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Thelonious Monk – Genius Of Modern Music (Blue Note BLP 5002)

Blue Note BLP 5002 · 10-inch LP · 1952

BLP 5002

Genius Of Modern Music

Thelonious Monk

Released
1956
Tracks
7

The sources disagree on the year: 1952 in the Jazz Discography Project, 1956 on Wikipedia.

Who's on it

Credits

Producer
Alfred Lion
engineer
Doug Hawkins
liner notes
Ira Gitler

The tracks

Every track in the order it was recorded, across 4 sessions.

  1. 1TheloniousOctober 15, 1947 · BN311-0
  2. 2Ruby My DearOctober 24, 1947 · BN313-1
  3. 3Well You Needn'tOctober 24, 1947 · BN314-0
  4. 4Off MinorOctober 24, 1947 · BN317-1
  5. 5'Round About MidnightNovember 21, 1947 · BN321-1
  6. 6Misterioso (as Mysterioso)Quartet: Thelonious Monk, Milt Jackson, John Simmons, Shadow WilsonJuly 2, 1948 · BN329-0
  7. 7I Mean YouQuartet: Thelonious Monk, Milt Jackson, John Simmons, Shadow WilsonJuly 2, 1948 · BN331-1
Listen on Spotify6 of 7 tracks found on Spotify; the rest are looked up when you make it

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

The whole band 1 album

No.TitleLeaderYearWho
BLP 1510Genius of Modern Music Volume 1Thelonious Monk1956Thelonious Monk, Idrees Suliman, Danny Quebec West, Billy Smith, Gene Ramey, Art Blakey, George Taitt, Edmund Gregory, Robert Paige, Milt Jackson, John Simmons, Shadow Wilson

10 of them 2 albums

No.TitleLeaderYearWho
BLP 5009Genius Of Modern Music Vol. 2Thelonious Monk1952Thelonious Monk, Idrees Suliman, Danny Quebec West, Billy Smith, Gene Ramey, Art Blakey, George Taitt, Edmund Gregory, Robert Paige, Milt Jackson
BLP 1511Genius of Modern Music Volume 2Thelonious Monk1956Thelonious Monk, Idrees Suliman, Danny Quebec West, Billy Smith, Gene Ramey, Art Blakey, George Taitt, Edmund Gregory, Robert Paige, Milt Jackson

5 of them 1 album

No.TitleLeaderYearWho
BLP 1509Milt Jackson and the Thelonious Monk QuintetMilt Jackson1956Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Milt Jackson, John Simmons, Shadow Wilson

3 of them 3 albums

No.TitleLeaderYearWho
BLP 5011Wizard Of The VibesMilt Jackson1952Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Milt Jackson
JLP 46Thelonious Monk With John ColtraneThelonious Monk Solo1961Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Shadow Wilson
RLP 421Thelonious Monk Greatest HitsThelonious Monk Quintet1962Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Shadow Wilson

2 of them 44 albums

No.TitleLeaderYearWho
CL 6139Piano MoodsErroll Garner1950John Simmons, Shadow Wilson
CL 6173GemsErroll Garner1951John Simmons, Shadow Wilson
BLP 5010New SoundsMax Roach, James Moody, Art Blakey1952Art Blakey, Edmund Gregory
PR 7751Thelonious Monk Trio · not on the site yetThelonious Monk Trio1952Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey
MG 9013Tenor Sax Solos Volume 2Various Artists1952John Simmons, Shadow Wilson
PRLP 142Thelonious Monk Trio (Thelonious)Thelonious Monk Trio1953Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey
BLP 5018New Faces-New SoundsHorace Silver1953Gene Ramey, Art Blakey
MG 15024The Tenor Sax Of Illinois JacquetIllinois Jacquet Band1953John Simmons, Shadow Wilson
PRLP 180Thelonious Monk QuintetThelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Frank Foster1954Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey
PRLP 189Thelonious Monk PlaysThelonious Monk Trio1954Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey
MGC-622Jazz Moods By Illinois JacquetIllinois Jacquet And His Orchestra1954Gene Ramey, Art Blakey
PR 7650Miles Davis All Stars · not on the site yetMiles Davis All Stars1954Thelonious Monk, Milt Jackson
PR 7848Thelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Frank Foster · not on the site yetThelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Frank Foster1954Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey
MG 9035The Billy Taylor Trio/QuintetBilly Taylor Trio1954John Simmons, Shadow Wilson
PRLP 196Miles Davis All Stars Vol. 1Miles Davis All Stars1955Thelonious Monk, Milt Jackson
PRLP 200Miles Davis All Stars Vol. 2Miles Davis All Stars1955Thelonious Monk, Milt Jackson
MG 12008Back To BackErroll Garner, Billy Taylor1955John Simmons, Shadow Wilson
MG 15049Kai Winding SextetJ.J. Johnson1955Gene Ramey, Shadow Wilson
RLP 12-209The Unique Thelonious MonkThelonious Monk Trio1956Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey
MGC-702Groovin' With JacquetIllinois Jacquet And His Orchestra1956Gene Ramey, Art Blakey
BLP 1520Horace Silver Trio and Art Blakey-SabuHorace Silver1956Gene Ramey, Art Blakey
PRLP 7027Thelonious MonkThelonious Monk Trio1956Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey
PRLP 7037FontainebleauTadd Dameron1956John Simmons, Shadow Wilson
PRLP 7053Thelonious MonkThelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Sonny Rollins1956Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey
MG 12047The ChampDizzy Gillespie1956Art Blakey, Milt Jackson
RLP 12-242Monk's MusicThelonious Monk Septet1957Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey
RLP 12-243Blues For TomorrowVarious Artists1957Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey
RLP 12-247Mulligan Meets MonkThelonious Monk And Gerry Mulligan1957Thelonious Monk, Shadow Wilson
LP 1269Plenty, Plenty SoulMilt Jackson1957Art Blakey, Milt Jackson
BLP 1544Hank Mobley and His All StarsHank Mobley1957Art Blakey, Milt Jackson
BLP 1558Sonny Rollins Volume 2Sonny Rollins1957Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey
PRLP 7075Thelonious Monk, Sonny RollinsThelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Sonny Rollins1957Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey
PRLP 7109Bags GrooveMiles Davis1957Thelonious Monk, Milt Jackson
MG 12106J J Johnson's Jazz QuintetsJ.J. Johnson's Beboppers1957Gene Ramey, Shadow Wilson
RLP 12-267Riverside DriveVarious Artists1958Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey
RLP 12-284Saxophone RevoltVarious Artists1958Thelonious Monk, Shadow Wilson
CL 1141Encores In Hi FiErroll Garner1958John Simmons, Shadow Wilson
LP 1278Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers With Thelonious MonkArt Blakey And The Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk1958Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey
RLP 12-286Things Are Getting BetterCannonball Adderley With Milt Jackson1959Art Blakey, Milt Jackson
PRLP 7150Miles Davis And The Modern Jazz GiantsMiles Davis All Stars1959Thelonious Monk, Milt Jackson
LP 1337The Blues In Modern JazzVarious Artists1961Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey
RLP 416Cannonball Adderley Greatest HitsCannonball Adderley Quintet With Milt Jackson1962Art Blakey, Milt Jackson
LM-82002I/We Had A BallVarious Artists1965Art Blakey, Milt Jackson
PR 7457Miles Davis Greatest HitsMiles Davis Sextet Featuring Sonny Rollins1966Thelonious Monk, Milt Jackson

Also from these sessions

Thelonious Monk – Genius Of Modern Music Vol. 2 (Blue Note BLP 5009)BLP 5009 · 1952Genius Of Modern Music Vol. 2Thelonious MonkThelonious Monk – Genius of Modern Music Volume 1 (Blue Note BLP 1510)BLP 1510 · 1956Genius of Modern Music Volume 1Thelonious MonkThelonious Monk – Genius of Modern Music Volume 2 (Blue Note BLP 1511)BLP 1511 · 1956Genius of Modern Music Volume 2Thelonious MonkMilt Jackson – Milt Jackson and the Thelonious Monk Quintet (Blue Note BLP 1509)BLP 1509 · 1956Milt Jackson and the Thelonious Monk QuintetMilt Jackson
Sources

Jazz Discography Project (sessions, takes, personnel) · Wikipedia (release, running order, credits) · Discogs · MusicBrainz · AllMusic · Wikidata

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