written-By – D. Davis, J. Burke	3:25
C6	Hornin' In	3:14
C7	Skippy	2:58
C8	Let's Cool One	4:50
D1	Ask Me Now	3:12
D2	Straight No Chaser	2:55
D3	Four In One	3:27
D4	Four In One - Alt. Master	3:28
D5	Criss Cross	2:55
D6	Eronel	3:04
D7	Willow Weep For Me Written-By – A. Ronell*	3:00

Companies, etc.

Record Company – United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
Copyright © – United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
Manufactured By – United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc.
Published By – Bar-Thel Music Corp.
Published By – Blue Horizon Music, Inc.
Published By – Warner Bros. Music
Published By – Chappell & Co., Inc.
Published By – Dorsey Bros. Music
Published By – Music Sales Corp.
Published By – Hanover Music Corporation
Published By – Cahn Music Co.
Published By – T.B. Harms Co.
Published By – Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc.
Published By – Cromwell Music, Inc.
Published By – Bourne Co.
Lacquer Cut At – United Artists Recording Studio

Credits

Alto Saxophone – Danny Quebec West (tracks: A5 to A8), Lou Donaldson (tracks: C5 to C8), Sahib Shihab (tracks: A1 to A4, D1 to D7)
Bass – Al McKibbon (tracks: D1 to D7), Robert Paige* (tracks: A1 to A4), Gene Ramey (tracks: A5 to B6), John Simmons (tracks: B7 to C4), Nelson Boyd (tracks: C5 to C8)
Design [Album] – Bob Cato
Drums – Art Blakey (tracks: A1 to B6, D1 to D7), Max Roach (tracks: C5 to C8), Shadow Wilson (tracks: B7 to C4)
Featuring – Art Blakey, Kenny Dorham, Lou Donaldson, Lucky Thompson, Max Roach, Milt Jackson, Sahib Shihab
Lacquer Cut By – CH* (tracks: B, C), Eck* (tracks: A, D)
Liner Notes – Ira Gitler
Photography By – Chuck Stewart
Piano – Thelonious Monk
Producer [Original Sessions] – Alfred Lion
Reissue Producer – Michael Cuscuna
Supervised By [Project Director / Blue Note Re-issue Series] – Charlie Lourie
Tenor Saxophone – Billy Smith (tracks: A5 to A8), Lucky Thompson (tracks: C5 to C8)
Trumpet – George Taitt (tracks: A1 to A4), Idrees Sulieman (tracks: A5 to A8), Kenny Dorham (tracks: C5 to C8)
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Milt Jackson (tracks: B7 to C4, D1 to D7)
Vocals – Kenny Hagood (tracks: C1, C2)
Written-By – T. Monk* (tracks: A1 to A6, B1, B2, B4, B5, B7 to B9, C3, C4, C6 to C8, D1 to D6)

Notes

This version has two different lacquer cutting signatures: "Eck" on sides A and D, "CH" on sides B and C. Runouts are etched.

The Complete Blue Note recordings by one of the most important and influential figures in jazz. featuring Kenny Dorham, Lou Donaldson, Sahib Shihab, Lucky Thompson, Milt Jackson, Art Blakey, Max Roach and others.

Tracks A1 to A4 recorded on November 21, 1947 in New York.
Tracks A5 to A8 recorded on October 15, 1947 in New York.
Tracks B1 to B6 recorded on October 24, 1947 in New York.
Tracks B7 to C4 recorded on July 2, 1948 in New York.
Tracks C5 to C8 recorded on May 30, 1952 in New York.
Tracks D1 to D7 recorded on July 23, 1951 in New York.

All selections have been previously issued in various forms by Blue Note.

NOTE: This album contains the complete Monk on Blue Note with the exception of his appearance as a sideman on two of his compositions on Sonny Rollins' album (Sonny Rollins - Volume 2). Space did not permit the inclusion of those excellent performances.

©UAMARG, Inc. [front cover]
©℗MCMLXXVI United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc. [back cover]
© 1976 United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc. [inside gatefold]
℗ 1976 United Artists Music And Records Group, Inc. [labels]

All selections Published by Bar-Thel Music Corp. ASCAP except
A7, A8 Published by Blue Horizon Music, Inc. BMI
B3 Published by Warner Bros. Music ASCAP
B6 Published by Chappel & Co., Inc. ASCAP
C1 Dorsey Brothers Music. A Div. of Music Sales Corp.-Hanover Music Corp.-Cahn Music Co. ASCAP
C2 T. B. Harms Co. ASCAP
C5 Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc.-Cromwell Music, Inc. ASCAP
D7 Published by Bourne Co. ASCAP

catalog numbers: BN-LA579-H2 on the inside gatefold and labels, BN-LA579-H2 -0798 on the jacket spine

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (A runout): BN-LA 579-1-(SET1) Eck UA
Matrix / Runout (B runout): BN-LA 579-2-(SET2) CH UA
Matrix / Runout (C runout): BN-LA 579-3-(SET2) CH UA
Matrix / Runout (D runout): BN-LA 579-4 (SET1) Eck UA
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	The Complete Genius (2×LP, Compilation, Mono)	Blue Note, Blue Note	BN-LA579-H2, BN-LA579-H2 -0798	US	1976
Recently Edited	The Complete Genius (2×LP, Compilation)	Blue Note	BND 4032	UK	1976
New Submission	The Complete Genius (2×LP, Compilation, Mono)	Blue Note	BN-LA579-H2	Canada	1976
New Submission	The Complete Genius (2×LP, Compilation, Mono, Gatefold)	Blue Note, Blue Note	BN-LA579-H2, BN-LA579-H2 -0798	US	1976
New Submission	The Complete Genius (2×LP, Compilation, Mono)	Blue Note, Blue Note	BN-LA579-H2, BN-LA579-H2 -0798	US	1976