Thelonious Monk: Thelonious Monk Trio (Vinyl 180g)

Contents

1. Blue Monk
2. Just A Gigolo (Album Version)
3. Bemsha Swing (Album Version)
4. Reflections (Album Version)
5. Little Rootie Tootie (Album Version)
6. Sweet & Lovely (Album Version)
7. Bye-Ya (Album Version)
8. Monk’s Dream (Album Version)
9. Trinkle Tinkle (Album Version)
10. These Foolish Things (Album Version)

Monk came to Prestige from Blue Note, where he had recorded with several groups of varying sizes, including some trios. At Prestige, his first two recordings (October and December 1952) were exclusively in trio with Art Blakey on the first and Max Roach on the second. Two other pieces, also with Blakey, were from a 1954 trio session, and this album contains the first recordings of “Little Rootie Tootie,” “Bemsha Swing” and “Blue Monk.”