Columbia session · in the studio
January 29, 1964
Thelonious Monk Quartet
In the room
Thelonious Monk – piano- Charlie Rouse – tenor sax
Butch Warren – bass
Ben Riley – drums
The takes
2 of these 3 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
What the numbers mean
Columbia numbered its masters by the tune, in series by the city: CO 55473 is a New York master.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| CO81232-? | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Not issued at the time |
| CO81232-3 | - | CL 2184 |
| CO81233 | Shuffle Boil | Not issued at the time |
3 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CL 2416 | Misterioso (Recorded On Tour) | Monk | 1965 | Thelonious Monk, Charlie Rouse, Butch Warren, Ben Riley |
3 of them 5 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CL 2164 | Big Band And Quartet In Concert | Thelonious Monk | 1964 | Thelonious Monk, Charlie Rouse, Butch Warren |
 | CL 2178 | Miles & Monk At Newport | Miles Davis Sextet | 1964 | Thelonious Monk, Charlie Rouse, Butch Warren |
 | CL 2291 | Monk. | Thelonious Monk | 1965 | Thelonious Monk, Charlie Rouse, Ben Riley |
 | CL 2651 | Straight, No Chaser | Monk | 1967 | Thelonious Monk, Charlie Rouse, Ben Riley |
| CS 9632 | Underground · not on the site yet | Thelonious Monk | 1968 | Thelonious Monk, Charlie Rouse, Ben Riley |
2 of them 11 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | RLP 300 | The Thelonious Monk Orchestra At Town Hall | The Thelonious Monk Orchestra | 1959 | Thelonious Monk, Charlie Rouse |
 | RLP 305 | 5 By Monk By 5 | Thelonious Monk Quintet | 1959 | Thelonious Monk, Charlie Rouse |
 | RLP 323 | Thelonious Monk Quartet Plus Two At The Blackhawk | Thelonious Monk Quartet Plus Two | 1960 | Thelonious Monk, Charlie Rouse |
 | RLP 421 | Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits | Thelonious Monk Quintet | 1962 | Thelonious Monk, Charlie Rouse |
 | BLP 4091 | Leapin' And Lopin' | Sonny Clark | 1962 | Charlie Rouse, Butch Warren |
 | CL 1965 | Monk's Dream | The Thelonious Monk Quartet | 1963 | Thelonious Monk, Charlie Rouse |
 | CL 1970 | The Giants Of Jazz | Various Artists | 1963 | Thelonious Monk, Charlie Rouse |
 | CL 2038 | Criss-Cross | Thelonious Monk | 1963 | Thelonious Monk, Charlie Rouse |
 | RLP 443 | Thelonious Monk In Italy | The Thelonious Monk Quartet | 1965 | Thelonious Monk, Charlie Rouse |
 | CL 2349 | Solo Monk | Thelonious Monk Solo | 1965 | Thelonious Monk, Ben Riley |
 | RLP 491 | Monk In France | The Thelonious Monk Quartet | 1966 | Thelonious Monk, Charlie Rouse |