Columbia · in the Kissa Kissa racks
It's Monk's Time
| Recorded | c. 1964 |
|---|---|
| Label | Columbia |
| Released | 1964 |
| Discogs | master 260384 |
The record
Monk's 1964 Columbia quartet with Charlie Rouse, pulling standards apart and reassembling them his way -- the stride roots showing right through the modernism.
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
The earliest on file is a 1964 US stereo CS 8984 with two-eye labels and the 360 Sound legend; the mono CL 2184 is the same year with the same labels. Pitman repressings of both follow in 1965, 1966 and 1970. Overseas the record went out on CBS as mono 62391 and stereo SBPG 62391. For a clean modern cut, Speakers Corner reissued CS 8984 in 2012 and again in 2021.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 58 pressings on file.
| 1964 | Columbia · CL 2184 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
|---|---|
| 1965 | CBS · 37406 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · deep groove |
| 1964 | Columbia · CS 8984 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, 2-eye Labels, 360 Sound |
| 1964 | CBS · 62391 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1964 | Columbia · CL 2184 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1964 | CBS · SBPG 62391 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1964 | CBS · 62 391 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1964 | CBS · BPG 62391 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1964 | CBS · S 62391 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | CBS · SBP-233151 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Columbia · CL 2184 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | CBS · SBP-473135 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Columbia · CS 8984 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Columbia · CQ 644 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Album |