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.
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)
CD 3 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)