Riverside session · in the studio
June 25 and 26, 1957
Thelonious Monk Septet
- This day's music is on 4 records: Monk's Music, Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits, Blues For Tomorrow, Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane
In the room
Thelonious Monk – piano- Ray Copeland – trumpet
- Gigi Gryce – alto sax
Coleman Hawkins – tenor sax
John Coltrane – tenor sax- Wilbur Ware – bass
Art Blakey – drums
The takes
8 of these 17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | Abide With Me | RLP 12-242 |
| – | Well, You Needn't | RLP 12-242 |
| – | Ruby, My Dear | RLP 12-242, RLP 421 |
| – | Off Minor (take 5) | RLP 12-242, RLP 421 |
| – | Epistrophy | RLP 12-242 |
| – | Crepescule With Nellie (re-take 6) | RLP 12-242 |
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Blues For Tomorrow | RLP 12-243 |
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Blues For Tomorrow (first stereo release) | Not issued at the time · later on Riverside RCD2-30027-2 |
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Off Minor (alternate master) (take 4) | JLP 46 |
| – | Epistrophy (alternate master) (short version) | JLP 46 |
| – | Epistrophy (fragment) | Not issued at the time · later on Milestone M-47011 |
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Crepuscule With Nellie (take 2) | Not issued at the time · later on Riverside RCD2-30027-2 |
| – | Abide With Me (take 1) | Not issued at the time · later on Riverside RCD2-30027-2 |
17 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
RLP 12-242 · 1957Monk's MusicThelonious Monk Septet
RLP 421 · 1962Thelonious Monk Greatest HitsThelonious Monk Quintet
RLP 12-243 · 1957Blues For TomorrowVarious Artists
JLP 46 · 1961Thelonious Monk With John ColtraneThelonious Monk SoloTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
3 of them 8 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PRLP 180 | Thelonious Monk Quintet | Thelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Frank Foster | 1954 | Thelonious Monk, Ray Copeland, Art Blakey |
| PR 7848 | Thelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Frank Foster · not on the site yet | Thelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Frank Foster | 1954 | Thelonious Monk, Ray Copeland, Art Blakey | |
 | PRLP 7053 | Thelonious Monk | Thelonious Monk Quintet Featuring Sonny Rollins | 1956 | Thelonious Monk, Ray Copeland, Art Blakey |
 | RLP 12-235 | Thelonious Himself | Solo Piano By Thelonious Monk | 1957 | Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Wilbur Ware |
 | RLP 12-284 | Saxophone Revolt | Various Artists | 1958 | Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Wilbur Ware |
 | BCP-6027 | Art Blakey Big Band | Art Blakey Big Band | 1958 | Ray Copeland, John Coltrane, Art Blakey |
 | BCP-6037 | Big Band Contrast | Various Artists | 1960 | Ray Copeland, John Coltrane, Art Blakey |
 | BCP-6065 | Golden Jazz Instrumentals | Various Artists | 1962 | Ray Copeland, John Coltrane, Art Blakey |
