Riverside session · in the studio
August 12 and 13, 1957
Thelonious Monk And Gerry Mulligan
- This day's music is on 3 records: Mulligan Meets Monk, Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits, Saxophone Revolt
In the room
Gerry Mulligan – baritone sax
Thelonious Monk – piano- Wilbur Ware – bass
Shadow Wilson – drums
The takes
4 of these 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | 'Round Midnight | RLP 12-247, RLP 421 |
| – | Rhythm-a-ning | RLP 12-247, RLP 12-284 |
| – | Sweet And Lovely | RLP 12-247 |
| – | Decidedly (take 4) | RLP 12-247 |
| – | Straight, No Chaser (take 3) | RLP 12-247 |
| – | I Mean You (take 4) | RLP 12-247 |
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Decidedly (take 5) | Not issued at the time · later on Riverside R-022 |
| – | Straight, No Chaser (take 1) | Not issued at the time · later on Riverside R-022 |
| – | I Mean You (take 2) | Not issued at the time · later on Riverside R-022 |
| – | I Mean You (take 1) | Not issued at the time · later on Riverside R-022 |
10 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
RLP 12-247 · 1957Mulligan Meets MonkThelonious Monk And Gerry Mulligan
RLP 421 · 1962Thelonious Monk Greatest HitsThelonious Monk Quintet
RLP 12-284 · 1958Saxophone RevoltVarious ArtistsTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
3 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | JLP 46 | Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane | Thelonious Monk Solo | 1961 | Thelonious Monk, Wilbur Ware, Shadow Wilson |
2 of them 6 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BLP 5002 | Genius Of Modern Music | Thelonious Monk | 1952 | Thelonious Monk, Shadow Wilson |
 | BLP 1509 | Milt Jackson and the Thelonious Monk Quintet | Milt Jackson | 1956 | Thelonious Monk, Shadow Wilson |
 | BLP 1510 | Genius of Modern Music Volume 1 | Thelonious Monk | 1956 | Thelonious Monk, Shadow Wilson |
 | RLP 12-235 | Thelonious Himself | Solo Piano By Thelonious Monk | 1957 | Thelonious Monk, Wilbur Ware |
 | RLP 12-242 | Monk's Music | Thelonious Monk Septet | 1957 | Thelonious Monk, Wilbur Ware |
 | RLP 12-243 | Blues For Tomorrow | Various Artists | 1957 | Thelonious Monk, Wilbur Ware |