Sessionography 1963-1965
1963
February 9, 1963
WJZ broadcast, Birdland, New York
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), John Ore (b), Frankie Dunlop (d).
Bye-ya
‘Round Midnight Alto AL725
Bright Mississippi
Notes:
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February 16, 1963
WJZ broadcast, Birdland, New York
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), John Ore (b), Frankie Dunlop (d).
Four in One
Sweet & Lovely Alto AL725
Bright Mississippi Alto AL725
Epistrophy Alto AL725
Epistrophy (theme)
Notes:
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February 23, 1963
WJZ broadcast, Birdland, New York
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), John Ore (b), Frankie Dunlop (d).
Unidentified title
Evidence Alto AL725
Unidentified title
Notes:
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February 25, 1963
30th Street Studios, New York
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), John Ore (b), Frankie Dunlop (d).
Tea for Two Col CL2038
Notes: Omit Charlie Rouse on “Tea for Two.”
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February 26, 1963
30th Street Studios, New York
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), John Ore (b), Frankie Dunlop (d).
Think of One Col CL2038
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February 27, 1963
30th Street Studios, New York
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), John Ore (b), Frankie Dunlop (d).
Eronel Col CL2038
Don’t Blame Me
Criss-Cross Col CL2038
Notes: “Don’t Blame Me” was a piano solo.
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February 28, 1963
30th Street Studios, New York
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), John Ore (b), Frankie Dunlop (d).
Don’t Blame Me Col CL2038
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March 2, 1963
SWF-TV “Jazz Gehört und Gesehen”, Baden-Baden, FRG
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), John Ore (b), Frankie Dunlop (d).
Epistrophy
Off Minor
Bye & Bye When the Morning Comes (p-solo)
‘Round Midnight
Blue Monk
Criss-Cross
Epistrophy (theme)
Notes: Broadcast on May 28, 1963. Charlie Rouse was not on “‘Round Midnight.”
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March 3, 1963
SRT-TV broadcast, Stockholm
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), John Ore (b), Frankie Dunlop (d).
Intro/Bye-Ya
Monk’s Dream
Body & Soul (p-solo)
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
Nutty
‘Round Midnight
Criss-Cross
Unidentified title
Just a Gigolo (p-solo)
Bright Mississippi
Notes: The Unidentified title was a drum feature.
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March 9, 1963
Danmarks Radio broadcast, Odd Fellow Palaeet, Copenhagen
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), John Ore (b), Frankie Dunlop (d).
Bye-Ya
Monk’s Dream
Body & Soul (p-solo)
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
Nutty
Notes:
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March 9, 1963
ORTF broadcast, Olympia Theatre, Paris
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), John Ore (b), Frankie Dunlop (d).
Concert 1
Bye-Ya
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
Hot Licks
Criss-Cross
Just a Gigolo (p-solo)
Rhythm-A-Ning
Jackie-ing France’s Concert FC105
Evidence France’s Concert FC105
‘Round Midnight
Epistrophy
Concert 2
Will In
Well You Needn’t
Unidentified title
Bright Mississippi
Unidentified title
Body & Soul (p-solo)
Hot Licks
Nutty
Epistrophy
Notes:
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March 10, 1963
RTBF TV broadcast, Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), John Ore (b), Frankie Dunlop (d).
Evidence
Ruby My Dear
Bright Mississippi
Monk’s Dream
Unidentified drum feature
Criss-Cross
Nutty
Epistrophe
Notes: Short sequences of this concert were edited into the 1998 UK documentary, Jazz Heroes: Thelonious Monk.
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March 16, 1963
ARD broadcast, Uraniahaus Humboltsaal, Berlin
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), John Ore (b), Frankie Dunlop (d).
Bye-Ya
Monk’s Dream
Blue Monk
Notes:
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March 29, 1963
30th Street Studios, New York
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), John Ore (b), Frankie Dunlop (d).
Panonica
Crepuscule with Nellie Col CL2038
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Late April or early May, 1963
Birdland, New York
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Edward “Butch” Warren (b), Frankie Dunlop (d).
Blue Monk
Light Blue
Rhythm-a-ning
Epistrophy
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You (partial take; begins on Rouse’s solo)
Straight No Chaser
Evidence
Epistrophy
Notes:Private tape in possession of the Thelonious Monk Estate. It was briefly released on Thelonious Monk: Live in New York, Vol. 2 (Thelonious Records TMTY), but has subsequently been withdrawn.
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May 21, 1963
Concert, Sankei Hall, Tokyo
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Edward “Butch” Warren (b), Frankie Dunlop (d).
Straight No Chaser COL PSS-46/7
Pannonica COL PSS-46/7
Just a Gigolo (p-solo) COL PSS-46/7
Evidence (Justice) COL PSS-46/7
Jackie-ing COL PSS-46/7
Bemsha Swing COL PSS-46/7
Epistrophy (theme) COL PSS-46/7
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You COL PSS-46/7
Hackensack COL PSS-46/7
Blue Monk COL PSS-46/7
Epistrophy COL PSS-46/7
Notes:
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May 23, 1963
TBS-TV recording, Tokyo Broadcasting Service, Tokyo
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Edward “Butch” Warren (b), Frankie Dunlop (d).
Evidence Baybridge UPS-2172-B
Blue Monk Baybridge UPS-2172-B
Just a Gigolo Baybridge UPS-2172-B
Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are Baybridge UPS-2172-B
Epistrophy Baybridge UPS-2172-B
Notes: “Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are” was released as “Bolivar Blues.”
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July 4, 1963
Newport Jazz Festival, Freebody Park
Thelonious Monk Quartet & Quintet
Personnel: Charles “Pee Wee” Russell (cl), Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Edward “Butch” Warren (b), Frankie Dunlop (d). Willis Conover (mc).
Introduciton
Criss-Cross Col JG35720
Light Blue Col CL2416
Intro Col CL2178
Nutty Col CL2178
Blue Monk Col CL2178
Epistrophy/Closing Col C2 38262
Notes: Charles “Pee Wee” Russell (cl) was on “Nutty” and “Blue Monk.”
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September 21, 1963
Jazz Festival Concert, Fairgrounds, Monterey, CA
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Edward “Butch” Warren (b), Frankie Dunlop (d).
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
Well You Needn’t
Light Blue
Criss-Cross
Epistrophy
Notes:
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September 22, 1963
Jazz Festival Concert, Fairgrounds, Monterey, CA
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Edward “Butch” Warren (b), Frankie Dunlop (d).
Evidence
I Mean You
Sweet & Lovely
Bright Mississippi/Epistrophy (theme)
Notes:
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December 30, 1963
Concert, Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center
Thelonious Monk Big Band & Quartet
Personnel:Thaddeus “Thad” Jones (ct), Nick Travis (tp), Eddie Bert (tb), Steve Lacy (ss), Phil Woods (cl/as), Charlie Rouse (ts), Gene Allen (cl/bcl/bs), Thelonious Monk (p), Edward “Butch” Warren (b), Frankie Dunlop (d).
Bye-Ya Col JG35720
I Mean You Col CL2164
Evidence Col CL2164
Epistrophy (theme) Col CL2164
Darkness on the Delta (p-solo) CL2164
Played Twice (edited) CL2164
Misterioso CL2164
Epistrophy (theme) (edited to 6.24)
Light Blue
Oska T CL2164
Four in One CL2164
Epistrophy (theme) CL2164
Notes: “Played Twice” was by the regular Thelonious Monk Quartet
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1964
January 29, 1964
30th Street Studios, New York
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Edward “Butch” Warren (b), Ben Riley (d).
Nice Work if You Can Get It (p-solo) Col CL2184
Shuffle Boil rejected
Notes:
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January 30, 1964
30th Street Studios, New York
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Edward “Butch” Warren (b), Ben Riley (d).
Stuffy Turkey (Stuffy) Col CL2184
Shuffle Boil Col JG35720
Epistrophy Col JG35720
Notes:
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February 10, 1964
30th Street Studios, New York
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Edward “Butch” Warren (b), Ben Riley (d).
Lulu’s Back in Town Col CL2184
Brake’s Sake Col CL2184
Notes:
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February 21, 1964
Danmarks Radio broadcast, Odd Fellow Palæet, Copenhagen
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Edward “Butch” Warren (b), Ben Riley (d).
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
Bright Mississippi
Epistrophy
Stuffy Turkey
Evidence
Misterioso
Epistrophy
Blue Monk
Brake’s Sake
Ruby My Dear
Misterioso II
Don’t Blame Me (p-solo)
Epistrophy
Rhythm-A-Ning
Crepescule With Nellie
Notes:
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February 22, 1964
ORTF broadcast, l’Alhambra, Paris
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Edward “Butch” Warren (b), Ben Riley (d).
Stuffy Turkey (Stuffy)
Brake’s Sake
Blue Monk
Ruby My Dear FrC FC105
Rhythm-A-Ning FrC FC105
Epistrophy (theme)
Straight No Chaser
Well You Needn’t
Misterioso
Epistrophy
Notes:
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February 23, 1964
ORTF recording, Maison de l’ORTF, Paris
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Edward “Butch” Warren (b), Ben Riley (d).
Four In One FrC FC132
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You FrC FC132
Straight No Chaser FrC FC132
Unidentified title (drum solo) unissued
Well You Needn’t FrC FC132
Epistrophy FrC FC132
Blue Monk FrC FC132
Sweet & Lovely FrC FC132
Hackensack FrC FC132
Rhythm-A-Ning FrC FC132
Bright Mississippi FrC FC105
Epistrophy
Notes:
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February 24, 1964
Concert, Teatro dell’Arte, Milan
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Edward “Butch” Warren (b), Ben Riley (d).
Epistrophy Ingo 8
Well You Needn’t Ingo 8
Blue Monk Ingo 8
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February 26, 1964
Concert, Volkshaus, Zurich
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Edward “Butch” Warren (b), Ben Riley (d).
Stuffy Turkey
Brake’s Snake
Blue Monk
Hot Licks
Well You Needn’t
Rhythm-A-Ning
Epistrophy
Criss-Cross
Straight No Chaser
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
Light Blue
Nutty
Notes:
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March 9, 1964
30th Street Studios, New York
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Edward “Butch” Warren (b), Ben Riley (d).
Memories of You (p-solo) Col CL2184
Teo Col CL2291
Shuffle Boil Col CL2184
Notes:
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July 3, 1964
VOA “Music USA”, Newport Jazz Festival
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Melbourne “Bob” Cranshaw (b), Ben Riley (d). Willis Conover (mc).
Bemsha Swing
Straight No Chaser
Rhythm-A-Ning
Notes: “Straight No Chaser” was announced as “Blue Monk.”
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July 4 1964
VOA “Music USA”, Newport Jazz Festival
Billy Taylor’s Piano Workshop
Personnel: Thelonious Monk (p). Willis Conover (mc).
Tea For Two
Notes:
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September 20, 1964
KKGO-FM broadcast, Festival Fields, Monterey
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Steve Swallow (b), Ben Riley (d).
Bright Mississippi
Notes:
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September 20, 1964
KKGO-FM broadcast, Festival Fields, Monterey
Thelonious Monk Nonet
Personnel: Bobby Bryant, Melvin Moore (tp), Lou Blackburn (tb), William “Buddy” Collette (f/as/ts), Charlie Rouse (ts), Jack Nimitz (bs)Thelonious Monk (p), Steve Swallow (b), Ben Riley (d). Arranger Buddy Collette
Think Of One
Straight No Chaser Warner 36494
Notes:
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October 6, 1964
30th Street Studios, New York
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Larry Gates (b), Ben Riley (d).
Medley: Just You, Just Me/Liza Col PG33402
Liza Col CL2291
I Love You, I Love You, I Love You (p-solo)
I Love You, I Love You, I Love You (p-solo) Col CL2291
Notes: “I Love You, I Love You, I Love You” is listed on early Columbia issues by its subtitle, “Sweetheart Of All My Dreams.”
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October 7, 1964
30th Street Studios, New York
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Larry Gates (b), Ben Riley (d).
This Old Man Col CL2291
Notes:
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October 8, 1964
30th Street Studios, New York
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Larry Gates (b), Ben Riley (d).
Pannonica Col CL2291
Just You, Just Me Col CL2291
April In Paris Col CL2291
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October 31, 1964
Los Angeles (afternoon)
Thelonious Monk
Personnel: Thelonious Monk (p).
I Surrender Dear Col CL2349
Sweet & Lovely
Sweet & Lovely Col CL2349
Everything Happens to Me
Everything Happens to Me
Everything Happens to Me Col CL2349
I Should Care Col CL2349
North of the Sunset Col CL2349
Notes:
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October 31, 1964
The It Club, Los Angeles (evening)
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Larry Gales (b), Ben Riley (d).
Blue Monk Col C2 38030
Well You Needn’t Col C2 38030
‘Round Midnight Col C2 38030
Rhythm-a-ning Col C2 38030
Epistrophy (theme) unissued
Blues Five Spot Col C2 38030
Bemsha Swing Col C2 38030
Straight No Chaser Col C2 38030
Epistrophy (theme) Col C2 38030
Evidence Col C2 38030
Sweet & Lovely unissued
Nutty Col C2 38030
Epistrophy (theme)
Notes: Titles released on Columbia C2 38030 were edited: “Blue Monk” (7.30), “Well You Needn’t” (7.35), “Rhythm-a-ning” (6.55), “Blues Five Spot” (5.50), “Bemsha Swing” (5.30), “Straight No Chaser” (4.30), “Evidence” (5.45), and “Nutty” (7.35).
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November 1, 1964
The It Club, Los Angeles
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Larry Gales (b), Ben Riley (d).
Teo
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You Col CL2416
Epistrophy unissued
Misterioso Col C2 38030
Gallop’s Gallop Col C2 38030
Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are Col C2 38030
Epistrophy (theme) unissued
Bright Mississippi
Just You, Just Me
All the Things You Are Col CL2416
Epistrophy (theme)
Notes: I’m Getting Sentimental Over You and Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are are edited to 5.40 and 6.25 respectively.
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November 2, 1964
Los Angeles
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Larry Gales (b), Ben Riley (d).
These Foolish Things Col CL2349
I Hadn’t Anyone Till You
I Hadn’t Anyone Till You Col CL2349
Dinah
Dinah Col CL2349
I’m Confessin
I’m Confessin Col CL2349
Monk’s Point Col CL2349
Notes:
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November 3, 1964
The Jazz Workshop, San Francisco
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Larry Gales (b), Ben Riley (d).
Don’t Blame Me (p-solo) Col C2 38269
Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are Col C2 38269
Well You Needn’t Col C2 38269
Medley: Evidence/Rhythm-a-ning Col C2 38269
Epistrophy (theme)
‘Round Midnight Col C2 38269
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You Col C2 38269
Just You, Just Me
Rhythm-a-ning
Hackensack
Bright Mississippi
Evidence
Epistrophy
Medley: Memories of You (p-solo)
Just You, Just Me Col C2 38269
Honeysuckle Rose Col JG35720
Notes:
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November 4, 1964
The Jazz Workshop, San Francisco
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Larry Gales (b), Ben Riley (d).
Blue Monk Col C2 38269
Well You Needn’t
Bright Mississippi Col C2 38269
Epistrophy Col C2 38269
Bemsha Swing Col C2 38269
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are
Epistrophy (theme)
‘Round Midnight
Nutty
Straight No Chaser
Thelonious
Hackensack Col C2 38269
Evidence
Misterioso Col C2 38269
Notes:
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1965
February 23, 1965
30th Street Studios, New York
Thelonious Monk
Personnel: Thelonious Monk (p).
Ask Me Now Col Cl2349
Ask Me Now
Everything Happens to Me
Notes:
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February 27, 1965
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Larry Gales (b), Ben Riley (d).
Misterioso
Well You Needn’t Col CL2416
Medley: Straight No Chaser/Blue Monk
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
Epistrophy
Intermission
Evidence
Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are
Rhythm-a-ning
Epistrophy
Notes: Edited.
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March 2, 1965
30th Street Studios, New York
Thelonious Monk Trio & Solo
Personnel: Thelonious Monk (p), Larry Gales (b), Ben Riley (d).
HoneySuckle Rose Col CL2416
Ruby My Dear (p-solo)
Ruby My Dear (p-solo) Col CL2349
Introspection (p-solo)
Introspection (p-solo) Col JG35720
Darn That Dream (p-solo) Col JG35720
Notes:
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March 6, 1965
Europe 1 radio broadcast, Olympia Théâtre, Paris
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Larry Gales (b), Ben Riley (d).
Evidence Trema 7103778/8
Blue Monk Trema 7103778/8
Four In One Trema 7103778/8
Rhythm-a-ning Trema 7103778/8
Epistrophy Trema 7103778/8
Well You Needn’t Trema 7103778/8
I’m Getting Sentimental Over you Trema 7103778/8
Teo Trema 7103778/8
Bright Mississippi Trema 7103778/8
Notes:
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March 7, 1965
Europe 1 radio broadcast, Olympia, Paris
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Larry Gales (b), Ben Riley (d).
Rhythm-a-ning Trema 710590
Body & Soul (p-solo) Trema 710590
I Mean You Trema 710590
April in Paris Trema 710590
Well You Needn’t Trema 710590
Sweet & Lovely Trema 710377/8
Bright Mississippi Trema 710590
Epistrophy Trema 710590
Notes:
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March 8, 1965
Radio Breman recording, Sendesaal, Bremen
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Larry Gales (b), Ben Riley (d).
Criss-Cross
Sweet & Lovely
Well You Needn’t
Don’t Blame Me (p-solo)
Epistrophy
Just You, Just Me
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
Rhythm-a-ning
Epistrophy
Notes:
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March 14, 1965
BBC-TV “Jazz 625” recordins, The Marquee Club, London
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Larry Gales (b), Ben Riley (d).
Epistrophy (theme)
Introductions
Straight No Chaser Jazz Up JU-302
Hackensack Jazz Up JU-302
Rhythm-a-ning Jazz Up JU-302
Criss-Cross
Well You Needn’t
Nutty
Closing/Epistrophy (p-solo) Jazz Up JU-302
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March 29, 1965
ABC Radio recording, Festival Hall, Brisbane, Australia
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Larry Gales (b), Ben Riley (d).
Criss-Cross
Bright Mississippi
Epistrophy (theme)
Notes:
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August 21, 1965
Montréal Jazz Festival, Palace des Arts, Montréal, Canada
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Larry Gales (b), Ben Riley (d).
Well You Needn’t unissued
Light Blue Can-Am CA1100
Straight No Chaser Can-Am CA1100
Hackensack Can-Am CA1100
Blue Monk Can-Am CA1100
April in Paris Can-Am CA1100
Evidence Can-Am CA1100
Epistrophy (theme) Can-Am CA1100
Notes: