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THELONIOUS MONK The Complete Riverside Recordings (1986 US 153-track FIFTEEN CD Box Set Anthology of Monk’s vital 1955-61 recordings for Riverside, which finds the legendary composer-pianist in his prime, backed by such world-class collaborators as John Coltrane, Gerry Mulligan, Shelly Manne & Johnny Griffin. Each disc is housed between four fat double album jewel cases complete with an exclusive 28-page LP-sized booklet containing rare photographs & commentary per session,all kept in a 12″ picture box with silver foil debossed lettering. The packaging is in Excellent condition with just minor shelf wear & the discs appear rarely played RCD-022-2)
TRACKLISTING AND EXTRA INFORMATION
Volume 1 (Disc 1-4)
Disc 11:02:36
1-1It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) 4:39
1-2Sophisticated Lady 4:28
1-3I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good) 5:53
1-4Black And Tan Fantasy 3:25
1-5Mood Indigo 3:14
1-6I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart 5:41
1-7Solitude 3:43
1-8Caravan 5:55
1-9Liza, All The Clouds’ll Roll Away 3:11
1-10Memories Of You 4:17
1-11Honeysuckle Rose 5:31
1-12Darn That Dream 6:29
1-13Tea For Two 5:55
Disc 259:08
2-1You Are Too Beautiful 4:55
2-2Just You, Just Me 7:58
2-3Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are 13:24
2-4Pannonica – Opening (Previously Unissued) 2:35
2-5Pannonica 8:50
2-6Brilliant Corners 7:46
2-7I Surrender, Dear 7:50
2-8Bemsha Swing 5:31
Disc 31:04:20
3-1I Don’t Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You (Take 5 – Previously Issued Only In Italy) 4:12
3-2I Don’t Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You (Take 7 – Originally Issued) 4:21
3-3I Should Care (Take 1 – Previously Unissued) 3:28
3-4I Should Care (Take 2 – Previously Issued Only In Italy) 3:19
3-5I Should Care (Take 3 – Originally Issued) 3:13
3-6’Round Midnight – In Progress 21:55
3-7’Round Midnight (Take 7 – Originally Issued) 6:41
3-8April In Paris 3:52
3-9I’m Getting Sentimental Over You 4:04
3-10Monk’s Mood – False Start (Previously Unissued) 0:57
3-11Monk’s Mood 7:52
Disc 459:19
4-1Functional (Take 1 – Alternate) 9:43
4-2Functional (Take 2 – Originally Issued) 9:18
4-3All Alone 4:51
4-4Crepuscule With Nellie (Take 1 On June 25) 4:34
4-5Crepuscule With Nellie – Breakdown (Previously Unissued) 1:01
4-6Blues For Tomorrow 13:32
4-7Off Minor (Take 4 – Alternate) 5:14
4-8Off Minor (Take 5 – Originally Issued) 5:08
4-9Abide With Me 0:53
4-10Crepuscule With Nellie (Take 4/5 – Previously Unissued) 4:46
4-11Crepuscule With Nellie (Take 6 – Originally Issued) 4:39
Volume 2 (Disc 5-8)
Disc 51:08:20
5-1Ephistrophy – Fragment 4:31
5-2Ephistrophy 4:55
5-3Well, You Needn’t – Opening (Previously Unissued) 4:29
5-4Well, You Needn’t 6:12
5-5Ruby, My Dear 4:31
5-6Ruby, My Dear 3:22
5-7Nutty 7:01
5-8Trinkle, Tinkle 3:04
5-9Straight, No Chaser 5:27
5-10Straight, No Chaser 6:58
5-11Rhythm-A-Ning 5:19
Disc 6
6-1I Mean You 6:22
6-2I Mean You 6:31
6-3I Mean You 6:51
6-4’Round Midnight 8:27
6-5Decidedly 5:52
6-6Decidedly 6:35
6-7Sweet And Lovely 7:15
6-8Coming On The Hudson 6:03
6-9In Orbit 4:04
6-10One Foot In The Gutter 7:20
Disc 7
7-1Trust In Me 4:31
7-2Let’s Cool One 4:55
7-3Pea-Eye 4:29
7-4Argentia 6:12
7-5Moonlight Fiesta 4:31
7-6Buck’s Business 3:22
7-7Flugelin’ The Blues 7:01
7-8Very Near Blue 3:04
7-9Evidence (Previously Unissued) 10:15
7-10Blues Five Spot 9:54
7-11In Walked Bud/Epistrophy (Theme) 10:57
Disc 859:46
8-1Unidentified Solo Piano 1:54
8-2’Round Midnight 6:15
8-3Bye-Ya/Epistrophy (Theme) (Previously Unissued) 11:54
8-4Light Blue 5:14
8-5Coming On The Hudson 5:23
8-6Rhythm-A-Ning 9:28
8-7Just A Gigolo 2:08
8-8Blue Monk 8:29
8-9Evidence 8:45
8-10Epistrophy (Theme) 1:07
Volume 3 (Disc 9-12)
Disc 953:13
9-1Nutty 5:23
9-2Blues Five Spot 8:12
9-3Let’s Cool One 9:15
9-4In Walked Bud 11:20
9-5Misterioso 10:47
9-6Epistrophy (Theme – #2)1:04
9-7In Walked Bud 7:08
9-8Blue Monk 8:21
Disc 1051:26
10-1Rhythm-A-Ning 5:52
10-2Monk’s Mood 10:21
10-3Friday The 13th 9:30
10-4Little Rootie Tootie 8:52
10-5Off Minor 7:50
10-6Thelonious 3:03
10-7Crepuscule With Nellie 4:50
10-8Little Rootie Tootie – Encore 8:30
Disc 111:06:46
11-1Played Twice (Take 1 – 2nd Alternate) 6:57
11-2Played Twice (Take 2 – Alternate) 7:54
11-3Played Twice (Originally Issued) 8:00
11-4Straight, No Chaser 9:22
11-5Ask Me Now 10:47
11-6I Mean You 9:49
11-7Jackie-ing 6:07
11-8Round Lights 3:36
11-9Pannonica 3:52
11-10Blue Monk 3:43
Disc 121:06:25
12-1Ruby, My Dear 3:59
12-2There’s Danger In Your Eyes, Cherie 4:05
12-3There’s Danger In Your Eyes, Cherie 4:20
12-4Everything Happens To Me 5:39
12-5Reflections 5:07
12-6Remember 2:43
12-7Bluehawk 3:38
12-8You Took The Words Right Out Of My Heart 4:02
12-9San Francisco Holiday 8:50
12-10Just You, Just Me (Previously Unissued) 7:09
12-11’Round Midnight [Previously Unissued] 7:53
12-12San Francisco Holiday (Take 2 – Alternate) 8:31
Volume 4 (Disc 13-15)
Disc 131:08:44
13-1I’m Getting Sentimental Over You 6:12
13-2Evidence 7:07
13-3Epistrophy (Theme) 1:02
13-4Epistrophy 6:39
13-5Four In One (Take 1 – Previously Unissued) 7:34
13-6Let’s Call This 8:34
13-7’Round Midnight 12:05
13-8San Francisco Holiday (Take 3 – Originally Issued) 9:09
13-9Four In One (Take 2 – Originally Issued) 8:42
13-10Epistrophy (Closing Theme) (Previously Unissued) 1:15
Disc 141:03:37
14-1Well, You Needn’t 11:30
14-2Crepuscule With Nellie 2:39
14-3Jacki-ing 10:11
14-4Body And Soul 2:47
14-5Off Minor 11:41
14-6April In Paris 1:19
14-7I Mean You 11:02
14-8Rhythm-A-Ning 10:37
14-9Just A Gigolo 1:45
Disc 151:09:51
15-1Hackensack 9:46
15-2Epistrophy 6:12
15-3I’m Getting Sentimental Over You 8:33
15-4Jackie-Ing 4:53
15-5Body And Soul 4:48
15-6Straight, No Chaser 9:03
15-7Crepuscule With Nellie 2:42
15-8Bemsha Swing 6:56
15-9San Francisco Holiday 6:57
15-10Rythm-A-Ning 5:47
15-11Epistrophy 5:03
Artist – Thelonious Monk (click link for complete listing)
Title – The Complete Riverside Recordings (click link for more of the same title)
Year of Release – 1986
Original Year of Release – 1986
Format – CD Album Box Set
Record Label – Riverside Records
Catalogue No – RCD-022-2 (click link for more)
Country of Origin – United States (USA)
Language – Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info – Deleted, Picture Sleeve
Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) – 5053201717203
Condition – This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description). We buy items as close to Mint condition as possible and many will be unplayed and as close to new as you could hope to find. Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. Click here for more info.
RareVinyl.com Ref No – TM4DXTH889142
Related Artists – Bill Holman, Merc And Monk.
GENRES
Jazz.
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