The Thelonious Monk Sextet
Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Danny Quebec West, alto
saxophone; Billy Smith, tenor saxophone; Thelonious
Monk, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Art Blakey, drums at
WOR Studios, NYC, October 15, 1947 recording the
compositions 1 Thelonious & 9 Humph.

The Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Art Blakey,
drums at WOR Studios, NYC, October 24, 1947 recording
the compositions 3 Well You Needn’t, 4 Off Minor,
7 Ruby My Dear & 22 Introspection.

The Thelonious Monk Quintet
George Taitt, trumpet; Sahib Shihab, alto saxophone;
Thelonious Monk, piano; Robert Paige, bass; Art Blakey,
drums at WOR Studios, NYC, November 21, 1947
recording the compositions 2 ’Round Midnight,
5 In Walked Bud, 12 Monk's Mood & 13 Who Knows.

The Thelonious Monk Quartet
Milt Jackson, vibes; Thelonious Monk, piano; John
Simmons, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums at Apex
Studios, NYC, July 2, 1948 recording the compositions
6 Epistrophy, 8 Evidence, 10 Misterioso & 11 I Mean You.

The Thelonious Monk Quintet
Sahib Shihab, alto saxophone on *; Milt Jackson, vibes
on *; Thelonious Monk, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Art
Blakey, drums at WOR Studios, NYC, July 23, 1951
recording the compositions 14 Four In One*, 15 Straight
No Chaser*, 16 Criss-Cross*, 17 Eronel*, & 18 Ask Me Now.

The Thelonious Monk Sextet
Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto saxophone;
Lucky Thompson, tenor saxophone; Thelonious
Monk, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums
at WOR Studios, NYC, May 30, 1952 recording the
compositions 19 Skippy, 20 Let’s Cool One,
21 Hornin’ In & 23 Sixteen.

All compositions by Thelonious Monk

CD-master by Michael Brändli, Hardstudios AG;
Cover photo by William P.Gottlieb taken at Minton’s
Playhouse 1947; Liner notes by Art Lange; graphic
concept by fuhrer vienna; CD produced by Bernhard
“Benne” Vischer; Associate producer: Christian
C.Dalucas; Executive producer: Werner X. Uehlinger.

2022, 1st Edition