CD Cracerjack Rec SP 2015 (1952-54)
1 Little Rootie Tootie 3:07
2 Sweet And Lovely 3:35
3 Bye-Ya 2:47
4 Monk’s Dream 3:07
5 Trinkle Tinkle 2:51
6 These Foolish Things 2:48
7 Blue Monk 7:38
8 Just A Gigolo 3:02
9 Bemsha Swing 3:11
10 Reflections 2:48
11 Work 5:19
12 Nutty 5:18
13 Ask Me Now [Alt Take] 4:29
14 Ask Me Now 3:16
15 I’ll Follow You 3:48
16 Nice Work If You Can Get It 3:05
17 Ruby, My Dear 3:10
18 Well, You Needn’t 2:59
19 April In Paris 3:22
20 Off Minor 3:03
21 Introspection 3:12
Bass – Al McKibbon (tracks: 13, 14), Gary Mapp (tracks: 1 to 6, 9, 10), Gene Ramey (tracks: 16 to 21), Nelson Boyd (tracks: 15), Percy Heath (tracks: 7, 11, 12)
Drums – Art Blakey (tracks: 1 to 4, 7, 11 to 14, 16 to 21), Max Roach (tracks: 5, 6, 9, 10, 15)
Piano – Thelonious Monk
Recording dates:
Tracks 1 to 4: New York, October 15, 1952
Tracks 5, 6, 9, 10: New York, December 18, 1952
Tracks 7, 8, 11, 12: Hackensack, New Jersey, September 22, 1954
Tracks 13, 14: New York, July 23, 1951
Track 15: New York, May 30, 1952
Tracks 16 to 21: New York, October 24, 1947