Thelonious Monk

The Complete Riverside Recordings

Release date 1986

Tracklist

1
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
4:40
4:40
2
Sophisticated Lady
4:30
4:30
3
I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
5:55
5:55
4
Black And Tan Fantasy
3:28
3:28
5
Mood Indigo
3:16
3:16
6
I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
5:43
5:43
7
Solitude
3:45
3:45
8
Caravan
5:59
5:59
9
Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away)
3:14
3:14
10
Memories of You
4:19
4:19
11
Honeysuckle Rose
5:35
5:35
12
Darn That Dream
6:33
6:33
13
Tea for Two
5:55
5:55
14
You Are Too Beautiful
4:58
4:58
15
Just You, Just Me
8:02
8:02
16
Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are
13:27
13:27
17
Pannonica (opening)
2:38
2:38
18
Pannonica
8:54
8:54
19
Brilliant Corners
7:51
7:51
20
Bemsha Swing
7:55
7:55
21
I Surrender Dear
5:32
5:32
22
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance (With You) (take 5)
4:15
4:15
23
I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You (take 7)
4:25
4:25
24
I Should Care (take 1)
3:32
3:32
25
I Should Care (take 2)
3:23
3:23
26
I Should Care (take 3)
3:17
3:17
27
'round Midnight - In Progress
21:59
21:59
28
'Round Midnight
6:44
6:44
29
April In Paris
3:55
3:55
30
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
4:08
4:08
31
Monk’s Mood (false start)
1:01
1:01
32
Monk’s Mood
7:53
7:53
33
Functional (alternate take)
9:44
9:44
34
Functional
9:20
9:20
35
All Alone
4:53
4:53
36
Crepuscule With Nellie (take 1)
4:34
4:34
37
Crepuscule With Nellie (breakdown)
1:02
1:02
38
Blues for Tomorrow
13:33
13:33
39
Off Minor (take 4)
5:15
5:15
40
Off Minor (take 5)
5:09
5:09
41
Abide With Me
0:55
0:55
42
Crepuscule With Nellie (takes 4 and 5)
4:47
4:47
43
Crepuscule With Nellie – Take 6
4:40
4:40
44
Epistrophy (fragment)
1:48
1:48
45
Epistrophy
10:47
10:47
46
Well, You Needn’t (opening)
1:28
1:28
47
Well, You Needn’t
11:27
11:27
48
Ruby, My Dear
5:28
5:28
49
Ruby, My Dear
6:21
6:21
50
Nutty
6:41
6:41
51
Trinkle, Tinkle
6:41
6:41
52
Straight, No Chaser (take 1)
5:31
5:31
53
Straight, No Chaser (take 3)
7:01
7:01
54
Rhythm-a-ning
5:19
5:19
55
I Mean You (take 1)
6:24
6:24
56
I Mean You (take 2)
6:34
6:34
57
I Mean You (take 4)
6:55
6:55
58
’Round Midnight
8:32
8:32
59
Decidedly (take 4)
5:56
5:56
60
Decidedly (take 5)
6:39
6:39
61
Sweet and Lovely
7:18
7:18
62
Coming On The Hudson
6:06
6:06
63
In Orbit
4:44
4:44
64
One Foot in the Gutter
7:21
7:21
65
Trust in Me
4:31
4:31
66
Let’s Cool One
4:56
4:56
67
Pea‐Eye
4:30
4:30
68
Argentia
6:14
6:14
69
Moonlight Fiesta
2:36
2:36
70
Buck’s Business
3:23
3:23
71
Flugelin' the Blues
7:02
7:02
72
Very Near Blue
3:05
3:05
73
Evidence
10:16
10:16
74
Blues Five Spot
9:56
9:56
75
In Walked Bud / Epistrophy (theme)
10:57
10:57
76
[unidentified solo piano]
1:55
1:55
77
’Round Midnight
6:18
6:18
78
Bye-Ya / Epistrophy (theme)
11:57
11:57
79
Light Blue
5:15
5:15
80
Coming on the Hudson
5:23
5:23
81
Rhythm‐a‐ning
9:28
9:28
82
Just a Gigolo
2:09
2:09
83
Blue Monk
8:29
8:29
84
Evidence
8:45
8:45
85
Epistrophy (theme)
1:07
1:07
86
Nutty
5:23
5:23
87
Five Spot Blues
8:12
8:12
88
Let’s Cool One
9:15
9:15
89
In Walked Bud
11:20
11:20
90
Misterioso
10:47
10:47
91
Epistrophy (theme #2)
1:04
1:04
92
In Walked Bud
7:08
7:08
93
Blue Monk
8:20
8:20
94
Rhythm-a-ning
6:52
6:52
95
Monk’s Mood
10:21
10:21
96
Friday the 13th
9:30
9:30
97
Little Rootie Tootie
8:53
8:53
98
Off Minor
7:51
7:51
99
Thelonious
3:04
3:04
100
Crepuscule With Nellie
4:51
4:51
101
Little Rootie Tootie (encore)
8:31
8:31
102
Played Twice (take 1, 2nd alternate)
6:58
6:58
103
Played Twice (take 2 - Alternate)
7:55
7:55
104
Played Twice (take 3)
8:02
8:02
105
Straight No Chaser
9:23
9:23
106
Ask Me Now
10:48
10:48
107
I Mean You
9:50
9:50
108
Jackie‐ing
6:10
6:10
109
Round Lights
3:39
3:39
110
Pannonica
3:55
3:55
111
Blue Monk
3:44
3:44
112
Ruby My Dear
4:02
4:02
113
There's Danger in Your Eyes, Cherie (alternate take 1)
4:08
4:08
114
There's Danger in Your Eyes, Cherie (take 2)
4:25
4:25
115
Everything Happens to Me
5:42
5:42
116
Reflections
5:09
5:09
117
Remember
2:47
2:47
118
Bluehawk
3:43
3:43
119
You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart
4:07
4:07
120
San Francisco Holiday
8:54
8:54
121
Just You, Just Me
7:12
7:12
122
'Round Midnight
7:58
7:58
123
San Francisco Holiday (alternate take 2)
8:31
8:31
124
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
6:14
6:14
125
Evidence
7:10
7:10
126
Epistrophy Theme
1:04
1:04
127
Epistrophy
6:42
6:42
128
Four in One (take 1)
7:36
7:36
129
Let's Call This
8:36
8:36
130
'Round Midnight
12:05
12:05
131
San Francisco Holiday (Worry Later) (take 3)
9:11
9:11
132
Four in One (take 2)
8:44
8:44
133
Epistrophy Theme
1:15
1:15
134
Well You Needn't
11:30
11:30
135
Crepuscule With Nellie
2:39
2:39
136
Jackie-ing
10:12
10:12
137
Body and Soul
2:47
2:47
138
Off Minor
11:41
11:41
139
April In Paris
1:18
1:18
140
I Mean You
11:02
11:02
141
Rhythm A Ning
10:37
10:37
142
Just a Gigolo
1:45
1:45
143
Hackensack
9:46
9:46
144
Epistrophy
6:12
6:12
145
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
8:36
8:36
146
Jackie-ing
4:53
4:53
147
Body and Soul
4:48
4:48
148
Straight No Chaser
9:03
9:03
149
Crepuscule With Nellie
2:42
2:42
150
Bemsha Swing
6:56
6:56
151
San Francisco Holiday
5:57
5:57
152
Rhythm A Ning
5:47
5:47
153
Epistrophy
5:03
5:03