Thelonious Monk Septet – Monk's Music

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Label:	Riverside Records – RLP 12-242
Series:	Riverside Contemporary Series
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue, Mono
Country:	US
Released:	1961
Genre:	Jazz
Style:	Hard Bop

Tracklist

A1		Abide With Me
A2		Well, You Needn't
A3		Ruby, My Dear
B1		Off Minor
B2		Epistrophy
B3		Crepuscule With Nellie

Credits

Alto Saxophone – Gigi Gryce (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B3)
Bass – Wilbur Ware (tracks: A2, A3 to B3)
Design [Cover] – Paul Bacon (2)
Drums – Art Blakey (tracks: A2, A3 to B3)
Engineer – Jack Higgins
Photography By [Cover] – Paul Weller (3)
Piano – Thelonious Monk (tracks: A2, A3 to B3)
Producer, Liner Notes – Orrin Keepnews
Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B3)
Trumpet – Ray Copeland (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B3)

Notes

Recorded in New York; June 26, 1957. Blue Label.

Third US Mono pressing from 1961/62 without 'Spectrosonic' on the front cover.

This differs from the first US Mono pressing from 1957 Thelonious Monk Septet - Monk's Music on the White & Blue Riverside Label and 'Spectrosonic' on the front cover from 1957.

And also from the the second US Mono pressing Thelonious Monk Septet - Monk's Music on the Blue Riverside Label from 1959/60 with 'Spectrosonic' on the front cover.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout: RLP 12-242 A/B 16 I

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Monk's Music (LP, Album, Mono)	Riverside Records	RLP 12-242	US	1957
New Submission	Monk's Music (Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", 2-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Album, Small hub)	Riverside Records	RT 7-20 BN	US	1957
	Monk's Music (LP, Album, Stereo)	Riverside Records	RLP 1102	US	1958
New Submission	Monk's Music (LP, Album, Repress, Mono)	Riverside Records	RLP 12-242	US	1958
	Monk's Music (LP, Album, Stereo)	Riverside Records	RLP 1102	US	1958