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Prestige

Thelonious

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Recorded1953
LabelPrestige
CatalogPRLP 142
Released1953
Personnel7 credited players
Discogsmaster 418923

The record

Monk at the piano, Gary Mapp on bass, and the credits carry two drummers -- Art Blakey and Max Roach. A ten-inch Prestige from 1953, PRLP 142, engineered by Rudy Van Gelder with notes by Ira Gitler. Eight titles including 'Trinkle Tinkle', 'Bemsha Swing' and 'These Foolish Things', the trio format leaving the piano nowhere to hide.

Tracks

  1. Little Rootie Tootie
  2. Sweet And Lovely
  3. Bye-Ya
  4. Monk's Dream
  5. Trinkle Tinkle
  6. These Foolish Things
  7. Bemsha Swing
  8. Reflections

Session personnel

  • Gary Mapp — Bass
  • Art Blakey — Drums
  • Max Roach — Drums
  • Rudy Van Gelder — Engineer
  • Ira Gitler — Liner Notes
  • Thelonious Monk — Piano
  • Thelonious Monk Trio

Contemporary reception

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Pressings

1953Prestige · PRLP 142 — Vinyl LP 10" Album earliest on file
Prestige · PRLP 142 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Reissue · deep groove
1960Esquire · EP 226 — Vinyl, 7", EP, 45 RPM

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