Thelonious Monk Solo 1954 – 1961

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1’Round Midnight
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1954-06-07)
producer:
Henri Renaud (French 1940–60s jazz pianist)
solo piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-06-07)
instrumental recording of:
’Round Midnight (on 1954-06-07)
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (publisher, affiliated to BMI), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
5:17
2Eronel
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1954-06-07)
producer:
Henri Renaud (French 1940–60s jazz pianist)
solo piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-06-07)
recording of:
Eronel (on 1954-06-07)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
2:35
3Reflections (Portrait of an Ermite)
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1954-06-07)
producer:
Henri Renaud (French 1940–60s jazz pianist)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-06-07)
3:06
4Wee See (Manganese)
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1954-06-07)
producer:
Henri Renaud (French 1940–60s jazz pianist)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-06-07)
recording of:
We See (on 1954-06-07)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
2:37
5Well, You Needn’t
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1954-06-07)
producer:
Henri Renaud (French 1940–60s jazz pianist)
solo piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-06-07)
recording of:
Well, You Needn’t (on 1954-06-07)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Regent Music (BMI)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:26
6Hackensack (Well, You Needn’t) (take 2)
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1954-06-07)
producer:
Henri Renaud (French 1940–60s jazz pianist)
solo piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-06-07)
recording of:
Hackensack (on 1954-06-07)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
3:01
7Evidence (Reflections)
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1954-06-07)
producer:
Henri Renaud (French 1940–60s jazz pianist)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-06-07)
5:02
8Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1954-06-07)
producer:
Henri Renaud (French 1940–60s jazz pianist)
solo piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-06-07)
instrumental recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (on 1954-06-07)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
3:26
9Off Minor
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1954-06-07)
producer:
Henri Renaud (French 1940–60s jazz pianist)
solo piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-06-07)
recording of:
Off Minor (on 1954-06-07)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation
2:33
10Just a Gigolo
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1954-09-22)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1954-09-22)
instrumental cover recording of:
Just a Gigolo (English version) (on 1954-09-22)
lyricist:
Julius Brammer
composer:
Leonello Casucci
translator:
Irving Caesar
translated version of:
Schöner Gigolo
cover recording of:
Just a Gigolo (English version)
lyricist:
Julius Brammer
composer:
Leonello Casucci
translator:
Irving Caesar
translated version of:
Schöner Gigolo
3:03
11Solitude
piano:
Thelonious Monk (from 1955-07-21 until 1955-07-27)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (from 1955-07-21 until 1955-07-27)
instrumental cover recording of:
(In My) Solitude (from 1955-07-21 until 1955-07-27)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
recording of:
(In My) Solitude
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
3:46
12Memories of You
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1956-03-17)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack – July 1, 1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-03-17)
instrumental recording of:
Memories of You (on 1956-03-17)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1930)
composer:
Eubie Blake (in 1930)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
4:17
13I Surrender, Dear
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1956-12-07)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-12-07)
instrumental recording of:
I Surrender Dear (on 1956-12-07)
lyricist:
Gordon Clifford (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
5:27
14(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-04-05)
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1957-04-05)
instrumental recording of:
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance (on 1957-04-05)
lyricist:
Bing Crosby and Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI Harmonies Ltd., Mills Music Limited and Mills Music, Inc.
4:23
15I Should Care
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1957-04-05)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
instrumental recording of:
I Should Care
writer:
Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl and Paul Weston
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Dorsey Brothers Music, Hanover Music Corp., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Peermusic (UK) Limited and Stordahl Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
3:16
16’Round Midnight
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-04-05)
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1957-04-05)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-04-05)
recording of:
’Round Midnight (on 1957-04-05)
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation (publisher, affiliated to BMI), Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
is based on:
I Need You So
6:43
17Functional (take 1 alternate)
engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer) (on 1957-04-16)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1957-04-16)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Concord Music Group, Inc. (part of Concord Bicycle Music since 2015/04/01, not for release label use!) (in 2010)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1957-04-16)
recording of:
Functional (on 1957-04-16)
composer:
Thelonious Monk
9:43
18April in Paris
recording engineer:
Jack Higgins (recording engineer)
producer:
Orrin Keepnews
piano:
Thelonious Monk (on 1957-04-16)
recorded at:
Reeves Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
April in Paris (on 1957-04-16)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:54
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