Thelonious
by Thelonious Monk
- Type: Album
- Released: 1953
- Label: Prestige
- Country: United States
- Length: 15:21
- Community rating: 4.55/5 from 5 ratings
Artists on this release: Art Blakey
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A foundational document from one of jazz's most singular geniuses. This trio session for Prestige captures Monk's percussive piano style and his revolutionary compositions in a stark and powerful setting.
Genres
Descriptors: piano, classic, minimal, bluesy, archival
Tracklist
- Little Rootie Tootie (3:06)
- Sweet and Lovely (3:33)
- Bye-Ya (2:46)
- Monk's Dream (3:07)
- Trinkle, Tinkle (2:49)
Credits
- Thelonious Monk Trio - primary artist
- Gary Mapp - bass
- Art Blakey - drums
- Max Roach - drums
- Rudy Van Gelder - engineer
- Ira Gitler - liner notes
- Thelonious Monk - piano, written-by
- Bob Weinstock - supervised by [supervision]
- Denzil Best - written-by