Thelonious Monk – Thelonious Himself

Name: Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Himself
Rating: 4.5 (14 reviews)

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Tracklist

A1		April In Paris Written-By – Duke*
A2		Ghost Of A Chance Written-By – Young*
A3		Functional Written-By – Thelonious Monk
A4		I'm Getting Sentimental Over You Written-By – Washington*
B1		I Should Care Written-By – Cahn*
B2		'Round Midnight Written-By – Monk*
B3		All Alone Written-By – Irving Berlin
B4		Monk's Mood Bass – Wilbur Ware Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane Written-By – Thelonious Monk

Recorded in New York, April 12 and 16, 1957. Originally released as RLP 12-235.

SJ (Swing Journal) Seal Of Approval rosette on obi.

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Thelonious Himself (LP, Album, Repress, Mono)	Riverside Records	RLP 12-235	US	1957
	Thelonious Himself (LP, Album, Mono, White Labels)	Riverside Records	RLP 12-235	US	1957
New Submission	Thelonious Himself (LP, Album, Mono)	London American Recordings	LTZ-U.15120	UK	1958
	Thelonious Himself (LP, Album, Repress, Mono)	Riverside Records	RLP 12-235	US	1958
Recently Edited	Thelonious Himself (LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Deep Groove)	Riverside Records	RLP 12-235	US	1960

heroinsaves69 Jul 3, 2023
I've got this with no obi... Frankly I hate the obi... However you seem to get these LPs for a little less $ if it's missing the obi. Dead quiet wax, slightly "softer" mastering than any of the ojc issues. Seems to be how the Japanese liked to master these jazz LPs, at least in the '80s. I have some of the Bud Powell issues from Japan in the 80s, and it's the same thing: back to back with Blue Notes, the recording volume is slightly lower, however the Japanese seem to make a real effort to press (and press well) on quiet vinyl. And a lot of these seem to still be out there at really reasonable prices compared to a lot of jazz reissues. Especially if they don't have the obi lol... To me it's a good trade-off versus noisier American 80s vinyl. That's why God created the volume control... Would love to hear from anybody out there that has these Japanese issues and their opinion on the way they are mastered. It's definitely noticeable... Plus most of the Japanese issues seem to make a real effort to accurately reproduce the historical sleeve... No extra OJC logos, etc.