Thelonious Monk - Saga Jazz: Monk Plays Thelonious (2003)

There are twenty-four of Thelonious Monk’s compositions gathered here, in the first versions of them to be played by the pianist between 1947, the year of his first recordings under his own name, and 1952. Two self-evident truths are immediately apparent to the ears: Monk was an absolute genius when it came to writing a tune, and Thelonious knew how to play it better than anyone else. One last detail: almost all of these compositions (22 of the 24) remained in his book until the end.

Tracklist:
1. Thelonious Monk - Little Rootie Tootie (03:08)
2. Thelonious Monk - Bemsha Swing (03:11)
3. Thelonious Monk - Misterioso (03:23)
4. Thelonious Monk - Epistrophy (03:08)
5. Thelonious Monk - I Mean You (02:48)
6. Thelonious Monk - Evidence (02:35)
7. Thelonious Monk - Bye Ya (02:48)
8. Thelonious Monk - Mon's Dream (03:08)
9. Thelonious Monk - Skippy (03:02)
10. Thelonious Monk - Hornin' In (03:16)
11. Thelonious Monk - Let's Cool One (03:49)
12. Thelonious Monk - Monk's Mood (03:08)
13. Thelonious Monk - 'Round Midnight (03:12)
14. Thelonious Monk - Well You Needn T (03:01)
15. Thelonious Monk - Introspection (03:14)
16. Thelonious Monk - Off Minor (03:03)
17. Thelonious Monk - Ruby My Dear (03:10)
18. Thelonious Monk - Criss Cross (02:57)
19. Thelonious Monk - Four in One (03:31)
20. Thelonious Monk - Straight No Chaser (03:00)
21. Thelonious Monk - Eronel (03:06)
22. Thelonious Monk - Ask Me Now (03:17)
23. Thelonious Monk - Reflections (02:49)
24. Thelonious Monk - Trinkle Tinkle (02:49)