Prestige
Thelonious Monk Plays
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| Recorded | 1954 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PRLP 189 |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 822828 |
The record
Art Blakey's drums are the counterweight here -- he and Percy Heath give Thelonious Monk something hard to lean against across 'Work,' 'Nutty' and 'Blue Monk,' with 'Just A Gigolo' to close. Four tunes on a ten-inch, Prestige PRLP 189 from 1954. Short, and it gets where it is going without a wasted chorus.
Tracks
- Work
- Nutty
- Blue Monk
- Just A Gigolo
Session personnel
- Percy Heath — Bass
- Art Blakey — Drums
- Thelonious Monk — Piano
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1954 | Prestige · PRLP 189 — Vinyl LP 10" earliest on file |
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| 1956 | Esquire · 20-075 — Vinyl, LP, 10" |
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