THELONIOUS MONK - The Complete Albums Collection: 1954-1957 (2015) 5CD / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This five disc collection contains some of the most important recordings of Monk’s career; from his very earliest Bluenote sessions to the startling compositions that have become all-time classics. Featuring nine original and now legendary albums in total, the music showcased within perfectly displays the rapid progress of Thelonious Monk’s natural talents as a writer, performer and bandleader, leaving no doubt as to how he came to achieve the revered status he still maintains to this day.
Tracklist:
CD1
Genius of Modern Music Vol.1 (1956)
01. 'Round About Midnight (3:12)
02. Off Minor (3:02)
03. Ruby, My Dear (3:08)
04. I Mean You (2:45)
05. April in Paris (3:21)
06. In Walked Bud (2:57)
07. Thelonious (3:01)
08. Epistrophy (3:06)
09. Misterioso (3:21)
10. Well You Needn't (2:58)
11. Introspection (3:13)
12. Humph (2:53)
Genius of Modern Music Vol.2 (1956)
13. Carolina Moon (3:29)
14. Hornin' In (3:15)
15. Skippy (3:02)
16. Let's Cool One (3:50)
17. Suburban Eyes (3:01)
18. Evonce (3:05)
19. Straight, No Chaser (3:00)
20. Four in One (3:32)
21. Nice Work (3:04)
22. Monk's Mood (3:08)
23. Who Knows (2:42)
24. Ask Me Now (3:18)

CD2
Thelonious Monk Trio (1954)
01. Blue Monk (7:39)
02. Just a Gigolo (3:01)
03. Bemsha Swing (3:10)
04. Reflections (2:48)
05. Little Rootie Tootie (3:06)
06. Sweet and Lovely (3:34)
07. Bye-Ya (2:47)
08. Monk's Dream (3:07)
09. Trinkle Tinkle (2:50)
10. These Foolish Things (2:46)
Monk (1954)
11. We See (5:18)
12. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (4:33)
13. Locomotive (6:24)
14. Hackensack (5:13)
15. Let's Call This (5:08)
16. Think of One (5:47)
17. Think of One (5:42)

CD3
Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins (1956)
01. The Way You Look Tonight (5:16)
02. I Want to Be Happy (7:45)
03. Work (5:19)
04. Nutty (5:18)
05. Friday the 13th (10:34)
Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington (1955)
06. It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing (4:42)
07. Sophisticated Lady (4:32)
08. I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good (5:57)
09. Black and Tan Fantasy (3:29)
10. Mood Indigo (3:17)
11. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (5:44)
12. Solitude (3:46)
13. Caravan (5:58)

CD4
The Unique Thelonious Monk (1956)
01. Liza (3:14)
02. Memories of You (4:17)
03. Honeysuckle Rose (5:34)
04. Darn That Dream (6:31)
05. Tea for Two (5:55)
06. You Are Too Beautiful (4:56)
07. Just You, Just Me (7:58)
Brilliant Corners (1957)
08. Brilliant Corners (7:44)
09. Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are (13:07)
10. Pannonica (8:50)
11. I Surrender, Dear (5:27)
12. Bemsha Swing (7:41)

CD5
Monk's Music (1957)
01. Abide with Me (0:55)
02. Well, You Needn't (11:25)
03. Ruby, My Dear (5:26)
04. Off Minor (5:09)
05. Epistrophy (10:46)
06. Crepuscule with Nellie (4:41)
Mulligan Meets Monk (1957)
07. 'Round Midnight (8:29)
08. Rhythm-A-Ning (5:20)
09. Sweet and Lovely (7:17)
10. Decidedly (5:54)
11. Straight, No Chaser (7:01)
12. I Mean You (6:54)