Thelonious Monk – Genius of Modern Music, Volume One (1956)

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Blue Note – BLP 1510Rec. Dates : October 15, 1947, October 24, 1947, November 21, 1947, July 2, 1948 Piano : Thelonious MonkAlto Sax : Danny Quebec West, Sahib ShihabBass : Eugene Ramey, Robert Paige, John SimmonsDrums : Art Blakey, Shadow WilsonTenor Sax : Billy SmithTrumpet : Idrees Sulieman, George TaittVibes : Milt Jackson Strictlyheadies : 01/18/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 06/02/1956Score of 72 A collection of Monk recordings made…

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Milt Jackson – And The Thelonious Monk Quintet (1956)

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Blue Note – BLP 1509Rec. Dates : July 2, 1948, July 23, 1951, April 7, 1952 Vibes : Milt JacksonAlto Sax : Sahib Shihab, Lou DonaldsonBass : John Simmons, Al McKibbon, Percy HeathDrums : Shadow Wilson, Art Blakey, Kenny ClarkePiano : Thelonious Monk, John Lewis Strictlyheadies : 01/17/2019Stream this Album Billboard : 05/12/1956Score of 76 Basically, this is a re-mastering of a 10-inch LP (BLP 5011), adding…

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