Thelonious Monk – Kind Of Monk [10 CD, 2009/FLAC]

 A boxset featuring 10 of Thelonious Monk's albums.


Most sets in this Kind Of series cluster around the mid-to-late 1950s for the artists who are topics of the sets. This one goes pretty heavy on the mid-to-late 1940s to early 1950s, with some mid-to-late 1950s and some material that was recorded as late as 1967. There is coherence to the composition of the set though. Nearly all of the tracks feature Monk as a leader. This is a departure from other sets in this series where it's a mix of leader and sideman.



CD 01 - Blue Monk
CD 02 - Brilliant Corners
CD 03 - The Gerry Mulligan Sessions
CD 04 - A Duke Eliington Songbook
CD 05 - Quartet & Octet In Europe
CD 06 - Live At The Five Spot Vol. 1
CD 07 - Live At The Five Spot Vol. 2
CD 08 - Epistrophy
CD 09 - Monk's Dream
CD 10 - Almost Solo





CD 01 - Blue Monk

01. Bemsha Swing (7:44)
02. Skippy (3:01)
03. Sixteen (3:40)
04. Carolina Moon (3:28)
05. I Surrender Dear (5:28)
06. Epistrophy (3:11)
07. Thelonious (3:04)
08. Blue Monk (6:57)
09. Ruby My Dear (5:43)

CD 02 - Brilliant Corners

01. Brilliant Corners (7:46)
02. Hornin' In (3:15)
03. Let's Cool One (3:49)
04. Pannonica (8:52)
05. I'll Follow You (3:48)
06. Ba Lue Bolivar Ba Blues Are (13:10)

CD 03 - The Gerry Mulligan Sessions

01. Rhythm A Ning (5:19)
02. Straight No Chaser (7:04)
03. 'Round Midnight (8:30)
04. I Mean You (6:54)
05. Sweet & Lovely (7:17)
06. Decidedly (5:50)

CD 04 - A Duke Eliington Songbook

01. Black And Tan Fantasy (3:25)
02. Solitude (3:44)
03. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (4:39)
04. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (5:42)
05. Sophisticated Lady (4:30)
06. Caravan (5:56)
07. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good (5:55)
08. Mood Indigo (3:13)

CD 05 - Quartet & Octet In Europe

01. Hackensack (11:01)
02. Ruby My Dear (5:45)
03. Blue Monk (6:58)
04. Hackensack (13:25)

CD 06 - Live At The Five Spot Vol. 1

01. Crepuscule With Nellie (2:55)
02. Twinkle Twinkle (10:01)
03. In Walked Bud (11:15)
04. I Mean You (13:45)
05. Epistrophy (5:11)

CD 07 - Live At The Five Spot Vol. 2

01. Light Blue (5:13)
02. Blue Monk (8:33)
03. Coming On The Hudson (5:21)
04. In Walked Bud (11:27)
05. Misterioso (10:53)
06. Let's Cool One (9:19)
07. Rhythm A Ning (9:33)
08. Nutty (5:21)

CD 08 - Epistrophy

01. Evonce (3:03)
02. Surburban Eyes (3:01)
03. Epistrophy (3:06)
04. Eronel (3:04)
05. Nice Work If You Can Get It (3:00)
06. Ruby My Dear (3:07)
07. Introspection (3:12)
08. Off Minor (3:03)
09. Monk's Mood (3:06)
10. Who Knows (2:39)
11. Round About Midnight (3:12)
12. Misterioso (3:21)
13. Ask Me Now (3:15)
14. Four In One (3:30)
15. Criss Cross (2:56)
16. Straight No Chaser (2:56)
17. Willow Weep For Me (3:02)
18. Hornin' In (3:12)
19. Let's Cool One (3:43)

CD 09 - Monk's Dream

01. Trinkle Tinkle (2:50)
02. Monk's Dream (3:08)
03. Reflections (2:48)
04. Little Rootie Tootie (3:07)
05. April In Paris (3:22)
06. Sweet And Lovely (3:36)
07. Think Of One (5:47)
08. These Foolish Things (2:48)
09. Well You Needn't (2:59)
10. Evidence (2:33)
11. Humph (2:52)
12. In Walked Bud (2:54)
13. Let's Call This (5:09)
14. I Mean You (2:46)
15. Friday The 13th (10:41)
16. Bye Ya (2:45)

CD 10 - Almost Solo

01. All Alone (4:53)
02. Functional (9:22)
03. I Should Care (3:14)
04. I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance Without You (4:24)
05. Monk's Mood (7:53)
06. April In Paris (3:53)
07. Round Midnight (6:42)
08. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (4:04)