Thelonious Monk Discography
1941 (The age of 24)
Charlie Christian's Jam Session
Thelonious Monk (p) Charlie Christian (g) Nick Fenton (b) Kenny Clarke (d)"Minton's Playhouse", NYC, May 12, 1941
| Swing To Bop (Topsy) | Esoteric ES 548; Everest FS 219 |
* Various Artists - Live Sessions At Minton's (Everest FS 219)
Charlie Christian's Jam Session
Joe Guy, unknown (tp) unknown (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Charlie Christian (g) Nick Fenton (b) Kenny Clarke (d)"Minton's Playhouse", NYC, May, 1941
| Stompin' At The Savoy (Down On Teddy's Hill) | Esoteric ES 548; Everest FS 219 |
* Various Artists - Live Sessions At Minton's (Everest FS 219)
Hot Lips Page's Jam Session
Joe Guy, Hot Lips Page, unknown trumpet #3 (tp) Herbie Fields (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) unknown (b) unknown (d)"Minton's Playhouse", NYC, 1941
| Sweet Lorraine | Xanadu 107 |
same location, date
| My Melancholy Baby | Xanadu 107 |
Charlie Christian's Jam Session
Joe Guy (tp) Kermit Scott (ts) unknown or Thelonious Monk (p) Charlie Christian (g) Nick Fenton (b) Kenny Clarke (d)"Minton's Playhouse", NYC, 1941
| Rhythm-A-Ning | Xanadu 107 |
Joe Guy's Jam Session
Joe Guy (tp) Thelonious Monk (p) Nick Fenton (b)NYC, 1941
| Rhythm Riff | Xanadu 112 |
same location, date
| Nice Work If You Can Get It | Xanadu 112 |
same location, date
| Down | Xanadu 112 | |
| I Found A Million Dollar Baby | - |
same location, date
| You're A Lucky Guy | Xanadu 112 |
Roy Eldridge's Jam Session
Roy Eldridge (tp) Herbie Fields (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) unknown (b) unknown (d)NYC, 1941
| Body And Soul | Xanadu 123 |
same location, date
| Indiana | Xanadu 123 |
Hot Lips Page's Jam Session
Hot Lips Page (tp) unknown (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) unknown (b) Kenny Clarke (d)NYC, 1941
| Baby Lips | Xanadu 123 |
same location, date
| Sweet Georgia Brown | Onyx ORI 207 |
same location, date
| Topsy | Onyx ORI 207 |
Don Byas' Jam Session
Joe Guy (tp) Don Byas (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) unknown (b) unknown (d) Helen Humes (vo)"Minton's Playhouse", NYC, 1941
| Stardust | Onyx ORI 208 | |
| Exactly Like You | - |
same location, date
| I Can't Give You Anything But Love | Onyx ORI 208 | |
| Indiana | - |
1944 (The age of 27)
Coleman Hawkins Quartet
Coleman Hawkins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Edward "Bass" Robinson (b) Denzil Best (d)NYC, October 19, 1944
| On The Bean | Joe Davis 8251; Harlequin HQ 2004; Prestige PR 7824, PRCD 24124-2 | |
| Recollections | - | |
| Flyin' Hawk | Joe Davis 8250; Harlequin HQ 2004; Prestige PR 7824, PRCD 24124-2 | |
| Drifting On A Reed | - |
* Coleman Hawkins - Bean And The Boys (Prestige PR 7824)
* Coleman Hawkins - Bean And The Boys (Prestige PRCD 24124-2)
* Coleman Hawkins - Recollections c/w On The Bean (Joe Davis 8251)
* Coleman Hawkins - Driftinng On A Reed c/w Flyin' Hawk (Joe Davis 8250)
1946
Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra
Dave Burns, Talib Dawud, Kenny Dorham, John Lynch, Elmon Wright (tp) Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Leon Comegys, Charles Greenlea, Alim Moore (tb) Howard Johnson, Sonny Stitt (as) Ray Abrams, Warren Luckey (ts) Leo Parker (bars) Milt Jackson (vib -8/11) Thelonious Monk (p) Ray Brown (b) Kenny Clarke (d)"Spotlight Lounge", Washington, DC, May-June, 1946
| 1. | Our Delight | Hi-Fly H 01 |
| 2. | Ray's Idea | - |
| 3. | Cool Breeze | - |
| 4. | One Bass Hit | - |
| 5. | Groovin' High | - |
| 6. | Second Balcony Jump | - |
| 7. | unknown title | - |
| 8. | 'Round About Midnight | - |
| 9. | Oo-Bup-Sh' Bam | - |
| 10. | The Man I Love | - |
| 11. | Things To Come | - |
Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Ray Brown (b) Kenny Clarke (d) Sarah Vaughan (vo)"Spotlight Lounge", Washington, DC, June, 1946
| Don't Blame Me | Hi-Fly H 01 |
1947 (The age of 30)
Thelonious Monk Sextet
Idrees Sulieman (tp) Danny Quebec West (as) Billy Smith (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Gene Ramey (b) Art Blakey (d)WOR Studios, NYC, October 15, 1947
| BN308-2 | Humph | Blue Note 560, BLP 5009, BLP 1510 |
| BN309-1 | Evonce (alt. take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011 |
| BN309-4 | Evonce | Blue Note 547, BLP 1511 |
| BN310-1 | Suburban Eyes | Blue Note 542, BLP 5009, BLP 1511 |
| BN310-2 | Suburban Eyes (alt. take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011 |
| BN311-0 | Thelonious | Blue Note 542, BLP 5002, BLP 1510 |
= Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius (Blue Note BN-LA 579-H2)
= The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic MR4-101)
* More Genius Of Thelonious Monk (Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011)
* Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 1511, BST 81511 (pseudo stereo))
= Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius (Blue Note BN-LA 579-H2)
= The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic MR4-101)
* Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 5009)
* Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music (Blue Note BLP 5002)
* Thelonious Monk - Humph c/w Misterioso (Blue Note 560)
* Thelonious Monk - Evonce c/w Off Minor (Blue Note 547)
* Thelonious Monk - Suburban Eyes c/w Thelonious (Blue Note 542)
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk (p) Gene Ramey (b) Art Blakey (d)WOR Studios, NYC, October 24, 1947
| BN312-0 | Nice Work If You Can Get It (alt. take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011 |
| BN312-1 | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Blue Note 1575, BLP 5009, BLP 1511 |
| BN313-0 | Ruby, My Dear (alt. take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011 |
| BN313-1 | Ruby, My Dear | Blue Note 549, BLP 5002, BLP 1510 |
| BN314-0 | Well, You Needn't | Blue Note 543, BLP 5002, BLP 1510 |
| BN314-1 | Well, You Needn't (alt. take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011 |
| BN315-0 | April In Paris (alt. take) | - |
| BN315-1 | April In Paris | Blue Note 1575, BLP 1510 |
| BN317-1 | Off Minor | Blue Note 547, BLP 5002, BLP 1510 |
| BN316-3 | Introspection | Blue Note BLP 1510 |
* Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 1511, BST 81511 (pseudo stereo))
= Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius (Blue Note BN-LA 579-H2)
= The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic MR4-101)
* Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BLP 1510, BST 81510 (pseudo stereo))
= Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius (Blue Note BN-LA 579-H2)
= The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic MR4-101)
* Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 5009)
* Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music (Blue Note BLP 5002)
* Thelonious Monk - Nice Work If You Can Get It c/w April In Paris (Blue Note 1575)
* Thelonious Monk - Ruby, My Dear c/w Evidence (Blue Note 549)
* Thelonious Monk - Well, You Needn't c/w 'Round About Midnight (Blue Note 543)
* Thelonious Monk - Evonce c/w Off Minor (Blue Note 547)
Thelonious Monk Quintet
George Taitt (tp) Sahib Shihab (as) Thelonious Monk (p) Bob Paige (b) Art Blakey (d)WOR Studios, NYC, November 21, 1947
| BN318-3 | In Walked Bud | Blue Note 548, 45-1664, BLP 5009, BLP 1510 |
| BN319-0 | Monk's Mood | Blue Note 1565, BLP 1511 |
| BN320-0 | Who Knows? | Blue Note 1565, BLP 5009, BLP 1511 |
| BN321-1 | 'Round About Midnight | Blue Note 543, 45-1664, BLP 5002, BLP 1510, BLP 1001, BST2 84433, BST 89902 |
| BN320-7 | Who Knows? (alt. take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011 |
= Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius (Blue Note BN-LA 579-H2)
= The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic MR4-101)
* Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 1511, BST 81511 (pseudo stereo))
= Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius (Blue Note BN-LA 579-H2)
= The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic MR4-101)
* Various Artists - 25 Years Blue Note: Anniversary Album (Blue Note BLP 1001)
= Various Artists - Blue Note Gems Of Jazz (Blue Note BLP 2001, BST 82001)
* Various Artists - The Best Of Blue Note, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BST2 84433)
* Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz 1939-1949 (Blue Note BST 89902)
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BN-LA 158-G2)
* More Genius Of Thelonious Monk (Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011)
* Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 5009)
* Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music (Blue Note BLP 5002)
* Thelonious Monk - In Walked Bud c/w Epistrophy (Blue Note 548)
* Thelonious Monk - Monk's Mood c/w Who Knows (Blue Note 1565)
* Thelonious Monk - Well, You Needn't c/w 'Round About Midnight (Blue Note 543)
* Thelonious Monk - 'Round About Midnight c/w In Walked Bud (Blue Note 45-1664)
1948
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Idrees Sulieman (tp) Thelonious Monk (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d)WNYC radio broadcast, "Festival Of American Music", February 16, 1948
| All The Things You Are | Chazzer 2002 | |
| Just You, Just Me | - | |
| Suburban Eyes | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Milt Jackson (vib) Thelonious Monk (p) John Simmons (b) Shadow Wilson (d) Kenny Pancho Hagood (vo -1/3)Apex Studios, NYC, July 2, 1948
| 1. BN326-3 | All The Things You Are | Blue Note 1201, BN-LA 579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61012 |
| 2. BN327-1 | I Should Care (alt. take) | Blue Note BN-LA 579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61012 |
| 3. BN327-2 | I Should Care | Blue Note 1201; Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61012 |
| 4. BN328-0 | Evidence | Blue Note 549, BLP 1509, BN-LA 579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101 |
| 5. BN329-0 | Misterioso | Blue Note 560, BLP 5002, BLP 1510 |
| 6. BN329-1 | Misterioso (alt. take) | Blue Note BLP 1509, BN-LA 579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101 |
| 7. BN330-0 | Epistrophy | Blue Note 548, BLP 1510, BST 89902 |
| 8. BN331-1 | I Mean You | Blue Note 1564, BLP 5002, BLP 1510 |
* Milt Jackson And The Thelonious Monk Quintet (Blue Note BLP 1509, BST 81509 (pseudo stereo))
* Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BLP 1510, BST 81510 (pseudo stereo))
= Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius (Blue Note BN-LA 579-H2)
= The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic MR4-101)
* Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz 1939-1949 (Blue Note BST 89902)
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BN-LA 158-G2)
* Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music (Blue Note BLP 5002)
* Thelonious Monk - All The Things You Are c/w I Should Care (Blue Note 1201)
* Thelonious Monk - Ruby, My Dear c/w Evidence (Blue Note 549)
* Thelonious Monk - Humph c/w Misterioso (Blue Note 560)
* Thelonious Monk - In Walked Bud c/w Epistrophy (Blue Note 548)
* Thelonious Monk - I Mean You c/w Tadd Dameron - Symphonette (Blue Note 1564)
1950
Dizzy Gillespie - Charlie Parker Quintet
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Charlie Parker (as) Thelonious Monk (p) Curly Russell (b) Buddy Rich (d)NYC, June 6, 1950
| 410-4 | Bloomdido | Mercury 11058, MGC 512; Clef MGC 639; Verve MGV 8006, MGV 8194, MGV 8230, MGV 8341, V/V6 8409, V6 8787, V3HB 8840, VE2 2501 |
| 411-3 | An Oscar For Treadwell | Verve MGV 8006 |
| 411-4 | - | Mercury 11082, MGC 512; Verve MGV 8006, MGV 8002, VE2 2501 |
| 412-3 | Mohawk | Verve MGV 8006 |
| 412-6 | - | Mercury 11082, MGC 512; Verve MGV 8006, MGV 8002, V3HB 8840, VE2 2501 |
| 413-0 | My Melancholy Baby (coda rehearsal) | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 413-1 | My Melancholy Baby | - |
| 413-2 | - | Mercury 11058, MGC 512; Verve MGV 8006, V6 8787, VE2 2501 |
| 414-1 | Leap Frog | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 414-2 | - | - |
| 414-3 | - | - |
| 414-4 | - | Verve MGV 8006, VE2 2501 |
| 414-5 | - | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 414-6 | - | Mercury 11076, MGC 512; Verve MGV 8006, MGV 8002, V6 8787, V3HB 8840, VE2 2501 |
| 414-7 | - | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
| 414-9 | - | - |
| 414-10 | - | - |
| 415-1 | Relaxin' With Lee | - |
| 415-2 | - | Verve MGV 8006, V3HB 8840 |
| 415-3 | - | Mercury 11076, MGC 512; Verve MGV 8006, VE2 2501 |
| 415-5 | - | Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 |
* The Genius Of Charlie Parker, #4 - Bird And Diz (Verve MGV 8006)
* Various Artists - Verve Compendium Of Jazz, #1 (Verve MGV 8194)
* Various Artists - The Anatomy Of Improvisation (Verve MGV 8230)
* Various Artists - Special College Jazz Album (complimentary record) (Verve MGV 8341)
* The Essential Charlie Parker (Verve V/V6 8409)
* Charlie Parker - The Bird Set (Verve V6 8787)
* Charlie Parker - Return Engagement (Verve V3HB 8840)
* Charlie Parker - The Verve Years 1948-1950 (Verve VE2 2501)
* The Charlie Parker Story, #3 (Verve MGV 8002)
= The Charlie Parker Story (Verve MGV 8100-3)
* The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve - Bird (Verve (J) J00J 29001/10)
* Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie - Bird And Diz (Mercury MGC 512; Clef MGC 512; Universal (J) UCCV 9034)
* Charlie Parker - Bloomdido c/w My Melancholy Baby (Mercury 11058, 11058x45; Clef 11058, 11058x45)
* Charlie Parker - An Oscar For Treadwell c/w Mohawk (Mercury 11082, 11082x45; Clef 11082, 11082x45)
* Charlie Parker - Leap Frog c/w Relaxin' With Lee (Mercury 11076, 11076x45; Clef 11076, 11076x45)
1951
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Sahib Shihab (as -1/6) Milt Jackson (vib -1/6,9) Thelonious Monk (p) Al McKibbon (b) Art Blakey (d)WOR Studios, NYC, July 23, 1951
| 1. BN392-1 | Four In One | Blue Note 1589, BLP 5009, BLP 1511 |
| 2. BN392-2 | Four In One (alt. take) | Blue Note BLP 1509, BN-LA 579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101 |
| 3. BN393-0 | Criss Cross | Blue Note 1590, BLP 5011, BLP 1509, BST 89903, BN-LA 579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note BST2 84429 |
| 4. BN393-1 | Criss Cross (alt. take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61012 |
| 5. BN394-0 | Eronel | Blue Note 1590, BLP 5011, BLP 1509, BN-LA 579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101 |
| 6. BN395-0 | Straight, No Chaser | Blue Note 1589, BLP 5009, BLP 1511 |
| 7. BN396-0 | Ask Me Now (alt. take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61012 |
| 8. BN396-1 | Ask Me Now | Blue Note 1591, BLP 1511 |
| 9. BN397-0 | Willow Weep For Me | Blue Note 1591, 45-1646, BLP 5011, BLP 1509, BN-LA 579-H2; Mosaic MR4-101 |
= Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius (Blue Note BN-LA 579-H2)
= The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic MR4-101)
* Milt Jackson And The Thelonious Monk Quintet (Blue Note BLP 1509, BST 81509 (pseudo stereo))
* Various Artists - Blue Note's Three Decades Of Jazz 1949-1959 (Blue Note BST 89903)
= Various Artists - Decades Of Jazz, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BN-LA 159-G2)
* Various Artists - The Best Of Blue Note, Vol. 1 (Blue Note BST2 84429)
* Thelonious Monk And Milt Jackson (Blue Note (J) BNJ 61012)
* Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 5009)
* Milt Jackson - Wizard Of The Vibes (Blue Note BLP 5011)
= Milt Jackson And His New Group (Vogue (E) LDE 044)
= Milt Jackson And His New Group - Wizard Of The Vibes (Vogue (F) LD 138)
* Thelonious Monk - Four In One c/w Straight, No Chaser (Blue Note 1589)
* Thelonious Monk - Criss Cross c/w Eronel (Blue Note 1590)
* Thelonious Monk - Ask Me Now c/w Willow Weep For Me (Blue Note 1591)
* Milt Jackson - Lillie c/w Willow Weep For Me (Blue Note 45-1646)
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Idrees Sulieman or Kenny Dorham (tp) Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) unknown (b) unknown (d) Frankie Passions (vo)NYC, 1951
| Especially For You | Spotlite (E) SPJ 135 | |
| Nobody Knows | - |
1952 (The age of 35)
Thelonious Monk Sextet
Kenny Dorham (tp -1/8) Lou Donaldson (as -1/8) Lucky Thompson (ts -1/8) Thelonious Monk (p) Nelson Boyd (b) Max Roach (d)WOR Studios, NYC, May 30, 1952
| 1. BN434-1 tk.2 | Skippy | Blue Note 1602, BLP 1511 |
| 2. BN434-2 tk.3 | Skippy (alt. take) | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011 |
| 3. BN435-1 tk.5 | Hornin' In (alt. take) | - |
| 4. BN435-3 tk.7 | Hornin' In | Blue Note 1603, BLP 1511 |
| 5. BN436-0 tk.8 | Sixteen | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011 |
| 6. BN436-1 tk.9 | Sixteen (alt. take) | - |
| 7. BN437-0 tk.10 | Carolina Moon | Blue Note 1603, BLP 1511 |
| 8. BN438-0 tk.11 | Let's Cool One | Blue Note 1602, BLP 1511 |
| 9. BN439-0 tk.12 | I'll Follow You | Mosaic MR4-101; Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011 |
= Thelonious Monk - The Complete Genius (Blue Note BN-LA 579-H2)
= The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic MR4-101)
* More Genius Of Thelonious Monk (Blue Note (J) BNJ 61011)
* Thelonious Monk - Skippy c/w Let's Cool One (Blue Note 1602)
* Thelonious Monk - Hornin' In c/w Carolina Moon (Blue Note 1603)
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk (p) Gerry Mapp (b) Art Blakey (d)NYC, October 15, 1952
| 367 | Little Rootie Tootie | Prestige 850, PREP 1329, PRLP 142, PRLP 7027, PR 7751, PR 24006, P 24052 |
| 368 | Sweet And Lovely | Prestige 795, PREP 1329, PRLP 142, PRLP 7027, PR 7751, PR 24006 |
| 369 | Bye-Ya | Prestige 795, 45-162, PREP 1329, PRLP 142, PRLP 7027, PR 7751, PR 24006 |
| 370 | Monk's Dream | Prestige 850, PREP 1329, PRLP 142, PRLP 7027, PR 7751, PR 24006 |
= Thelonious Monk - Monk's Moods (Prestige PRLP 7159)
= Thelonious Monk - The High Priest (Prestige PR 7508)
* Thelonious Monk - Reflections, Vol. 1 (Prestige PR 7751)
* Thelonious Monk (Prestige PR 24006)
* Various Artists - Piano Giants (Prestige P 24052)
* Thelonious Monk Trio (Prestige PRLP 142)
* Thelonious Monk Trio (Prestige PREP 1329)
* Thelonious Monk - Little Rootie Tootie c/w Monk's Dream (Prestige 850)
* Thelonious Monk - Sweet And Lovely c/w Bye-Ya (Prestige 795, 795x45)
* Thelonious Monk - Blue Monk c/w Bye-Ya (Prestige 45-162)
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk (p) Gerry Mapp (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, December 18, 1952
| 399 | Trinkle, Tinkle | Prestige 838, PRLP 142, PRLP 7027, PR 7751, PR 24006 |
| 400 | These Foolish Things | - |
| 401 | Bemsha Swing | Prestige PRLP 142, PRLP 7027, PR 7751, PR 24006 |
| 402 | Reflections | - |
= Thelonious Monk - Monk's Moods (Prestige PRLP 7159)
= Thelonious Monk - The High Priest (Prestige PR 7508)
* Thelonious Monk - Reflections, Vol. 1 (Prestige PR 7751)
* Thelonious Monk (Prestige PR 24006)
* Thelonious Monk Trio (Prestige PRLP 142)
* Thelonious Monk - Trinkle, Tinkle c/w These Foolish Things (Prestige 838)
1953
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Julius Watkins (frh) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Percy Heath (b) Willie Jones (d)NYC, November 13, 1953
| 531 | Let's Call This | Prestige PREP 1352, PRLP 166, PRLP 7053, PR 7751, PR 24006 |
| 532-1 | Think Of One (alt. take) | Prestige PRLP 7053, PR 7751, PR 24046 |
| 532-2 | Think Of One | Prestige PREP 1352, PRLP 166, PRLP 7053, PR 7751, PR 24006 |
| 533 | Friday The Thirteenth | Prestige PRLP 166, PRLP 7075, PR 7751, PR 24006 |
= Thelonious Monk - Wee See (Prestige PRLP 7245)
= Thelonious Monk - The Golden Monk (Prestige PR 7363)
* Thelonious Monk - Reflections, Vol. 1 (Prestige PR 7751)
* Thelonious Monk (Prestige PR 24006)
* Various Artists - 25 Years Of Prestige (Prestige PR 24046)
* Thelonious Monk And Sonny Rollins (Prestige PRLP 7075; Fantasy OJC 059, OJCCD 059-2)
= Thelonious Monk/Sonny Rollins - Work (Prestige PRLP 7169)
= The Genius Of Thelonious Monk (Prestige PR 7656)
* Thelonious Monk Quintet (Prestige PRLP 166)
* Thelonious Monk Quintet (Prestige PREP 1352)
1954
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Ray Copeland (tp) Frank Foster (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Curly Russell (b) Art Blakey (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, May 11, 1954
| 570 | Wee See | Prestige PRLP 180, PRLP 7053, PR 7848, PR 24006 |
| 571 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | - |
| 572 | Locomotive | - |
| 573 | Hackensack | - |
= Thelonious Monk - Wee See (Prestige PRLP 7245)
= Thelonious Monk - The Golden Monk (Prestige PR 7363)
* Thelonious Monk - Blue Monk, Vol. 2 (Prestige PR 7848)
* Thelonious Monk (Prestige PR 24006)
* Thelonious Monk Quintet (Prestige PRLP 180)
Thelonious Monk Solo
Thelonious Monk (p)NYC, June 7, 1954
| Wee See | Vogue (F) 500 104 | |
| Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | - | |
| Reflections | - | |
| Off Minor | - | |
| Eronel | - | |
| 'Round About Midnight | - | |
| Evidence | - | |
| Well, You Needn't | - | |
| Hackensack | - |
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk (p) Percy Heath (b -1/3) Art Blakey (d -1/3)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 22, 1954
| 1. 619 | Work | Prestige PRLP 189, PRLP 7075, PR 7848, PR 24006 |
| 2. 620 | Nutty | - |
| 3. 621 | Blue Monk | Prestige 45-162, PRLP 189, PRLP 7027, PR 7848, PR 24006 |
| 4. 622 | Just A Gigolo | Prestige PRLP 189, PRLP 7027, PR 7848, PR 24006 |
= Thelonious Monk/Sonny Rollins - Work (Prestige PRLP 7169)
= The Genius Of Thelonious Monk (Prestige PR 7656)
* Thelonious Monk - Blue Monk, Vol. 2 (Prestige PR 7848)
* Thelonious Monk (Prestige PR 24006)
* Thelonious Monk Trio (Prestige PRLP 7027; Fantasy OJC 010, OJCCD 010-2)
= Thelonious Monk - Monk's Moods (Prestige PRLP 7159)
= Thelonious Monk - The High Priest (Prestige PR 7508)
* Thelonious Monk Trio (Prestige PRLP 189)
* Thelonious Monk - Blue Monk c/w Bye-Ya (Prestige 45-162)
Thelonious Monk - Sonny Rollins Quartet
Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Tommy Potter (b) Art Taylor (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 25, 1954
| 630 | I Want To Be Happy | Prestige PRLP 190, PRLP 7075 |
| 631 | The Way You Look Tonight | Prestige PRLP 190, PRLP 7075, PR 24004 |
| 632 | More Than You Know | Prestige PRLP 190, PRLP 7058 |
= Thelonious Monk/Sonny Rollins - Work (Prestige PRLP 7169)
= The Genius Of Thelonious Monk (Prestige PR 7656)
* Sonny Rollins (Prestige PR 24004)
* Sonny Rollins - Moving Out (Prestige PRLP 7058; Fantasy OJC 058, OJCCD 058-2)
= Sonny Rollins - Jazz Classics (Prestige PR 7433)
* Sonny Rollins (Prestige PRLP 190)
Miles Davis Quintet
Miles Davis (tp) Milt Jackson (vib) Thelonious Monk (p) Percy Heath (b) Kenny Clarke (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 24, 1954
| 676-1 | Bags' Groove | Prestige PRLP 196, PRLP 7109, PR 7457, PR 7650, PR 24012 |
| 676-2 | Bags' Groove (alt. take) | Prestige PRLP 7109, PR 7650, P 24077 |
| 677 | Bemsha Swing | Prestige PRLP 200, PRLP 7150, PR 7650, PR 24012 |
| 678 | Swing Spring | Prestige PRLP 196, PRLP 7150, PR 7650, PR 24012 |
| 679-1 | The Man I Love | Prestige PRLP 200, PRLP 7150, PR 7650, PR 24012 |
| 679-2 | The Man I Love (alt. take) | Prestige PRLP 7150, PR 7650, P 24077 |
= Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants (Prestige PRLP 16-3)
* Miles Davis' Greatest Hits (Prestige PR 7457)
* Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants (Prestige PR 7650)
* Miles Davis - Tallest Trees (Prestige PR 24012)
* Miles Davis - Tune Up (Prestige P 24077)
* Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz Giants (Prestige PRLP 7150; Fantasy OJC 347, OJCCD 347-2; Prestige PRLP 16-3)
* Miles Davis All Stars (Prestige PRLP 196)
* Miles Davis All Stars, Vol. 2 (Prestige PRLP 200)
1955
Miles Davis Sextet
Miles Davis (tp) Zoot Sims (ts) Gerry Mulligan (bars) Thelonious Monk (p) Percy Heath (b) Connie Kay (d)"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, July 17, 1955
| introduction By Duke Ellington | Jazz Unlimited (Swd) JUCD 2050 | |
| Hackensack | - | |
| 'Round About Midnight | - | |
| Now's The Time | - |
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk (p) Oscar Pettiford (b -1/6,8) Kenny Clarke (d -1/6,8)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 21 & 27, 1955
| 1. | It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing | Riverside REP 111, RLP 12-201, RLP 483/484 |
| 2. | Sophisticated Lady | Riverside RLP 12-201 |
| 3. | I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | - |
| 4. | Black And Tan Fantasy | Riverside REP 111, RLP 12-201 |
| 5. | Mood Indigo | - |
| 6. | I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart | Riverside RLP 12-201 |
| 7. | Solitude | Riverside REP 111, RLP 12-201 |
| 8. | Caravan | Riverside RLP 12-201 |
= Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington (Riverside RS 3015)
* The Thelonious Monk Story (Riverside RLP 483/484)
* Thelonious Monk Plays The Music Of Duke Ellington (Riverside REP 111)
Gigi Gryce Quartet
Gigi Gryce (as) Thelonious Monk (p) Percy Heath (b) Art Blakey (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 15, 1955
| 114 | Brake's Sake | Signal S 1201; Savoy MG 12137, SJL 2231 |
| 115 | Gallip's Gallop | - |
| 116 | Shuffle Boil | - |
| 117 | Nica's Tempo | - |
* Gigi Gryce - Nica's Tempo (Savoy MG 12137)
* Gigi Gryce/Duke Jordan/Hall Overton - Signals (Savoy SJL 2231)
1956
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk (p) Oscar Pettiford (b -1,3,4) Art Blakey (d -1,3,4)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 17, 1956
| 1. | Liza | Riverside REP 113, RLP 12-209, RLP 12-267 |
| 2. | Memories Of You | Riverside REP 113, RLP 12-209 |
| 3. | You Are Too Beautiful | Riverside RLP 12-209 |
| 4. | Just You, Just Me | - |
* Various Artists - Riverside Drive (Riverside RLP 12-267)
* Thelonious Monk - The Unique (Riverside REP 113)
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Art Blakey (d): same personnelRudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 3, 1956
| Honeysuckle Rose | Riverside RLP 12-209, RLP 483/484 | |
| Darn That Dream | Riverside RLP 12-209 | |
| Tea For Two | Riverside REP 113, RLP 12-209 |
* The Thelonious Monk Story (Riverside RLP 483/484)
* Thelonious Monk - The Unique (Riverside REP 113)
Thelonious Monk Solo
Thelonious Monk (p)NYC, September, 1956
| Pannonica | Columbia/Legacy CJ 45358 | |
| Lulu's Back In Town | - |
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Ernie Henry (as) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Oscar Pettiford (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, October 9, 1956
| Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are | Riverside RLP 12-226 | |
| Pannonica | - | |
| Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are (edited ver.) | Riverside RLP 12-266 |
= Thelonious Monk - Mighty Monk (Riverside RS 3000)
* Ernie Henry - Last Chorus (Riverside RLP 12-266; Fantasy OJC 086, OJCCD 1906-2)
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Ernie Henry (as -1) Sonny Rollins (ts -1) Thelonious Monk (p) Oscar Pettiford (b -1) Max Roach (d -1)NYC, October 15, 1956
| 1. | Brilliant Corners | Riverside R 45608, RLP 12-226, RLP 421, RLP 483/484 |
| 2. | I Surrender, Dear | Riverside RLP 12-226 |
= Thelonious Monk - Mighty Monk (Riverside RS 3000)
* Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits (Riverside RLP 421)
* The Thelonious Monk Story (Riverside RLP 483/484)
* Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners, Pt. 1&2 (Riverside R 45608)
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Clark Terry (tp) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Paul Chambers (b) Max Roach (d)NYC, December 7, 1956
| Bemsha Swing | Riverside RLP 12-226 |
= Thelonious Monk - Mighty Monk (Riverside RS 3000)
1957 (The age of 40)
Thelonious Monk Solo
Thelonious Monk (p)NYC, April 12, 1957
| April In Paris | Riverside RLP 12-235 | |
| Ghost Of A Chance | - | |
| Functional | - | |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | - | |
| I Should Care | - | |
| 'Round About Midnight | - | |
| All Alone | - | |
| 'Round About Midnight (in progress) | Fantasy OJCCD 254-2 | |
| Functional (alt. take) | Jazzland JLP 46 |
* Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane (Jazzland JLP 46; Fantasy OJC 039, OJCCD 039-2)
= Thelonious Monk/John Coltrane - Monk And Coltrane (Riverside RLP 490)
Sonny Rollins Quintet/Sextet
J.J. Johnson (tb -2) Sonny Rollins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Horace Silver (p -2) Paul Chambers (b) Art Blakey (d)Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 14, 1957
| 1. tk.6 | Reflections | Blue Note BLP 1558, BN-LA 401-H2; Mosaic MR4-101 |
| 2. tk.12 | Misterioso | - |
* Sonny Rollins Best Album (Blue Note BN-LA 401-H2)
* The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic MR4-101)
Thelonious Monk Trio
John Coltrane (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Wilbur Ware (b)Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, April 16, 1957
| tk.1 | Monk's Mood (incomplete) | Riverside R 022 |
| Monk's Mood | Riverside RLP 12-235, RLP 12-284 |
* Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Himself (Riverside RLP 12-235; Fantasy OJC 254, OJCCD 254-2)
* Various Artists - Saxophone Revolt (Riverside RLP 12-284)
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk
Bill Hardman (tp) Johnny Griffin (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Spanky DeBrest (b) Art Blakey (d)NYC, May 14, 1957
| 2560 | Blue Monk | Atlantic LP 1278, LP 1337, SD 2-316 |
| 2561 | I Mean You | Atlantic LP 1278 |
| 4920 | Blue Monk, Pt. 1 | unissued |
| 4921 | Blue Monk, Pt. 2 | - |
* Various Artists - The Blues In Modern Jazz (Atlantic LP 1337)
* Various Artists - The Jazz Years-25th Anniversary (Atlantic SD 2-316)
Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk
Bill Hardman (tp) Johnny Griffin (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Spanky DeBrest (b) Art Blakey (d): same personnelNYC, May 15, 1957
| 2562 | Rhythm-A-Ning | Atlantic LP 1278 |
| 2563 | Purple Shades | - |
| 2564 | Evidence | - |
| 2565 | In Walked Bud | - |
Thelonious Monk Septet
Ray Copeland (tp) Gigi Gryce (as) John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Wilbur Ware (b) Art Blakey (d)Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 25, 1957
| Crepuscule With Nellie (take 1) | Riverside R 022, RCD2 30027-2 | |
| Crepuscule With Nellie (take 2) | Riverside RCD2 30027-2 | |
| Crepuscule With Nellie (breakdown) | Riverside R 022, RCD2 30027-2 |
* Thelonious Monk/John Coltrane - The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings (Riverside RCD2 30027-2)
Thelonious Monk Septet
Ray Copeland (tp -1/8) Gigi Gryce (as -1/8) Coleman Hawkins (ts) John Coltrane (ts -1/8) Thelonious Monk (p) Wilbur Ware (b) Art Blakey (d)Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 26, 1957
| 1. | Crepuscule With Nellie (take 4+5) | Riverside R 022; Fantasy OJCCD 084-2 |
| 2. | Crepuscule With Nellie (take 6) | Riverside RLP 12-242 |
| 3. | Off Minor (take 4) | Riverside REP 324; Jazzland JLP 46; Fantasy OJCCD 084-2 |
| 4. | Off Minor (take 5) | Riverside RLP 12-242, RLP 421 |
| 5. | Epistrophy (alt. take) | Riverside REP 324; Jazzland JLP 46 |
| 6. | Epistrophy | Riverside RLP 12-242 |
| 7. | Well, You Needn't (opening) | Riverside R 022, RCD2 30027-2 |
| 8. | Well, You Needn't | Riverside RLP 12-242, RLP 483/484 |
| 9. | Ruby, My Dear | Riverside RLP 12-242, RLP 421, RLP 483/484 |
* Thelonious Monk - Monk's Music (Riverside RLP 12-242, RLP 1102; Fantasy OJC 084, OJCCD 084-2)
= Thelonious Monk/John Coltrane (Riverside RS 3004)
* Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane (Jazzland JLP 46; Fantasy OJC 039, OJCCD 039-2)
= Thelonious Monk/John Coltrane - Monk And Coltrane (Riverside RLP 490)
* Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits (Riverside RLP 421)
* The Thelonious Monk Story (Riverside RLP 483/484)
* Thelonious Monk/John Coltrane - The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings (Riverside RCD2 30027-2)
* Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane (Riverside REP 324)
Thelonious Monk Quartet
John Coltrane (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Wilbur Ware (b) Shadow Wilson (d)Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, July, 1957
| Ruby, My Dear | Riverside REP 3217; Jazzland JLP 46 | |
| Trinkle, Tinkle | - | |
| Nutty | Riverside REP 3214; Jazzland JLP 46 |
= Thelonious Monk/John Coltrane - Monk And Coltrane (Riverside RLP 490)
* Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane (Riverside REP 3217)
* Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane (Riverside REP 3214)
Gerry Mulligan - Thelonious Monk Quartet
Gerry Mulligan (bars) Thelonious Monk (p) Wilbur Ware (b) Shadow Wilson (d)NYC, August 12, 1957
| Rhythm-A-Ning | Riverside RLP 12-247, RLP 12-284 | |
| Straight, No Chaser | Riverside RLP 12-247 | |
| I Mean You | - |
* Various Artists - Saxophone Revolt (Riverside RLP 12-284)
Gerry Mulligan - Thelonious Monk Quartet
Gerry Mulligan (bars) Thelonious Monk (p) Wilbur Ware (b) Shadow Wilson (d): same personnelNYC, August 13, 1957
| 'Round About Midnight | Riverside REP 130, RLP 12-247, RLP 421, RLP 483/484 | |
| Sweet And Lovely | Riverside RLP 12-247 | |
| Decidedly | - |
* Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits (Riverside RLP 421)
* The Thelonious Monk Story (Riverside RLP 483/484)
* Gerry Mulligan/Thelonious Monk - Mulligan Meets Monk (Riverside REP 130)
Thelonious Monk Quartet
John Coltrane (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Ahmed Abdul-Malik (b) Shadow Wilson (d)"Carnegie Hall", NYC, early show, November 29, 1957
| Monk's Mood | Blue Note 0946 3 35173-2-5 | |
| Evidence | - | |
| Crepuscule With Nellie | - | |
| Nutty | - | |
| Epistrophy | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
John Coltrane (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Ahmed Abdul-Malik (b) Shadow Wilson (d): same personnel"Carnegie Hall", NYC, late show, November 29, 1957
| Bye-Ya | Blue Note 0946 3 35173-2-5 | |
| Sweet And Lovely | - | |
| Blue Monk | - | |
| Epistrophy (incomplete) | - |
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk (p) Ahmed Abdul-Malik (b) Osie Johnson (d)television broadcast, "The Sound Of Jazz", NYC, December 8, 1957
| Blue Monk | Pumpkin 116 |
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Thad Jones (tp) Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) John Ore (b) Billy Higgins (d)NYC, 1957-1958
| Blue Monk | LRC (J) 32C38 7683 | |
| Light Blue | - | |
| Evidence | - |
1958
Thelonious Monk Sextet
Donald Byrd (tp) Johnny Griffin (ts) Pepper Adams (bars) Thelonious Monk (p) Wilbur Ware (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, February 25, 1958
| Coming On The Hudson | Milestone M 9124 |
Clark Terry - Thelonious Monk Quartet
Clark Terry (flh) Thelonious Monk (p) Sam Jones (b) Philly Joe Jones (d)NYC, May 7 & 12, 1958
| In Orbit | Riverside RLP 12-271 | |
| One Foot In The Gutter | Riverside RLP 12-271; Milestone M 47032 | |
| Trust In Me | Riverside RLP 12-271 | |
| Let's Cool One | Riverside RLP 12-271, RLP 483/484; Milestone M 47032, M 47064 | |
| Pea-Eye | Riverside RLP 12-271 | |
| Argentina | Riverside RLP 12-271; Milestone M 47032 | |
| Moonlight Fiesta | Riverside RLP 12-271 | |
| Buck's Business | - | |
| Very Near Blue | Riverside RLP 12-271; Milestone M 47032 | |
| Flueglin' The Blues | Riverside RLP 12-294; Milestone M 47032 |
= Clark Terry Quartet With Thelonious Monk (Jazzland JLP 96)
= Clark Terry/Thelonious Monk - C.T. Meets Monk (Riverside RS 3009)
* Clark Terry - Cruising (Milestone M 47032)
* The Thelonious Monk Story (Riverside RLP 483/484)
* The Thelonious Monk Memorial Album (Milestone M 47064, MCD 47064-2)
* Various Artists - New Blue Horns (Riverside RLP 12-294, RLP 1134; Fantasy OJC 256, OJCCD 256-2)
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Johnny Griffin (ts -2/5) Thelonious Monk (p) Ahmed Abdul-Malik (b -2/5) Roy Haynes (d -2/5)"Five Spot Cafe", NYC, July 9, 1958
| 1. | Unidentified Solo Piano | Fantasy OJCCD 103-2 |
| 2. | Blues Five Spot | - |
| 3. | In Walked Bud / Epistrophy (theme) | - |
| 4. | 'Round About Midnight | Fantasy OJCCD 206-2 |
| 5. | Evidence | - |
* Thelonious Monk - Misterioso (Fantasy OJCCD 206-2)
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Johnny Griffin (ts -1/11,13) Thelonious Monk (p) Ahmed Abdul-Malik (b -1/11,13) Roy Haynes (d -1/11,13)"Five Spot Cafe", NYC, August 7, 1958
| 1. | Light Blue | Riverside R 45421, RLP 12-262 |
| 2. | Coming On The Hudson | - |
| 3. | Rhythm-A-Ning | Riverside RLP 12-262 |
| 4. | Epistrophy (theme) | - |
| 5. | Blue Monk | - |
| 6. | Evidence | - |
| 7. | Epistrophy (theme) | - |
| 8. | Nutty | Riverside RLP 12-279 |
| 9. | Blues Five Spot | - |
| 10. | Let's Cool One | - |
| 11. | In Walked Bud | Riverside RLP 12-279, RLP 483/484 |
| 12. | Just A Gigolo | Riverside RLP 12-279 |
| 13. | Misterioso | - |
* Thelonious Monk - Misterioso (Riverside RLP 12-279, RLP 1133; Fantasy OJC 206, OJCCD 206-2)
* The Thelonious Monk Story (Riverside RLP 483/484)
* Thelonious Monk - Light Blue c/w Coming On The Hudson (Riverside R 45421)
Thelonious Monk Quartet
John Coltrane (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Ahmed Abdul-Malik (b) Roy Haynes (d)"Five Spot Cafe", NYC, September 11, 1958
| Crepuscule With Nellie | Blue Note CDPC 0777 7 99786-2-5 | |
| Trinkle, Tinkle | - | |
| In Walked Bud | - | |
| I Mean You | - | |
| Epistrophy | - | |
| Ruby, My Dear | Grambit 69241 | |
| Nutty | - |
* Thelonious Monk/John Coltrane - Complete Live At The Five Spot (Grambit 69241)
1959
Thelonious Monk Tentet
Donald Byrd (tp -1/8) Eddie Bert (tb -1/8) Bob Northern (frh -1/8) Jay McAllister (tu -1/8) Phil Woods (as -1/8) Charlie Rouse (ts) Pepper Adams (bars -1/8) Thelonious Monk (p) Sam Jones (b) Art Taylor (d)"Town Hall", NYC, February 28, 1959
| 1. | Thelonious | Riverside RLP 12-300 |
| 2. | Friday The 13th | Riverside RLP 12-300, RLP 483/484 |
| 3. | Monk's Mood | Riverside RLP 12-300 |
| 4. | Little Rootie Tootie | Riverside RLP 12-300, RLP 421; Milestone M 47064 |
| 5. | Off Minor | Riverside RLP 12-300 |
| 6. | Crepuscule With Nellie | - |
| 7. | Thelonious (complete ver.) | Milestone M 9115; Fantasy OJCCD 135-2 |
| 8. | Little Rootie Tootie (encore) | Milestone M 47033; Fantasy OJCCD 135-2 |
| 9. | In Walked Bud | Milestone M 9115 |
| 10. | Blue Monk | - |
| 11. | Rhythm-A-Ning | - |
= Thelonious Monk - In Person (Milestone M 47033)
* The Thelonious Monk Story (Riverside RLP 483/484)
* Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits (Riverside RLP 421)
* The Thelonious Monk Memorial Album (Milestone M 47064, MCD 47064-2)
* Thelonious Monk - Evidence (Milestone M 9115)
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Thad Jones (cor) Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Sam Jones (b) Art Taylor (d)NYC, June 1, 2 & 4, 1959
| Jackie-Ing | Riverside RLP 12-305, RLP 421, RLP 483/484 | |
| Straight, No Chaser | Riverside RLP 12-305 | |
| Played Twice (take 3) | - | |
| I Mean You | - | |
| Ask Me Now | - | |
| Played Twice (take 1+2) | Fantasy OJCCD 362-2 |
* Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits (Riverside RLP 421)
* The Thelonious Monk Story (Riverside RLP 483/484)
Thelonious Monk Solo
Thelonious Monk (p)live in San Francisco, CA, October 20, 1959
| Blue Monk | Riverside R 45434, RLP 12-312, RLP 483/484 | |
| Ruby, My Dear | Riverside RLP 12-312 | |
| Round Lights | - | |
| Everything Happens To Me | - | |
| Pannonica | - | |
| There's Danger In Your Eyes, Cherie (take 2) | - | |
| There's Danger In Your Eyes, Cherie (take 1) | Milestone M 47004; Fantasy OJCCD 231-2 |
* The Thelonious Monk Story (Riverside RLP 483/484)
* Thelonious Monk - Pure Monk (Milestone M 47004)
* Thelonious Monk - Blue Monk c/w Remember (Riverside R 45434)
Thelonious Monk Solo
Thelonious Monk (p): same personnellive in San Francisco, CA, October 21, 1959
| You Took The Words Right Out Of My Heart | Riverside RLP 12-312 | |
| Bluehawk | - | |
| Remember | Riverside R 45434, RLP 12-312 | |
| Reflections | Riverside RLP 12-312 |
* Thelonious Monk - Blue Monk c/w Remember (Riverside R 45434)
1960
Thelonious Monk Sextet
Joe Gordon (tp) Harold Land, Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) John Ore (b) Billy Higgins (d)"The Blackhawk", San Francisco, CA, April 29, 1960
| Let's Call This | Riverside RLP 12-323 | |
| Four In One | Riverside RLP 12-323, RLP 483/484 | |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | Riverside RLP 12-323 | |
| San Francisco Holiday (Worry Later) | - | |
| 'Round About Midnight | - | |
| Epistrophy (closing theme) | - | |
| Epistrophy (complete ver.) | Fantasy OJCCD 305-2 | |
| Evidence | - | |
| San Francisco Holiday (alt. take) | Milestone M 9115 |
* The Thelonious Monk Story (Riverside RLP 483/484)
* Thelonious Monk - Evidence (Milestone M 9115)
1961
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) John Ore (b) Frankie Dunlop (d)Amsterdam, Holland, April 15, 1961
| Jackie-Ing | Magnetic (Luxe) MRCD 120 | |
| Crepuscule With Nellie | - | |
| Off Minor | - | |
| Straight, No Chaser | - | |
| Evidence | - | |
| Bemsha Swing | - | |
| Well, You Needn't | - | |
| 'Round About Midnight | - | |
| I Mean You | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts -1/8,11) Thelonious Monk (p) John Ore (b -1/8,11) Frankie Dunlop (d -1/8,11)"L'Olympia", Paris, France, April 18, 1961
| 1. | Jackie-Ing | Riverside RLP 460/461 |
| 2. | Rhythm-A-Ning | - |
| 3. | I Mean You | Riverside RLP 460/461, RLP 491 |
| 4. | Well, You Needn't | - |
| 5. | I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | - |
| 6. | Off Minor | Riverside RLP 491 |
| 7. | Hackensack | Riverside RLP 460/461, RLP 491 |
| 8. | Epistrophy (theme) | Riverside RLP 460/461 |
| 9. | Just A Gigolo | Riverside RLP 460/461, RLP 491 |
| 10. | April In Paris | Riverside RLP 460/461 |
| 11. | Crepuscule With Nellie | Milestone M 9124; Fantasy OJCCD 670-2 |
| 12. | Body And Soul | - |
* Thelonious Monk - Monk In France (Riverside RLP 491; Fantasy OJCCD 670-2)
* Thelonious Monk - Blues Five Spot (Milestone M 9124)
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts -1/3,5/9) Thelonious Monk (p) John Ore (b -1/3,5/9) Frankie Dunlop (d -1/3,5/9)"Teatro Lirico", Milan, Italy, April 21, 1961
| 1. | Introduction | Riverside RLP 443, RLP 460/461 |
| 2. | Jackie-Ing | - |
| 3. | Epistrophy (theme) | - |
| 4. | Body And Soul | - |
| 5. | Straight, No Chaser | - |
| 6. | Bemsha Swing | - |
| 7. | San Francisco Holiday | - |
| 8. | Crepuscule With Nellie | - |
| 9. | Rhythm-A-Ning | - |
* Thelonious Monk - Two Hours With Thelonious (Riverside RLP 460/461)
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) John Ore (b) Frankie Dunlop (d): same personnel"Casino", Bern, Switzerland, May 10, 1961
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | Ingo (It) five; Jazz Up (It) JU 326 | |
| Jackie-Ing | - | |
| Crepuscule With Nellie | - | |
| 'Round About Midnight | - | |
| Blue Monk | - | |
| Bright Mississippi (Sweet Georgia Brown) | Ingo (It) eight; Jazz Up (It) JU 326 | |
| Rhythm-A-Ning | - |
* Thelonious Monk Quartet 1961 European Tour, Vol. 2 (Ingo (It) eight)
* Thelonious Monk Quartet Live In Bern 1961 (Jazz Up (It) JU 326)
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts -1/6,8/12) Thelonious Monk (p) John Ore (b -1/6,8/12) Frankie Dunlop (d -1/6,8/12)Stockholm, Sweden, May 16, 1961
| 1. | Jackie-Ing | Dragon (Swd) DRLP 151/52 |
| 2. | I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | - |
| 3. | Crepuscule With Nellie | - |
| 4. | Ba-Lue Boliver Ba-Lues-Are | - |
| 5. | Rhythm-A-Ning | - |
| 6. | Epistrophy | - |
| 7. | Just A Gigolo | - |
| 8. | Well, You Needn't | Duke (It) D 1020; Dragon (Swd) DRLP 151/52 |
| 9. | 'Round About Midnight | - |
| 10. | Bemsha Swing | - |
| 11. | Blue Monk | - |
| 12. | Epistrophy | - |
| 13. | Body And Soul | - |
* Thelonious Monk In Stockholm (Duke (It) D 1020)
Cannonball Adderley
Louis Armstrong, King Oliver (cor) Scott Joplin, Fats Waller (piano roll) Thelonious Monk, Jelly Roll Morton (p) Ma Rainey (vo) Cannonball Adderley (nar, as) and othersNYC, circa 1961
| unknown titles | Riverside RLP 1435 |
1962 (The age of 45)
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) John Ore (b) Frankie Dunlop (d)NYC, October 31, 1962
| CO76888 | Bye-Ya | Columbia CL 1965 |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts -2,3) Thelonious Monk (p) John Ore (b -2,3) Frankie Dunlop (d -2,3)NYC, November 1, 1962
| 1. CO76889 | Body And Soul | Columbia CL 1965 |
| 2. CO76890 | Bolivar Blues | - |
| 3. CO76894 | Bright Mississippi | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts -2,3) Thelonious Monk (p) John Ore (b -2,3) Frankie Dunlop (d -2,3)NYC, November 2, 1962
| 1. CO76896 | Just A Gigolo | Columbia CL 1965 |
| 2. CO76897 | Monk's Dream (edited ver.) | - |
| 3. - | Monk's Dream (orig.) | Columbia JG 35720 |
* Thelonious Monk - Always Know (Columbia JG 35720)
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) John Ore (b) Frankie Dunlop (d): same personnelNYC, November 6, 1962
| CO76895 | Sweet And Lovely | Columbia CL 1965 |
| CO77121 | Coming On The Hudson | Columbia CL 1970, JG 35720 |
| CO77122 | Hackensack | Columbia CL 2038 |
| CO77123 | Five Spot Blues | Columbia CL 1965 |
| CO77124 | Rhythm-A-Ning | Columbia CL 2038 |
* Various Artists - Giants Of Jazz (Columbia CL 1970, CS 8770)
* Thelonious Monk - Always Know (Columbia JG 35720)
* Thelonious Monk - Criss Cross (Columbia CL 2038, CS 8838)
1963
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) John Ore (b) Frankie Dunlop (d)"Birdland", NYC, February 9, 1963
| 'Round About Midnight | Alto AL 725 | |
| Bye-Ya | private tape | |
| Bright Mississippi | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) John Ore (b) Frankie Dunlop (d): same personnel"Birdland", NYC, February 16, 1963
| Bright Mississippi | Alto AL 725 | |
| Epistrophy | - | |
| Sweet And Lovely | - | |
| Four In One | private tape | |
| Epistrophy | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) John Ore (b) Frankie Dunlop (d): same personnel"Birdland", NYC, February 23, 1963
| Evidence | Alto AL 725 |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts -1) Thelonious Monk (p) John Ore (b) Frankie Dunlop (d)NYC, February 26, 1963
| 1. | Criss Cross | Columbia CL 2038 |
| 2. | Tea For Two | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts -1) Thelonious Monk (p) John Ore (b -1) Frankie Dunlop (d -1)NYC, February 27, 1963
| 1. | Eronel | Columbia CL 2038 |
| 2. | Don't Blame Me | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) John Ore (b) Frankie Dunlop (d): same personnelNYC, February 28, 1963
| Think Of One | Columbia CL 2038 |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) John Ore (b) Frankie Dunlop (d): same personnelParis, France, March 9, 1963
| Evidence | Esoldun (F) FC 105 | |
| Jackie-Ing | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) John Ore (b) Frankie Dunlop (d): same personnelNYC, March 29, 1963
| Crepuscule With Nellie | Columbia CL 2038 |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts -1,2,4/11) Thelonious Monk (p) Butch Warren (b -1,2,4/11) Frankie Dunlop (d -1,2,4/11)Tokyo, Japan, May 21, 1963
| 1. | Straight, No Chaser | CBS/Sony (J) SOPW 69/70 |
| 2. | Pannonica | - |
| 3. | Just A Gigolo | - |
| 4. | Evidence | Columbia CL 2416; CBS/Sony (J) SOPW 69/70 |
| 5. | Jackie-Ing | CBS/Sony (J) SOPW 69/70 |
| 6. | Bemsha Swing | - |
| 7. | Epistrophy | - |
| 8. | I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | - |
| 9. | Hackensack | - |
| 10. | Blue Monk | - |
| 11. | Epistrophy (theme) | - |
* Thelonious Monk - Misterioso (Columbia CL 2416, CS 9216)
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts -1/4) Thelonious Monk (p) Butch Warren (b -1/4) Frankie Dunlop (d -1/4)TBS-TV Studios, Tokyo, Japan, May 23, 1963
| 1. | Evidence | Baybridge (J) UPS 2172 |
| 2. | Blue Monk | - |
| 3. | Bolivar Blues | - |
| 4. | Epistrophy | - |
| 5. | Just A Gigolo | - |
Thelonious Monk Quintet
Pee Wee Russell (cl) Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Butch Warren (b) Frankie Dunlop (d)"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, July 4, 1963
| Nutty | Columbia CL 2178 | |
| Blue Monk | - | |
| Light Blue | Columbia CL 2416 | |
| Criss Cross | Columbia JG 35720 |
* Thelonious Monk - Misterioso (Columbia CL 2416, CS 9216)
* Thelonious Monk - Always Know (Columbia JG 35720)
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) John Ore (b) Frankie Dunlop (d)"Montreux Jazz Festival", "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, September 21, 1963
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | Jazz Unlimited (Swd) JUCD 2045/46 | |
| Well, You Needn't | - | |
| Light Blue | - | |
| Criss Cross | - | |
| Epistrophy | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) John Ore (b) Frankie Dunlop (d): same personnel"Montreux Jazz Festival", "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, September 22, 1963
| Evidence | Jazz Unlimited (Swd) JUCD 2045/46 | |
| I Mean You | - | |
| Sweet And Lovely | - | |
| Bright Mississippi | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts -1/4) Thelonious Monk (p) John Ore (b -1/4) Frankie Dunlop (d -1/4)"Village Gate", NYC, November 12, 1963
| 1. | Rhythm-A-Ning | Xanadu 202 |
| 2. | Evidence | - |
| 3. | I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | - |
| 4. | Jackie-Ing | - |
| 5. | Body And Soul | - |
| 6. | Body And Soul (alt. take) | - |
Thelonious Monk Tentet
Thad Jones (cor -1/5,9,10) Nick Travis (tp -1/5,9,10) Eddie Bert (tb -1/5,9,10) Steve Lacy (ss -1/5,9,10) Phil Woods (as, cl -1/5,9,10) Charlie Rouse (ts -1/6,8/10) Gene Allen (bars, cl, bcl -1/5,9,10) Thelonious Monk (p) Butch Warren (b -1/6,8/10) Frankie Dunlop (d -1/6,8/10)"Philharmonic Hall", Lincoln Center, NYC, December 30, 1963
| 1. | I Mean You | Columbia CL 2164 |
| 2. | Evidence | - |
| 3. | Oska T | - |
| 4. | Four In One | - |
| 5. | Epistrophy | - |
| 6. | Played Twice | - |
| 7. | When It's Darkness On The Delta | - |
| 8. | Misterioso | Columbia CL 2416 |
| 9. | Bye-Ya | Columbia JG 35720 |
| 10. | Light Blue | - |
* Thelonious Monk - Misterioso (Columbia CL 2416, CS 9216)
* Thelonious Monk - Always Know (Columbia JG 35720)
1964
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts -1) Thelonious Monk (p) Butch Warren (b -1) Ben Riley (d -1)NYC, January 29, 1964
| 1. | Shuffle Boil | Columbia CL 2184 |
| 2. | Nice Work If You Can Get It | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Butch Warren (b) Ben Riley (d): same personnelNYC, January 30, 1964
| Stuffy Turkey | Columbia CL 2184 | |
| Epistrophy | Columbia JG 35720 | |
| Shuffle Boil (alt. take) | - |
* Thelonious Monk - Always Know (Columbia JG 35720)
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Butch Warren (b) Ben Riley (d): same personnelNYC, February 10, 1964
| Lulu's Back In Town | Columbia CL 2184 | |
| Brakes Sake | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Butch Warren (b) Ben Riley (d): same personnel"Alhambra", Paris, France, February 22, 1964
| Stuffy Turkey | Esoldun (F) FC 135 | |
| Brakes Sake | - | |
| Blue Monk | - | |
| Ruby, My Dear | Esoldun (F) FC 105, FC 135 | |
| Rhythm-A-Ning | - | |
| Epistrophy | Esoldun (F) FC 135 |
* Thelonious Monk - Evidence (Esoldun (F) FC 105)
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Butch Warren (b) Ben Riley (d): same personnel"Alhambra", Paris, France, 1st set, February 23, 1964
| Four In One | Esoldun (F) FC 132 | |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | - | |
| Straight, No Chaser | - | |
| Well, You Needn't | - | |
| Epistrophy | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Butch Warren (b) Ben Riley (d): same personnel"Alhambra", Paris, France, 2nd set, February 23, 1964
| Blue | Esoldun (F) FC 132 | |
| Sweet And Lovely | - | |
| Hackensack | - | |
| Rhythm-A-Ning | - | |
| Bright Mississippi | Esoldun (F) FC 105, FC 132 | |
| Epistrophy | Esoldun (F) FC 132 |
* Thelonious Monk - Evidence (Esoldun (F) FC 105)
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Butch Warren (b) Ben Riley (d): same personnel"Teatro Lirico", Milan, Italy, February 25, 1964
| Well, You Needn't | Ingo (It) eight | |
| Blue Monk | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts -2) Thelonious Monk (p) Butch Warren (b -2) Ben Riley (d -2)NYC, March 9, 1964
| 1. | Memories Of You | Columbia CL 2184 |
| 2. | Teo | Columbia CL 2291 |
* Thelonious Monk - Monk (Columbia CL 2291, CS 9091)
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts -1) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b -1) Ben Riley (d -1)NYC, October 6, 1964
| 1. | Liza | Columbia CL 2291 |
| 2. | I Love You | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d): same personnelNYC, October 7, 1964
| That Old Man | Columbia CL 2291 |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d): same personnelNYC, October 8, 1964
| Pannonica | Columbia CL 2291 | |
| Just You, Just Me | - | |
| April In Paris | - |
Thelonious Monk Solo
Thelonious Monk (p)Los Angeles, CA, October 31, 1964
| I Surrender, Dear | Columbia CL 2349 | |
| Sweet And Lovely | - | |
| Everything Happens To Me | - | |
| I Should Care | - | |
| North Of The Sunset | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d)"The Jazz Workshop", San Francisco, CA, October 31, November 1, 1964
| Blue Monk | Columbia C2 38030 | |
| Well, You Needn't | - | |
| 'Round About Midnight | - | |
| Rhythm-A-Ning | - | |
| Blues Five Spot | - | |
| Bemsha Swing | - | |
| Straight, No Chaser | - | |
| Nutty | - | |
| Evidence | - | |
| Misterioso | - | |
| Gallop's Gallop | - | |
| Ba-Lue Boliver Ba-Lues-Are | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d): same personnel"The Jazz Workshop", San Francisco, CA, October 31-November 4, 1964
| All Things You Are | Columbia CL 2416 | |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | - | |
| Bemsha Swing | - |
Thelonious Monk Solo
Thelonious Monk (p)Los Angeles, CA, November 2, 1964
| These Foolish Things | Columbia CL 2349 | |
| I Hadn't Anyone Till You | - | |
| Dinah | - | |
| I'm Confessin' | - | |
| Monk's Point | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d)"The Jazz Workshop", San Francisco, CA, November 3 & 4, 1964
| Don't Blame Me | Columbia C2 38269 | |
| Be-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are | - | |
| Well, You Needn't | - | |
| Evidence / Rhythm-A-Ning | - | |
| 'Round About Midnight | - | |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | - | |
| Bemsha Swing | - | |
| Memories Of You / Just You, Just Me | - | |
| Blue Monk | - | |
| Misterioso | - | |
| Hackensack | - | |
| Bright Mississippi | - | |
| Epistrophy | - | |
| Honeysuckle Rose | Columbia JG 35720 |
* Thelonious Monk - Always Know (Columbia JG 35720)
1965
Thelonious Monk Solo
Thelonious Monk (p)Los Angeles, CA, February 23, 1965
| Ask Me Now | Columbia CL 2349 |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d)Los Angeles, CA, February 27, 1965
| Well, You Needn't | Columbia CL 2416 |
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b -2) Ben Riley (d -2)Los Angeles, CA, March 2, 1965
| 1. | Ruby, My Dear | Columbia CL 2349 |
| 2. | Honeysuckle Rose | Columbia CL 2416 |
| 3. | Darn That Dream | Columbia JG 35720 |
| 4. | Introspection | - |
* Thelonious Monk - Misterioso (Columbia CL 2416, CS 9216)
* Thelonious Monk - Always Know (Columbia JG 35720)
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d)television broadcast, "Jazz 625", Channel BBC 2, "The Marquee Club", London, England, March 14, 1965
| Straight, No Chaser | Jazz Up (It) JU 302 | |
| Hackensack | - | |
| Rhythm-A-Ning | - | |
| Epistrophy | - | |
| Criss Cross | unissued | |
| Well, You Needn't | - | |
| Nutty | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d): same personnel"L'Olympia", Paris, France, 1st set, May 23, 1965
| Jackie-Ing | Bandstand (J) TKCB 30143 | |
| Ruby, My Dear | - | |
| Evidence | - | |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | - | |
| April In Paris | - | |
| Straight, No Chaser | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d): same personnel"L'Olympia", Paris, France, 2nd set, May 23, 1965
| Blue Monk | Trema (F) TR 710377/378 | |
| Epistrophy | - | |
| Evidence | - | |
| Four In One | - | |
| Rhythm-A-Ning | - | |
| Sweet And Lovely | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d): same personnel"L'Olympia", Paris, France, 3rd set, May 23, 1965
| Bright Mississippi | Trema (F) TR 710377/378 | |
| Epistrophy | - | |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | - | |
| Teo | - | |
| Well, You Needn't | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d): same personnel"Place Des Arts", Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August 21, 1965
| Light Blue | Can-Am (Ca) CA 1100 | |
| Blue Monk | - | |
| Straight, No Chaser | - | |
| Hackensack | - | |
| April In Paris | - | |
| Evidence | - | |
| Epistrophy | - |
Thelonious Monk Solo
Thelonious Monk (p)NYC, November 2, 1965
| This Is My Story, This Is My Song | Columbia JG 35720 |
1966
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d)Paris, France, March 18, 1966
| 'Round About Midnight | Esoldun (F) FC 105 |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts -2/16) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b -2/16) Ben Riley (d -2/16)Paris, France, March 18 or 20, 1966
| 1. | I Love You (Sweetheart Of All My Dreams) | BYG (J) YX 4005/06; Affinity (E) AFF 20 |
| 2. | Lulu's Back In Town | BYG (J) YX 4005/06; Affinity (E) AFF 20, CD Charly 74 |
| 3. | Just A Gigolo | - |
| 4. | I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | - |
| 5. | Sweet And Lovely | BYG (J) YX 4005/06; Affinity (E) AFF 26, CD Charly 74 |
| 6. | Off Minor | - |
| 7. | Crepuscule With Nellie | - |
| 8. | Epistrophy | - |
| 9. | Crepuscule With Nellie | BYG (J) YX 2029 |
| 10. | Lulu's Back In Town | - |
| 11. | Blue Monk | - |
| 12. | Ruby, My Dear | - |
| 13. | Hackensack | BYG (J) YX 2030 |
| 14. | Evidence | - |
| 15. | Straight, No Chaser | - |
| 16. | 'Round About Midnight | - |
* Thelonious Monk - Sphere (Affinity (E) AFF 20)
* Thelonious Monk - Epistrophy (Affinity (E) AFF 26)
* Best Moments Of Thelonious Monk, Pt. 1 (BYG (J) YX 2029)
* Best Moments Of Thelonious Monk, Pt. 2 (BYG (J) YX 2030)
* Thelonious Monk - The Paris Concert (Affinity (E) CD Charly 74)
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d): same personnelSwitzerland, March 27, 1966
| Lulu's Back In Town | Jazz Helvet (F) JH 06 | |
| Light Blue | - | |
| Blue Monk | - | |
| Off Minor | - | |
| Epistrophy | - | |
| Straight, No Chaser | - | |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | - | |
| 'Round About Midnight | - | |
| Evidence | - | |
| Crepuscule With Nellie | - | |
| Epistrophy | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d): same personnel"Free Trade Hall", Manchester, England, April 29, 1966
| Lulu's Back In Town | Tempo Di Jazz (It) CDTJ 706 | |
| Blue Monk | - | |
| Light Blue (Epistrophy) | - | |
| Rhythm-A-Ning | - | |
| Evidence | - | |
| April In Paris | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d): same personnel"Newport Jazz Festival", Newport, RI, July 2, 1966
| Light Blue | Black Lion (J) 32JDB 137 | |
| Evidence | - | |
| Blue Monk | - | |
| Hackensack | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d): same personnelNYC, November 14, 1966
| I Didn't Know About You (take 4) | Columbia CL 2651 |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d): same personnelNYC, November 15, 1966
| Locomotive | Columbia CL 2651 |
1967 (The age of 50)
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts -1,2,4) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b -1,2,4) Ben Riley (d -1,2,4)NYC, January 10, 1967
| 1. | Straight, No Chaser | Columbia CL 2651 |
| 2. | Japanese Folk Song (Koujou No Tsuki) | - |
| 3. | Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | - |
| 4. | Wee See | - |
Thelonious Monk Trio With Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck, Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d) unknown (ann)"Puebla Arts Festival", "Auditoria De La Reforma", Puebla, Mexico, May 12, 1967
| C Jam Blues | Columbia C 30522 |
Thelonious Monk Solo
Thelonious Monk (p)NYC, autumn 1967
| Don't Blame Me | Columbia/Legacy CJ 45358 |
Thelonious Monk Octet
Ray Copeland (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Phil Woods (as) Johnny Griffin, Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d)Continental, October 11, 1967
| Epistrophy | Columbia/Legacy CJ 45358 | |
| Evidence | - |
Thelonious Monk Nonet
Ray Copeland (tp -1/3) Clark Terry (flh -1,2) Jimmy Cleveland (tb -1,2) Phil Woods (as -1,2) Charlie Rouse (ts) Johnny Griffin (ts -1,2) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d)Rotterdam, Holland, October 28, 1967
| 1. | Blue Monk | Unique Jazz UJ 012 |
| 2. | Hackensack | - |
| 3. | Wee See | - |
| 4. | Hackensack | - |
| 5. | Ruby, My Dear | - |
Thelonious Monk Nonet
Ray Copeland (tp -1/4,6) Clark Terry (flh -4) Jimmy Cleveland (tb -1,3,4) Phil Woods (as -1,3,4) Charlie Rouse (ts) Johnny Griffin (ts -1,3,4) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d)Rotterdam, Holland or Berlin, West Germany, October 28 or November 4, 1967
| 1. | Oska T | Affinity (E) AFFD 192 |
| 2. | Epistrophy | - |
| 3. | Evidence | - |
| 4. | Blue Monk | - |
| 5. | Monk's Mood | - |
| 6. | Wee See | - |
Thelonious Monk Nonet
Ray Copeland (tp) Clark Terry (flh) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Phil Woods (as) Johnny Griffin, Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d)"Salle Pleyel", Paris, France, November 3, 1967
| Ruby, My Dear | Esoldun (F) FC 113 | |
| Wee See | - | |
| Epistrophy | - | |
| Oska T | - | |
| Evidence | - | |
| Blue Monk | - | |
| Epistrophy | - |
Thelonious Monk Octet
Ray Copeland (tp) Clark Terry (flh -2) Phil Woods (as) Johnny Griffin, Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d)Berlin, West Germany, November 4, 1967
| 1. | Evidence | Heart Note HN 003 |
| 2. | Blue Monk | - |
Thelonious Monk Octet
Ray Copeland (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Phil Woods (as) Johnny Griffin, Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d)Continental, November, 1967
| I Mean You (rehearsal and performance) | Columbia/Legacy CJ 45358 |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d)NYC, December 14, 1967
| Ugly Beauty (rehearsal) | Columbia/Legacy CJ 45358 |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d): same personnelNYC, December 14 or 19, 1967
| Ugly Beauty | Columbia CS 9632 | |
| Green Chimneys | - |
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Charlie Rouse (ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d): same personnelNYC, December 21, 1967
| Boo Boo's Birthday | Columbia CS 9632 |
1968
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b -1) Ben Riley (d -1)NYC, early 1968
| 1. | 'Round About Midnight | Columbia/Legacy CJ 45358 |
| 2. | Sweetheart Of All My Dreams | - |
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Gales (b) Ben Riley (d) Jon Hendricks (vo -5)NYC, February 14 or 24, 1968
| 1. | Thelonious | Columbia CS 9632 |
| 2. | Raise Four | - |
| 3. | Easy Street | Columbia JG 35720 |
| 4. | Easy Street (edited ver.) | Columbia CS 9632 |
| 5. | In Walked Bud | - |
* Thelonious Monk - Always Know (Columbia JG 35720)
Thelonious Monk Orchestra
Bobby Bryant, Conte Candoli, Freddie Hill (tp) Lou Blackburn, Bob Bralinger, Billy Byers, Mike Wimberley (tb) Ernie Small (bars) Gene Cipriano, Buddy Collette, Tom Scott (Homer Scott) (reeds) Thelonious Monk (p) Howard Roberts (g) Larry Gales (b) John Guerin, Ben Riley (d) Oliver Nelson (arr)Hollywood, CA, November 19, 1968
| Let's Cool One | Columbia CS 9806 | |
| Reflections | - | |
| Little Rootie Tootie | - | |
| Monk's Point | - | |
| Straight, No Chaser | - | |
| Blue Monk | Columbia/Legacy CK 53581 | |
| 'Round About Midnight | Columbia CS 9775; Columbia/Legacy CK 53581 |
* Thelonious Monk - Greatest Hits (Columbia CS 9775)
* Thelonious Monk - Monk's Blues (Columbia/Legacy CK 53581)
Thelonious Monk Orchestra
Bobby Bryant, Conte Candoli, Freddie Hill (tp) Lou Blackburn, Bob Bralinger, Billy Byers, Mike Wimberley (tb) Ernie Small (bars) Gene Cipriano, Buddy Collette, Tom Scott (Homer Scott) (reeds) Thelonious Monk (p) Howard Roberts (g) Larry Gales (b) John Guerin, Ben Riley (d) Oliver Nelson (arr): same personnelHollywood, CA, November 20, 1968
| Just A Glance At Love | Columbia CS 9806 | |
| Brilliant Corners | - | |
| Consecutive Seconds | - | |
| Trinkle, Tinkle | - |
1969
Thelonious Monk Solo
Thelonious Monk (p)television broadcast, Paris, France, November 6, 1969
| Sophisticated Lady | Heart Note HN 003 | |
| Caravan | - | |
| Solitude | - |
Thelonious Monk Solo
Thelonious Monk (p): same personneltelevision broadcast, Paris, France, December 25, 1969
| Coming On The Hudson | Heart Note HN 003 | |
| Crepuscule With Nellie | - |
Stars Of Bop
Dizzy Gillespie (tp) Kai Winding (tb) Sonny Stitt (as, ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Alex Cafa (g) Al McKibbon (b) Art Blakey (d)Paris, France, 1969
| Woody'n You | Moon (It) MCD 006-2 | |
| Groovin' High | - | |
| Don't Blame Me | - | |
| I Can't Get Started | - | |
| Lover Man | - | |
| Cush | - |
1970
Thelonious Monk Quartet
Paul Jeffrey (ts -1,3/5) Thelonious Monk (p) Larry Ridley (b -1,3/5) Lenny McBrowne (d -1,3/5) Toshiyuki Miyama And His New Herd Orchestra (-4,5)"Shinjuku Koseinenkin Kaikan", Tokyo, Japan, October 4, 1970
| 1. | Straight, No Chaser | Express (J) ETJ 60006 |
| 2. | Don't Blame Me | - |
| 3. | Evidence | - |
| 4. | 'Round About Midnight | - |
| 5. | Blue Monk | - |
1971
Giants Of Jazz
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, p) Kai Winding (tb) Sonny Stitt (as, ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Al McKibbon (b) Art Blakey (d)"T.N.P.", Paris, France, October 22, 1971
| I Mean You | Lotus (It) ORL 8252 | |
| 'Round About Midnight | - | |
| Tour De Force | - | |
| Tin Tin Deo | - |
Giants Of Jazz
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, p) Kai Winding (tb) Sonny Stitt (as, ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Al McKibbon (b) Art Blakey (d): same personnel"Philharmonie", Berlin, West Germany, November 5, 1971
| Blue 'N' Boogie | EmArcy (J) EJD 3018 | |
| 'Round About Midnight | - | |
| Tour De Force | - | |
| Lover Man | - | |
| Tin Tin Deo | - | |
| Everything Happens To Me | - | |
| A Night In Tunisia | - |
Giants Of Jazz
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, p) Kai Winding (tb) Sonny Stitt (as, ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Al McKibbon (b) Art Blakey (d): same personnelBerne or Zurich, Switzerland, November 12, 1971
| Straight, No Chaser | Concord Jazz GW 3004 | |
| Thelonious | - | |
| Epistrophy | - | |
| Don't Blame Me | - | |
| I'll Wait For You | - | |
| Sweet And Lovely | - |
Giants Of Jazz
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, p) Kai Winding (tb) Sonny Stitt (as, ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Al McKibbon (b) Art Blakey (d): same personnel"Victoria Theatre", London, England, 1st concert, November 14, 1971
| 24072 | 'Round About Midnight | unissued |
| 24073 | Tour De Force | - |
| 24074 | Lover Man | - |
| 24075 | Tin Tin Deo | Atlantic SD 2-905 |
| 24076 | The Bebop Tune | unissued |
| 24077 | Woody'n You | Atlantic SD 2-905 |
| 24078 | I Can't Get Started | unissued |
| 24079 | Blue Monk | - |
| 24080 | A Night In Tunisia | Atlantic SD 2-905 |
Giants Of Jazz
Dizzy Gillespie (tp, p) Kai Winding (tb) Sonny Stitt (as, ts) Thelonious Monk (p) Al McKibbon (b) Art Blakey (d): same personnel"Victoria Theatre", London, England, 2nd concert, November 14, 1971
| 24081 | Blue 'N' Boogie | Atlantic SD 2-905 |
| 24082 | 'Round About Midnight | - |
| 24083 | Tour De Force | - |
| 24084 | Lover Man (Dizzy's Rap) | - |
| 24085 | Tin Tin Deo | unissued |
| 24086 | Allen's Alley (The Bebop Tune) | Atlantic SD 2-905 |
| 24087 | Woody'n You | unissued |
| 24088 | Everything Happens To Me | Atlantic SD 2-905 |
| 24089 | Blue Monk | - |
| 24090 | A Night In Tunisia | - |
Thelonious Monk Trio
Thelonious Monk (p) Al McKibbon (b -11/18,25/28) Art Blakey (d -11/18,25/28)London, England, November 15, 1971
| 1. | Trinkle, Tinkle, III | Black Lion (E) BLP 60101 |
| 2. | Crepuscule With Nellie | - |
| 3. | Darn That Dream | - |
| 4. | Little Rootie Tootie | - |
| 5. | Meet Me Tonight In Dreamland | - |
| 6. | Nice Work If You Can Get It | - |
| 7. | My Melancholy Baby | - |
| 8. | Jackie-Ing | - |
| 9. | Lover Man | - |
| 10. | Blues Sphere | - |
| 11. | Evidence | Black Lion (E) BLP 60116 |
| 12. | Misterioso | - |
| 13. | Crepuscule With Nellie | - |
| 14. | I Mean You | - |
| 15. | Criss Cross | - |
| 16. | Ruby, My Dear | - |
| 17. | Nutty | - |
| 18. | Hackensack | - |
| 19. | Trinkle, Tinkle, I | Black Lion (J) TKCB 30083 |
| 20. | Trinkle, Tinkle, II | - |
| 21. | The Man I Love | - |
| 22. | Something In Blue | - |
| 23. | Introspection, I | - |
| 24. | Chordinary | - |
| 25. | Nutty (alt. take) | - |
| 26. | Hackensack, I | - |
| 27. | Introspection (alt. take) | - |
| 28. | Evidence (alt. take) | - |
* Thelonious Monk - The London Collection, Vol. 2 (Black Lion (E) BLP 60116, BLCD 760116)
* Thelonious Monk - The London Collection, Vol. 3 (Black Lion (J) TKCB 30083)