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1956 studio album by Thelonious Monk From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Monk (Prestige PRLP 7053)[3] is a 1956 compilation album by jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk, featuring material recorded from 1953 to 1954 for the Prestige label and performed by Monk with two quintets, one featuring Julius Watkins, Sonny Rollins, Percy Heath, and Willie Jones and one featuring Ray Copeland, Frank Foster, Curly Russell, and Art Blakey.[4] It was originally titled both Thelonious Monk [on its 1956 cover][5] and Thelonious Monk Quintets [on its labels][6][better source needed] (PRLP 7053). Over the following decade, it was also re-released as Wee See (PRLP 7245)[7] and The Golden Monk (PRST 7363)[8] The most common cover art (with the Monk title), is 1958 revision, designed by Reid Miles.[9][10][better source needed]
Monk | ||||
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![]() Original LP cover | ||||
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Released | 1956 | |||
Recorded | November 13, 1953 and May 11, 1954 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 38:00 | |||
Label | Prestige | |||
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Alternate cover | ||||
![]() 1958 Reid Miles artwork and title (with decorative handwriting by Julia Warhola) used on most contemporary reissues |
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Most of the recordings on this album first appeared on two 10" LPs: Thelonious Monk Quintet Blows for LP (Prestige PrLP 166)[11] and Thelonious Monk Quintet (with Frank Foster, Art Blakey) (Prestige PrLP 180),[12] both released in 1954.[13] (This LP release added an additional take of "Think of One.")
Chris Sheridan, in his book Brilliant Corners: A Bio-discography of Thelonious Monk, dates the first 12-inch vinyl release of the album—Thelonious Monk (Prestige PRLP 7053)—to 1956. Its release was preceded in the Prestige 12-inch catalog of Monk's work by Thelonious Monk Trio (Prestige PRLP 7027), and followed by Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins (Prestige PRLP 7075).[14]
Allmusic's Scott Yanow states "Every Thelonious Monk recording is well worth getting although this one is not quite essential".[15]
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