Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings (1986) {15CD}

Tracklist

CD1:

01. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
02. Sophisticated Lady
03. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good Enough)
04. Black And Tan Fantasy
05. Mood Indigo
06. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
07. Solitude
08. Caravan
09. Liza, All The Clouds'll Roll Away
10. Memories of You
11. Honeysuckle Rose
12. Darn That Dream
13. Tea For Two

CD2:

01. You Are Too Beautiful
02. Just You, Just Me
03. Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are
04. Pannonica. opening (previously unissued)
05. Pannonica
06. Brilliant Corners
07. Bemsha Swing
08. I Surrender, Dear

CD3:

01. I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You (Take 5. Previously issued only in Italy)
02. I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You (Take 7. originally issued)
03. I Should Care (Take 1. previously unissued)
04. I Should Care (Take 2. previously issued only in Italy)
05. I Should Care (Take 3. originally issued)
06. 'Round Midnight. in progress
07. 'Round Midnight (Take 7. originally issued)
08. April In Paris
09. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
10. Monk's Mood. false start (previously unissued)
11. Monk's Mood

CD4:

01. Functional (Take 1 - alternate)
02. Functional (Take 2 - originally issued)
03. All Alone
04. Crepuscule With Nellie (Take 1 on June 25 - previously unissued)
05. Crepuscule With Nellie - breakdown (previously unissued)
06. Blues For Tomorrow
07. Off Minor (Take 4 - alternate)
08. Off Minor (Take 5 - originally issued)
09. Abide With Me
10. Crepuscule With Nellie (Takes 4,5 - previously unissued)
11. Crepuscule With Nellie (Take 6 - originally issued)

CD5:

01. Epistrophy - fragment
02. Epistrophy
03. Well, You Needn't - opening (previously unissued)
04. Well, You Needn't
05. Ruby, My Dear (with Coleman Hawkins)
06. Ruby, My Dear (with John Coltrane)
07. Nutty
08. Trinkle, Tinkle
09. Straight, No Chaser (Take 1 - alternate)
10. Straight, No Chaser (Take 3 - originally issued)
11. Rhythm-A-Ning

CD6:

01. I Mean You (Take 1 - alternate)
02. I Mean You (Take 2 - alternate)
03. I Mean You (Take 4 - originally issued)
04. 'Round Midnight
05. Decidedly (Take 4 - originally issued stereo take)
06. Decidedly (Take 5 - originally issued monaural take)
07. Sweet and Lovely
08. Coming On The Hudson
09. In Orbit
10. One Foot In The Gutter

CD7:

01. Trust in Me
02. Let's Cool One
03. Pea Eye
04. Argentia
05. Moonlight Fiesta
06. Buck's Business
07. Flugelin' The Blues
08. Very Near Blue
09. Evidence (previously unissued)
10. Blues Five Spot
11. In Walked Bud,Epistrophy (theme)

CD8:

01. unidentified solo piano
02. 'Round Midnight
03. Bye-Ya, Epistrophy (theme) (previously unissued)
04. Light Blue
05. Coming On The Hudson
06. Rhythm-A-Ning
07. Just a Gigolo
08. Blue Monk
09. Evidence
10. Epistrophy (theme)

CD9:

01. Nutty
02. Blues Five Spot
03. Let's Cool One
04. In Walked Bud
05. Misterioso
06. Epistrophy (theme - #2)
07. In Walked Bud
08. Blue Monk

CD10:

01. Rhythm-A-Ning
02. Monk's Mood
03. Friday The 13th
04. Little Rootie Tootie
05. Off Minor
06. Thelonious
07. Crepuscule with Nellie
08. Little Rootie Tootie - encore

CD11:

01 - Played Twice (Take 1 - 2nd alternate)
02 - Played Twice (Take 2 - alternate)
03 - Played Twice (Take 3 - originally issued)
04 - Straight, No Chaser
05 - Ask Me Now
06 - I Mean You
07 - Jackie-ing
08 - Round Lights
09 - Pannonica
10 - Blue Monk

CD12:

01 - Ruby, My Dear
02 - There's Danger In Your Eyes, Cherie (Take 1 - alternate)
03 - There's Danger In Your Eyes, Cherie (Take 2 - originally issued)
04 - Everything Happens To Me
05 - Reflections
06 - Remember
07 - Bluehawk
08 - You Took The Words Right Out Of My Heart
09 - San Francisco Holiday (previously unissued)
10 - Just You, Just Me (previously unissued)
11 - 'Round Midnight (previously unissued)
12 - San Francisco Holiday (Take 2 - alternate)

CD13:

01. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
02. Evidence
03. Epistrophy (theme)
04. Epistrophy
05. Four In One (take 1)
06. Let's Call This
07. 'Round Midnight
08. San Francisco Holiday (Worry Later) (take 3)
09. Four In One (take 2)
10. Epistrophy (theme)

CD14:

01. Well, You Needn't
02. Crepuscule With Nellie
03. Jackie-ing
04. Body And Soul
05. Off Minor
06. April In Paris
07. I Mean You
08. Rhythm-A-Ning
09. Just A Gigolo

CD15:

01. Hackensack
02. Epistropy
03. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
04. Jackie-ing
05. Body and Soul
06. Straight, No Chaser
07. Crepescule With Nellie
08. Bemsha Swing
09. San Francisco Holiday
10. Rhythm-a-ning
11. Epistrophy

This GRAMMY-winning, 15-disc box set will be reissued in sleek new packaging, presenting Monk's entire output for Riverside. A comprehensive booklet completes the set, offering rare photographs and insightful commentary by Orrin Keepnews, producer of the original recordings, who also researched & assembled this compilation. 153 performances-studio sessions, live performances, a legendary abandoned session with Shelly Mann and several outtakes all add to this unique portrait of genius in action.