Columbia session · in the studio
November 4, 1964
Thelonious Monk Quartet
In the room
Thelonious Monk – piano- Charlie Rouse – tenor sax
- Larry Gales – bass
Ben Riley – drums
The takes
13 of these 14 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CO85097 | Bemsha Swing | CL 2416 |
| CO85098 | I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | Not issued at the time |
| CO85099 | Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are | Not issued at the time |
| CO85100 | Epistrophy | Not issued at the time · later on Columbia C2 38269 |
| CO85101 | 'Round Midnight | Not issued at the time |
| CO85102 | Nutty | Not issued at the time |
| CO85103 | Straight, No Chaser | Not issued at the time |
| CO85104 | Bright Mississippi | Not issued at the time · later on Columbia C2 38269 |
| CO85108 | Blue Monk | Not issued at the time · later on Columbia C2 38269 |
| CO85109 | Well, You Needn't | Not issued at the time |
| CO85110 | Thelonious | Not issued at the time |
| CO85111 | Hackensack | Not issued at the time · later on Columbia C2 38269 |
| CO85112 | Evidence | Not issued at the time |
| CO85113 | Misterioso | Not issued at the time · later on Columbia C2 38269 |
14 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 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CL 2291 | Monk. | Thelonious Monk | 1965 | Thelonious Monk, Charlie Rouse, Larry Gales, Ben Riley |
 | CL 2651 | Straight, No Chaser | Monk | 1967 | Thelonious Monk, Charlie Rouse, Larry Gales, Ben Riley |
| CS 9632 | Underground · not on the site yet | Thelonious Monk | 1968 | Thelonious Monk, Charlie Rouse, Larry Gales, Ben Riley |
3 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CL 2184 | It's Monk's Time | Thelonious Monk | 1964 | Thelonious Monk, Charlie Rouse, Ben Riley |
 | CL 2349 | Solo Monk | Thelonious Monk Solo | 1965 | Thelonious Monk, Larry Gales, Ben Riley |
