Thelonious Monk - Introspection, The Complete '47-'52 Blue Note Sessions (2013)
Artist: Thelonious Monk
Title: Introspection, The Complete '47-'52 Blue Note Sessions
Year Of Release: 2013
Label: Birdland
Genre: Jazz
Quality: 320 kbps | FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 02:18:21
Total Size: 322 mb | 653 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Introspection, The Complete '47-'52 Blue Note Sessions
Year Of Release: 2013
Label: Birdland
Genre: Jazz
Quality: 320 kbps | FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 02:18:21
Total Size: 322 mb | 653 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
CD1
1. Thelonious Monk - Humph
2. Thelonious Monk - Evonce (Pt. 1)
3. Thelonious Monk - Suburban Eyes (Pt. 1)
4. Thelonious Monk - Thelonious
5. Thelonious Monk - Nice Work If You Can Get It
6. Thelonious Monk - Ruby, My Dear
7. Thelonious Monk - Well, You Needn't
8. Thelonious Monk - April In Paris
9. Thelonious Monk - Off Minor
10. Thelonious Monk - Introspection (Pt. 2)
11. Thelonious Monk - In Walked Bud
12. Thelonious Monk - Monk's Mood
13. Thelonious Monk - Who Knows_
14. Thelonious Monk - Round Midnight
15. Thelonious Monk - Four In One
16. Thelonious Monk - Criss Cross
17. Thelonious Monk - Eronel
18. Thelonious Monk - Straight No Chaser
19. Thelonious Monk - Ask Me Now
20. Thelonious Monk - Willow Weep For Me
21. Thelonious Monk - Skippy
22. Thelonious Monk - Hornin' In
CD2
1. Thelonious Monk - Sixteen (Second Take)
2. Thelonious Monk - Carolina Moon
3. Thelonious Monk - Let's Cool One
4. Thelonious Monk - I'll Follow You
5. Thelonious Monk - All The Things You Are
6. Thelonious Monk - I Should Care
7. Thelonious Monk - Misterioso
8. Thelonious Monk - Epistrophy
9. Thelonious Monk - I Mean You
10. Thelonious Monk - Evonce
11. Thelonious Monk - Suburban Eyes (Pt. 2)
12. Thelonious Monk - Nice Work If You Can Get It (Alternate Take 1)
13. Thelonious Monk - Ruby, My Dear (Alternate Take)
14. Thelonious Monk - Well, You Needn't (Alternate Take)
15. Thelonious Monk - April In Paris (Alternate Take)
16. Thelonious Monk - Who Knows_ (Alternate Take)
17. Thelonious Monk - Nice Work If You Can Get It (Alternate Take 2)
18. Thelonious Monk - Criss Cross (Alternate Take)
19. Thelonious Monk - Ask Me Now (Alternate Take)
20. Thelonious Monk - Skippy (Alternate Take)
21. Thelonious Monk - Hornin' In (Alternate Take)
22. Thelonious Monk - Sixteen (First Take)
How could the four-CD Complete Blue Note Recordings be distilled to two discs on Italy's Birdland label? Simple, it's not complete. For all intents and purposes, this is the 33 master takes of Monk's own sessions not including the sessions he did with Sonny Rollins and 11 alternate takes. This is a far cry from "complete." The session note credits are accurate, though the chronology is not. The liner notes a full page-and-a-half essay are laughable. The sound is adequate but far from state of the art in terms of cleaning this stuff up. The price is nice and some civilians may choose it as a way of having these sides, but serious Monk fans should avoid it.