Sessionography 1947-1951
1947
October 15, 1947
WOR Studios, New York City
Thelonious Monk Sextet
Personnel: Idrees Sulieman (tp) Danny Quebec West (as) Billy Smith (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Gene Ramey (b) Art Blakey (d)
1. BN 308-0 Humph rejected
2. BN 308-1 Humph rejected
3. BN 308-2 Humph Blue Note 560, BLP1510,
4. BN 309-0 Evonce rejected
5. BN 309-1 Evonce (alt take)
6. BN 309-2 Evonce rejected
7. BN309-3 Evonce rejected
8. BN 309-4 Evonce Blue Note 547, BLP1511
9. BN 310-0 Suburban Eyes rejected
10. BN 310-1 Suburban eyes Blue Note 542, BLP1511
11. BN 310-2 Suburban eyes (alt take)
12. BN 311-0 Thelonious Blue Note 542, BLP1510
Notes: BLP1510 titled, Thelonious Monk: Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1. Blue Note BLP1511 titled, Thelonious Monk: Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2. All released recordings available on the 4-CD set, Thelonious Monk: The Complete Blue Note Recordings (CDP 7243 5 30363 2-6)
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October 24, 1947
WOR Studios, New York
Thelonious Monk Trio
Personnel: Thelonious Monk (p) Gene Ramey (b) Art Blakey (d)
1. BN 312-0 Nice work if you can get it (alt take)
2. BN 312-1 Nice work if you can get it Blue Note 1575, BLP1511
3. BN 313-0 Ruby my dear (alt take)
4. BN 313-1 Ruby my dear Blue Note 549, BLP1510
5. BN 314-0 Well you needn’t Blue Note 543, BLP1510
6. BN 314-1 Well you needn’t (alt take)
7. BN 315-0 April in Paris (alt take)
8. BN 315-1 April in Paris Blue Note 1575, BLP1510
9. BN 317-0 Off Minor rejected
10. BN 317-1 Off minor Blue Note 547, BLP1510
11. BN 316-0 Introspection rejected
12. BN 316-1 Introspection rejected
13. BN 316-2 Introspection rejected
14. BN 316-3 Introspection (1) Blue Note BLP1510
Notes: BLP1510 titled, Thelonious Monk: Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1. Blue Note BLP1511 titled, Thelonious Monk: Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2. All released recordings available on the 4-CD set, Thelonious Monk: The Complete Blue Note Recordings (CDP 7243 5 30363 2-6)
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November 21, 1947
WOR Studios, New York City
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Personnel: George Tait (tp) Sahib Shihab (as) [aka Edmund Gregory (as) ] Thelonious Monk (p) Bob Paige (b) Art Blakey (d)
1. BN 318-0 In Walked Bud rejected
2. BN 318-1 In Walked Bud rejected
3. BN 318-2 In Walked Bud rejected
4. BN 318-3 In Walked Bud Blue Note 548, BLP1510,
5. BN319-0 Monk’s Mood Blue Note 1565, BLP1511
6. BN320-0 Who Knows? Blue Note 1565, BLP1511
7. BN 320-1 Who Knows? rejected
8. BN 320-2 Who Knows? rejected
9. BN 320-3 Who Knows? rejected
10. BN 320-4 Who Knows? rejected
11. BN 320-5 Who Knows? rejected
12. BN 320-6 Who Knows rejected
13. BN321-1 ‘Round Midnight Blue Note 543, BLP1510
14. BN320-7 Who knows ? (alt take) (1)
Notes: BLP1510 titled, Thelonious Monk: Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1. Blue Note BLP1511 titled, Thelonious Monk: Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2. All released recordings available on the 4-CD set, Thelonious Monk: The Complete Blue Note Recordings (CDP 7243 5 30363 2-6)
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1948
February 16, 1948
WNYC Broadcast, “Festival of American Music,” New York
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Idrees Sulieman (tp) Thelonious Monk (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d)
1. Just You, Just Me
2. All the Things You Are
3. Suburban Eyes (incomplete)
Notes: All titles released on Thelonious Monk and Art Tatum, The Vibes are On (Chazzer 2002).
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July 2, 1948
Apex Studios, New York City
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Personnel: Thelonious Monk (p) Milt Jackson (vib) John Simmons (b) Shadow Wilson (d) Kenny “Pancho” Hagood (vcl)
1. BN 326-3 All the things you are (kh vcl) Blue Note 1201
2. BN 327-1 I should care (alt take) (kh vcl)
3. BN 327-2 I should care (kh vcl) Blue Note 1201
4. BN 328-0 Evidence Blue Note 549, BLP1509
5. BN 329-0 Misterioso Blue Note 560, BLP1510
6. BN 329-1 Misterioso (alt take) Blue Note BLP1509
7. BN 330-0 Epistrophy Blue Note 548, BLP1510
8. BN 331-0 I Mean You rejected
9. BN 331-1 I Mean You Blue Note 1564, BLP1510
Notes: Blue Note 500 series are 78s. BLP1510 titled, Thelonious Monk: Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1. BLP1511 titled, Thelonious Monk: Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2. BLP 1509 titled, Milt Jackson and the Thelonious Monk Quartet. All released recordings available on the 4-CD set, Thelonious Monk: The Complete Blue Note Recordings (CDP 7243 5 30363 2-6)
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July 11, 1948
Onyx Club, New York City
Charlie Parker Quintet
Personnel: Charlie Parker (as) Thelonious Monk, Tommy Potter (b) Max Roach (d)
1. Well you needn’t (1)
Notes: Released on Charlie Parker, The Complete Dean Benedetti Recordings (Mosaic MR10-129)
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November/December, 1948
Unknown Studio, New York City
Frankie Passion with the Thelonious Monk Quintet
Personnel: Thelonious Monk (p); probably Idris Sulieman (tp); Charlie Rouse (ts); possibly Michael Mattos (b); possibly Jerry Smith (d); Frankie Passion (Frank Paccione) (vo).
1. 303 Especially to You Washington 303
2. 304 Nobody Knows Washington 303
Notes: Both songs on the compilation CD, Cool Whalin’ (Spotlite [E]SPJ 135)
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1950
June 6, 1950
Mercury Studios, New York,
Charlie Parker Quintet
Personnel: Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Thelonious Monk (p) Curly Russell (b) Buddy Rich (d)
1. C410-4 Bloomdido Clef 11058, MG C-512
2. C411-3 An Oscar for Treadwell MG C-512
3. C411-4 An Oscar for Treadwell Clef 11082, MG C-512,
4. C412-3 Mohawk
5. C412-6 Mohawk (issued as take 4 on LP) Clef 11082, MG C-512
6. C413-1 My Melancholy Baby (alt) (coda rehearsal, 5 secs) (*)
7. C413-2 My Melancholy Baby Clef 11058, MG C-512
8. C414-1 Leap frog (incomplete) (*)
9. C414-2 Leap frog (incomplete) (*) –
10. C414-3 Leap frog (incomplete) (*) –
11. C414-4 Leap frog (incomplete) (*) –
12. C414-5 Leap frog (*) –
13. C414-6 Leap frog (incomplete) (*) –
14. C414-7 Leap frog (incomplete) (*) –
15. C414-8 Leap frog (alt) (issued as take 4 on LP)
16. C414-9 Leap frog (alt) (*)
17. C414-10 Leap frog (incomplete) (*)
18. C414-11 Leap frog (issued as take 6 on LP) Clef 11076, MG C-512
19. C415-1 Relaxin’ with Lee (Incomplete) (*)
20. C415-2 Relaxin’ with Lee (*)
21. C415-3 Relaxin’ with Lee (*) (false start)
22. C415-4 Relaxin’ with Lee (issued as take 2 on LP)
23. C415-5 Relaxin’ with Lee (incomplete) (*)
24. C415-6 Relaxin’ with Lee (issued as take 3 on LP) Clef 11076, MG C-512
Notes: Clef releases are 78’s; MG C-512 is titled Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, Bird and Diz. All 24 takes on Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, Bird and Diz (Verve Master Edition 314 521 436-2 [CD])
1951
July 23, 1951
WOR Studios, New York City
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Personnel: Sahib Shihab (as) Thelonious Monk (p) Milt Jackson (vib) Al McKibbon (b) Art Blakey (d)
1. BN 392-1 Four in One BN 1589, BLP1511
2. BN 392-2 Four in One (alt take) BLP1509
3. BN 393-0 Criss Cross BN 1590, BLP1509
4. BN 393-1 Criss cross (alt take)
5. BN 394-0 Eronel BN 1590, BLP1509
6. BN 395-1 Straight No Chaser BN 1589, BLP1511
7. BN 396-0 (1) Ask Me Now
8. BN 396-1 (1) Ask Me Now BN 1591, BLP 1511
9. BN 397-0 (2) Willow Weep For Me rejected
10. BN 397-1 (2) Willow Weep For Me rejected
11. BN 397-2 (2) Willow Weep For Me BN 1591 BLP 1509
(1) Omit Sahib Shihab and Milt Jackson
(2) Omit Sahib Shihab
Notes: BN 1589, 1590, and 1591 are 78s. BLP1510 titled, Thelonious Monk: Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1. BLP1511 titled, Thelonious Monk: Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2. BLP 1509 titled, Milt Jackson and the Thelonious Monk Quartet. All recordings available on the 4-CD set, Thelonious Monk: The Complete Blue Note Recordings (CDP 7243 5 30363 2-6)