Riverside session · in the studio

October 9, 1956

Thelonious Monk Quintet

This day's music is on 2 records: Brilliant Corners, Last Chorus

In the room

Thelonious Monk – piano, celeste
Ernie Henry – alto sax
Sonny Rollins – tenor sax
Oscar Pettiford – bass
Max Roach – drums

The takes

1 of these 4 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

Riverside numbered the tunes it recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
–	Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are	RLP 12-226
–	Pannonica	RLP 12-226

Same band

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
–	Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are (excerpt)	RLP 12-266
–	Pannonica (opening)	Not issued at the time · later on Riverside R-022

4 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Thelonious Monk – Brilliant Corners (Riverside RLP 12-226)

RLP 12-226 · 1957Brilliant CornersThelonious Monk

Ernie Henry – Last Chorus (Riverside RLP 12-266)

RLP 12-266 · 1958Last ChorusErnie Henry

Together elsewhere

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

The whole band 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	RLP 421	Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits	Thelonious Monk Quintet	1962	Thelonious Monk, Ernie Henry, Sonny Rollins, Oscar Pettiford, Max Roach

4 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	RLP 12-267	Riverside Drive	Various Artists	1958	Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, Oscar Pettiford, Max Roach

3 of them 6 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7751	Thelonious Monk Trio · not on the site yet	Thelonious Monk Trio	1952	Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, Max Roach
RLP 12-239	Jazz Contrasts	Kenny Dorham	1957	Sonny Rollins, Oscar Pettiford, Max Roach
RLP 12-244	Jazz For Lovers	Various Artists	1957	Sonny Rollins, Oscar Pettiford, Max Roach
RLP 12-258	Freedom Suite	Sonny Rollins	1958	Sonny Rollins, Oscar Pettiford, Max Roach
JLP 72	Sonny's Time	Sonny Rollins	1962	Sonny Rollins, Oscar Pettiford, Max Roach
JLP 82	Kenny Dorham And Friends With Cannonball Adderley & Sonny Rollins	Kenny Dorham Quintet/Sextet	1962	Sonny Rollins, Oscar Pettiford, Max Roach

2 of them 29 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PRLP 109	Modern Jazz Trombones	Kai Winding And His All Stars, Jay Jay Johnson And His All Stars	1951	Sonny Rollins, Max Roach
PRLP 136	George Wallington Trio	George Wallington Trio	1952	Oscar Pettiford, Max Roach
PR 7587	George Wallington Trio · not on the site yet	George Wallington Trio	1952	Oscar Pettiford, Max Roach
PRLP 142	Thelonious Monk Trio (Thelonious)	Thelonious Monk Trio	1953	Thelonious Monk, Max Roach
PRLP 166	Blows For LP Featuring Sonny Rollins	Thelonious Monk Quintet	1954	Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins
PR 7813	Oscar Pettiford Sextet · not on the site yet	Oscar Pettiford Sextet	1954	Oscar Pettiford, Max Roach
PRLP 190	Sonny Rollins And Thelonious Monk	Sonny Rollins And Thelonious Monk Quartet	1955	Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins
RLP 12-201	Thelonious Monk Plays The Music Of Duke Ellington	Thelonious Monk Trio	1956	Thelonious Monk, Oscar Pettiford
RLP 12-209	The Unique Thelonious Monk	Thelonious Monk Trio	1956	Thelonious Monk, Oscar Pettiford
BLP 1511	Genius of Modern Music Volume 2	Thelonious Monk	1956	Thelonious Monk, Max Roach
PRLP 7020	Work Time	Sonny Rollins	1956	Sonny Rollins, Max Roach
PRLP 7023	Trombone By Three	J J Johnson, Kai Winding, Benny Green	1956	Sonny Rollins, Max Roach
PRLP 7027	Thelonious Monk	Thelonious Monk Trio	1956	Thelonious Monk, Max Roach
PRLP 7038	Sonny Rollins Plus 4	Sonny Rollins Plus 4	1956	Sonny Rollins, Max Roach
PRLP 7053	Thelonious Monk	Thelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Sonny Rollins	1956	Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins
PRLP 7058	Moving Out	Sonny Rollins	1956	Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins
MG-36070	Clifford Brown And Max Roach At Basin Street	Clifford Brown - Max Roach Quintet	1956	Sonny Rollins, Max Roach
MG-36085	The Young Ones Of Jazz	Various Artists	1956	Sonny Rollins, Max Roach
MG-36098	Max Roach + 4	Max Roach Quintet	1956	Sonny Rollins, Max Roach
BLP 1542	Sonny Rollins Volume 1	Sonny Rollins	1957	Sonny Rollins, Max Roach
BLP 1558	Sonny Rollins Volume 2	Sonny Rollins	1957	Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins
PRLP 7075	Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins	Thelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Sonny Rollins	1957	Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins
PRLP 7079	Saxophone Colossus	Sonny Rollins	1957	Sonny Rollins, Max Roach
PRLP 7095	Rollins Plays For Bird	Sonny Rollins Quintet With Kenny Dorham And Max Roach	1957	Sonny Rollins, Max Roach
MG-36108	Jazz In 3/4 Time	Max Roach	1957	Sonny Rollins, Max Roach
RLP 12-251	Abbey Lincoln With The Riverside Jazz Stars	Abbey Lincoln With The Riverside Jazz Stars	1958	Sonny Rollins, Max Roach
PRLP 7126	Tour De Force	Sonny Rollins	1958	Sonny Rollins, Max Roach
PRLP 7207	Sonny Boy	Sonny Rollins	1961	Sonny Rollins, Max Roach
PRLP 7253	Looking Back	J.J. Johnson	1963	Sonny Rollins, Max Roach