THELONIOUS MONK WITH JOHN COLTRANE — The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings (2006) 2CD | APE (image+.cue), lossless

Hardcore jazzheads with no doubt be delighted with this double-disc set that includes all the recordings Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane did together in 1957 for Riverside. Never mind that the vast majority of this material has been issued several times. There are two cuts that have never appeared before: an alternate of "Crepuscule with Nellie" from the septet sessions for Monk's Music on June 25 and 26 ( with Gigi Gryce, Coleman Hawkins, bassist Wilbur Ware, and drummer Shadow Wilson), and an alternate of "Abide with Me" with just Trane, Hawkins, and Gryce. There are also two tracks -- one of them a false start with Ware and Coltrane -- of "Monk's Mood," recorded on April 12 for inclusion on the otherwise solo Thelonious Himself album. The remaining three cuts with Ware, Wilson, and Coltrane were taken form the At the Five Spot live recording. Orrin Keepnews compiled this collection and wrote a wonderful and insightful essay about recording this music. It was all arranged chronologically, meaning there are no less than five takes in total of "Crepuscule with Nellie" taking up the vast majority of disc one. For those who have to have absolutely everything.
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Tracklist 1 :
1    Monk's Mood [False Start] 0:55  
Thelonious Monk
2    Monk's Mood 7:52
Thelonious Monk
3    Crepuscule with Nellie [Take 1] 4:35
Thelonious Monk
4    Crepuscule with Nellie [Take 2] 4:43  
Thelonious Monk
5    Crepuscule with Nellie [Breakdown] 0:55  
Thelonious Monk
6    Blues for Tomorrow [first stereo release] 13:34 
Gigi Gryce
7    Crepuscule with Nellie [Takes 4 & 5] 4:47 
Thelonious Monk
8    Crepuscle with Nellie 4:39  
Thelonious Monk
9    Off Minor [Take 4] 5:16 
Thelonious Monk
10    Off Minor [Take 5] 5:10  
Thelonious Monk
Tracklist 2 :
1    Abide with Me [Take 1] 0:54 
Thelonious Monk / William Henry Monk
2    Abide with Me 0:55  
Thelonious Monk / William Henry Monk
3    Epistrophy [Alternate take] 3:09  
Kenny Clarke / Thelonious Monk
4    Epistrophy 10:47  
Kenny Clarke / Thelonious Monk
5    Well You Needn't [Opening] 1:26   
Thelonious Monk
6    Well You Needn't 11:24     
Thelonious Monk
7    Ruby, My Dear 5:26  
Thelonious Monk
8    Ruby, My Dear [with John Coltrane] 6:21
Thelonious Monk
9    Nutty 6:38  
Thelonious Monk
10    Trinkle, Tinkle  6:42
Thelonious Monk
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Gigi Gryce (tracks: 1-3 to 2-7)
Double Bass – Wilbur Ware (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10, 2-3 to 2-10)
Drums – Art Blakey (tracks: 1-3 to 1-10, 2-3 to 2-7), Shadow Wilson (tracks: 2-8 to 2-10)
Piano – Thelonious Monk
Producer, Compiled By – Orrin Keepnews
Tenor Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins (tracks: 1-3 to 2-7), John Coltrane
Trumpet – Ray Copeland (tracks: 1-3 to 2-7)
Written-By – Thelonious Monk (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5, 1-7 to 1-10, 2-3 to 2-10)
Note:
Tracks 1-1 and 1-2 recorded April 12 1957 (Trio)
Tracks 1-3 to 1-6 recorded June 25th 1957 (Septet)
Tracks 1-7 to 2-7 recorded June 26th 1957 (Septet)
Tracks 2-8 to 2-10 recorded July 1957 (Quartet)