Prestige
Thelonious
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| Recorded | 1953 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PRLP 142 |
| Released | 1953 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 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
- Little Rootie Tootie
- Sweet And Lovely
- Bye-Ya
- Monk's Dream
- Trinkle Tinkle
- These Foolish Things
- Bemsha Swing
- 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
| 1953 | Prestige · PRLP 142 — Vinyl LP 10" Album earliest on file |
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| — | Prestige · PRLP 142 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Reissue · deep groove |
| 1960 | Esquire · EP 226 — Vinyl, 7", EP, 45 RPM |
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