Atlantic · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk
| Recorded | 1957 |
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| Label | Atlantic |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 120704 |
The record
Monk takes the piano chair from Blakey himself on this Atlantic pairing, his angular voicings sparking against Griffin's full-tilt tenor across a rare, singular meeting of two hard-bop drivers.
Session personnel
- Spanky DeBrest — bass
- Art Blakey — drums
- Thelonious Monk — piano
- Johnny Griffin — tenor saxophone
- Bill Hardman — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Both channels arrived in 1958 -- the stereo SD 1278 is the earliest on file here, with the mono 1278 alongside it, and one 1958 stereo copy is an MGM custom pressing. Britain took it in 1959 as London LTZ-K 15157 in mono and SAH-K 6017 in stereo, both worth a look. The modern choice is Atlantic's 2022 remastered mono gatefold, R1 670841; 4 Men With Beards issued 4M110 in 2002.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 78 pressings on file.
| 1958 | Atlantic · 1278 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1959 | London Records · LTZ-K 15157 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove |
| — | Atlantic · SAL-5002 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · deep groove |
| 1958 | Atlantic · SD 1278 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | Atlantic · 1278 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1958 | Metronome · MEP 456 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1958 | Atlantic · ALC-1902 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel |
| 1958 | Atlantic · SD 1278 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, MGM Custom Pressing |
| 1958 | Atlantic · 1278 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1958 | Atlantic · SD 1278 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Atlantic · SD 1278 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1959 | London Records · LTZ-K 15157 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1959 | London Records · SAH-K 6017 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Atlantic · 1278 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
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