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    Thelonious Monk recorded six sessions for Blue Note records between 1947-1952. These sessions were initially released as 78 RPM singles and later compiled on 10-inch LPs in the 1950s and 12-inch LPs in 1956. The recordings have been reissued and recompiled numerous times on LP and CD over the years to include more performances from the sessions. The recordings featured Monk's pioneering jazz compositions performed by some of the era's top musicians and helped establish his reputation as an important innovator in modern jazz piano.

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    Thelonious Monk recorded six sessions for Blue Note records between 1947-1952. These sessions were initially released as 78 RPM singles and later compiled on 10-inch LPs in the 1950s and 12-inch LPs in 1956. The recordings have been reissued and recompiled numerous times on LP and CD over the years to include more performances from the sessions. The recordings featured Monk's pioneering jazz compositions performed by some of the era's top musicians and helped establish his reputation as an important innovator in modern jazz piano.

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    Thelonious Monk Blue Note Sessions

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    Blue Note Sessions, 1947-52
    Studio album by Thelonious Monk
    Released 1947-1952
    Recorded 1947-1952
    Genre Jazz
    Label Blue Note
    Jazz pianist Thelonious Monk's first sessions as a bandleader were recorded between
    1947 and 1952, and released on Blue Note records as a series of 78 RPM singles.
    These singles were then compiled in later years�with additional performances from
    the sessions�into long-playing album formats. As Monk's reputation and fame grew,
    the sessions were recompiled again and again into more complete configurations.
    This article details various releases of these sessions.

    Contents
    1 The Sessions
    1.1 Session 1: October 15, 1947
    1.2 Session 2: October 24, 1947
    1.3 Session 3: November 21, 1947
    1.4 Session 4: July 2, 1948
    1.5 Session 5: July 23, 1951
    1.6 Session 6: May 30, 1952
    1.7 Personnel
    2 Singles
    2.1 Blue Note 500 series (10 inch 78 rpm)
    2.2 Blue Note 1200 series (10 inch 78 rpm)
    2.3 Blue Note 1500 series (10 inch 78 rpm)
    2.4 Blue Note 1600 series (7 inch 45 rpm)
    3 1951-1952 series of 10-inch LPs
    3.1 Genius of Modern Music (Blue Note LP 5002, 1951)
    3.2 Genius of Modern Music Vol. 2 (Blue Note LP 5009, 1952)
    3.3 Milt Jackson, Wizard of the Vibes (Blue Note LP 5011, 1952)
    4 1956 Series of 12 inch LPs (monochrome photo covers)
    4.1 Milt Jackson and the Thelonious Monk Quintet (Blue Note BLP-1509, 1956)
    4.2 Genius of Modern Music Volume One (Blue Note BLP-1510, 1956, yellow cover)
    4.3 Genius of Modern Music Volume Two (Blue Note BLP-1511, 1956, red cover)
    5 1989 CD Recompilations
    5.1 Genius of Modern Music Volume One (uses 1956 yellow cover)
    5.2 Milt Jackson and the Thelonious Monk Quintet (uses 1956 red cover)
    5.3 Genius of Modern Music Volume Two (uses 1956 red cover)
    6 2001 CD Recompilations
    6.1 Genius of Modern Music Vol. 1 (2001)
    6.2 Milt Jackson, Wizard of the Vibes (2001)
    6.3 Genius of Modern Music Vol. 2 (2001)
    7 Other Compilations in Brief
    7.1 The Complete Genius (Blue Note 2 LP set, BN-LA 579-H2)
    7.2 The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Thelonious Monk (Mosaic Records 4 LP
    Boxed Set, MR4-101)
    7.3 The Complete Genius (Blue Note Japan, 2 CD set)
    7.4 The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Thelonious Monk (Blue Note, 4 CD Boxed
    Set)
    8 See also
    9 References
    10 External links
    The Sessions
    The Blue Note recordings were made over the course of six sessions. "Versions"
    refers only to the number of eventually-released performances; other takes may have
    been recorded.

    All compositions by Thelonious Monk unless otherwise noted.

    Session 1: October 15, 1947


    "Humph"
    "Evonce" (Idrees Sulieman, Ike Quebec) [2 versions]
    "Suburban Eyes" (Ike Quebec) [2 versions]
    "Thelonious"
    Session 2: October 24, 1947
    "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (George Gershwin) [2 versions]
    Ira Gershwin wrote lyrics for this song, but these recordings are instrumental.
    "Ruby My Dear" [2 versions]
    "Well You Needn't" [2 versions]
    "April in Paris" (Vernon Duke) [2 versions]
    Yip Harburg wrote lyrics for this song, but these recordings are instrumental.
    "Off Minor"
    "Introspection"
    Session 3: November 21, 1947
    "In Walked Bud"
    "Monk's Mood"
    "Who Knows? [2 versions]"
    "'Round Midnight"
    Session 4: July 2, 1948
    "Evidence"
    "Misterioso" [2 versions]
    "Epistrophy" (Monk, Kenny Clarke)
    "I Mean You"
    "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein)
    "I Should Care" (Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston) [2 versions]
    Session 5: July 23, 1951
    "Four in One" [2 versions]
    "Criss Cross" [2 versions]
    "Eronel" (Monk, Sulieman, Sadik Hakim)
    "Straight, No Chaser"
    "Ask Me Now" [2 versions]
    "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronnell)
    Session 6: May 30, 1952
    "Skippy" [2 versions]
    "Hornin' In" [2 versions]
    "Sixteen" [2 versions]
    "Carolina Moon" (Benny Davis, Joe Burke)
    "Let's Cool One"
    "I'll Follow You" (Fred E. Ahlert)
    Roy Turk wrote lyrics for this song, but this recording is instrumental.
    Personnel
    Thelonious Monk - piano
    Art Blakey - drums (sessions 1, 2, 3, 5)
    Shadow Wilson - drums (session 4)
    Max Roach - drums (session 6)
    Gene Ramey - bass (session 1, 2)
    Bob Paige - bass (session 3)
    John Simmons - bass (session 4)
    Al McKibbon - bass (session 5)
    Nelson Boyd - bass (session 6)
    Milt Jackson - vibraphone (4, 5)
    Idrees Sulieman - trumpet (session 1)
    George Taitt - trumpet (session 3)
    Kenny Dorham - trumpet (session 6)
    Danny Quebec West - alto saxophone (session 1)
    Sahib Shihab - alto saxophone (sessions 3, 5)
    Lou Donaldson - alto saxophone (session 6)
    Billy Smith - tenor saxophone (session 1)
    Lucky Thompson - tenor saxophone (session 6)
    Kenny "Pancho" Hagood - vocal (session 4, songs 19 & 20)
    Singles
    Singles released from the Blue Note sessions include the following:[1]

    Blue Note 500 series (10 inch 78 rpm)


    BN 542 "Suburban Eyes" (BN310-1) / "Thelonious" (BN311-0)
    BN 543 "Well, You Needn't" (BN314-0) / "'Round About Midnight" (BN321-1)
    BN 547 "Evonce" (BN309-4) / "Off Minor" (BN317-1)
    BN 548 "In Walked Bud" (BN318-3) / "Epistrophy" (BN330-0)
    BN 549 "Ruby, My Dear" (BN313-1) / "Evidence" (BN328-0)
    BN 560 "Humph" (BN308-2) / "Misterioso" (BN329-0)
    Blue Note 1200 series (10 inch 78 rpm)
    BN 1201 "All the Things You Are" (BN326-3) / "I Should Care" (BN327-2)
    Blue Note 1500 series (10 inch 78 rpm)
    BN 1564 "I Mean You" (BN331-1) / "Symphonette" (BN334-1) ["Symphonette" not
    recorded by Monk; Tadd Dameron performance]
    BN 1565 "Monk's Mood" (BN319-0) / "Who Knows" (BN320-0)
    BN 1575 "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (BN312-1) / "April in Paris" (BN315-1)
    BN 1589 "Four in One" (BN392-1) / "Straight, No Chaser" (BN395-0)
    BN 1590 "Criss Cross" (BN393-0) / "Eronel" (BN394-0)
    BN 1591 "Ask Me Now" (BN396-1) / "Willow Weep for Me" (BN397-0)
    BN 1602 "Skippy" (BN434-1 tk.2) / "Let's Cool One" (BN438-0 tk.11)
    BN 1603 "Hornin' In" (BN435-3 tk.7) / "Carolina Moon" (BN437-0 tk.10)
    Blue Note 1600 series (7 inch 45 rpm)
    BN 45-1664 "'Round About Midnight" (BN318-3) / "In Walked Bud" (BN321-1)
    BN 45-1646 "Lillie" [Milt Jackson] (BN423-1 tk.4) / "Willow Weep for Me" (BN397-0)
    [credited to Milt Jackson]

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