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| Remastered, with seven bonus tracks. Early dates. With George Taitt, Art Blakey, Sahib Shihab, others. In Walked Bud, more. |
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| 1 Humph |
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| 2 Evonce |
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| 3 Suburban Eyes |
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| 4 Thelonious |
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| 5 Evonce [Alternate Take] |
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| 6 Suburban Eyes [Alternate Take] |
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| 7 Nice Work If You Can Get It |
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| 8 Ruby, My Dear |
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| 9 Well You Needn't |
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| 10 April in Paris |
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| 11 Off Minor |
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| 12 Introspection |
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| 13 Nice Work If You Can Get It [Alternate Take] |
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| 14 Ruby, My Dear [Alternate Take] |
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| 15 Well, You Needn't [Alternate Take] |
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| 16 April in Paris [Alternate Take] |
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| 17 In Walked Bud |
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| 18 Monk's Mood |
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| 19 Who Knows? |
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| 20 'Round Midnight |
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| 21 Who Knows? [Alternate Take] |
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Album Review
"Volume 1" of this two-volume set comprises the first sessions Monk recorded as a leader, on October 15th and 24th, and November 21st of 1947. It's impossible to overstate the importance of these sessions. They include some of the earliest recordings of Monk compositions that would become standards, despite their angularity and technical difficulty: the strange, sideways chord progression of "Thelonious"; the bouncy and cheerful but melodically cockeyed "Well, You Needn'T"; the post-bop Bud Powell tribute "In Walked Bud"; and, of course, "'Round Midnight," which is now one of the most frequently recorded jazz compositions ever. There are kinks to be worked out: Art Blakey's drumming is fine, but he obviously hasn't quite taken the measure of Monk's compositional genius, and on the November session, alto saxophonist Sahib Shihab employs a fat, warbly tone that sounds out of place. But the excitement of discovery permeates every measure, and Monk himself is in top form, his solos jagged and strange, yet utterly beautiful. This disc, along with "Volume 2", belongs in every jazz collection. (Note: this CD reissue includes numerous alternate takes and features a chronological song order; its program is thus very different from that of the LP which it duplicates in the catalog. The same is true of "Volume 2".) ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide
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• Biography
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Other albums by: The Thelonious Monk Quartet Featuring John Coltrane |
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