Thelonious Monk

Personnel:

Quartet (1957)
Thelonious Monk, piano
John Coltrane, tenor saxophone
Wilbur Ware, bass
Shadow Wilson, drums

Quartet (1967-68)
Thelonious Monk, piano
Charlie Rouse, tenor saxophone
Larry Gales, bass
Ben Riley, drums

Octet
Thelonious Monk, piano
Ray Copeland, trumpet
Jimmy Cleveland, trombone
Phil Woods, alto saxophone
Charlie Rouse, tenor saxophone
Johnny Griffin, tenor saxophone
Larry Gales, bass
Ben Riley, drums

Tracks:

1. Straight No Chaser (and Opening Narration)
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Narration: Samuel E. Wright
Originally recorded for Columbia Records
Produced by Teo Macero
Recorded in New York
January 10, 1967

2. Pannonica
Solo Piano
Recorded in New York
Probably September 1956

3. Trinkle, Tinkle
Thelonious Monk Quartet featuring John Coltrane
Originally recorded for Riverside Records
Produced by Orrin Keepnews
Recorded in New York
July 1957

3. Ugly Beauty (rehearsal)
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Commentary: Charlie Rouse
Recorded in New York
December 14, 1967

4. Ugly Beauty
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Recorded in New York
December 14, 1967

5. Epistrophy
6. Evidence
Thelonious Monk Octet
Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden
October or November 1967

7. I Mean You (Stickball) (rehearsal and performance
Thelonious Monk Octet
Recorded in Mainz, Germany
November 1967

8. Lulu's Back In Town
Solo piano
Recorded in New York
Probably September 1956

9. Don't Blame Me
Solo piano
Recorded in Atlanta, Georgia
Fall 1967

10. Sweetheart Of All My Dreams
Solo piano
11. 'Round Midnight
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Recorded at the Village Vanguard, New York City
Early 1968

Compiled, edited, reprocessed and transferred to digital tape from the film sound track and from original source-material tapes, at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley California.
July 1989