Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volume 1

Tracklist

1	Humph	2:50
2	Evonce (Alternate Take)	3:00
3	Evonce	3:01
4	Suburban Eyes	2:58
5	Suburban Eyes (Alternate Take)	2:55
6	Thelonious	2:58
7	Nice Work If You Can Get It (Alternate Take)	3:01
8	Nice Work If You Can Get It	3:00
9	Ruby My Dear (Alternate Take)	3:03
10	Ruby My Dear	3:05
11	Well You Need'nt	2:55
12	Well You Need'nt (Alternate Take)	2:52
13	April In Paris (Alternate Take)	2:39
14	April In Paris	3:17
15	Off Minor	2:58
16	Introspection	3:10
17	In Walked Bud	2:54
18	Monk's Mood	3:09
19	Who Knows	2:40
20	'Round Midnight	3:09
21	Who Knows (Alternate Take)	2:39

Credits

• Bass – Bob Paige (tracks: 17 to 21), Gene Ramey (tracks: 1 to 16)
• Drums – Art Blakey
• Engineer – Doug Hawkins
• Engineer [Digital Transfer] – Ron McMaster
• Liner Notes – Ira Gitler
• Piano – Thelonious Monk
• Producer – Alfred Lion
• Reissue Producer – Michael Cuscuna
• Saxophone [Alto] – Danny Quebec West (tracks: 1 to 6), Sahib Shihab (tracks: 17 to 21)
• Trumpet – George Taitt (tracks: 17 to 21), Idrees Sulieman (tracks: 1 to 6)

Notes

Recorded at WOR Studios, New York City.
Tracks 1-6 recorded on October 15, 1947.
Tracks 7-16 Recorded on October 24, 1947.
Tracks 17-21 Recorded on November 21, 1947.

Category on spine and cover: 0724 3 49459 5 2
Category on disc: 49459 5 2

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BLP 5002	Thelonious Monk	Genius Of Modern Music ‎(10", Comp, Mono)	Blue Note	BLP 5002	US	1952
BLP 1510	Thelonious Monk	Genius Of Modern Music Vol 1 ‎(LP, Comp, RE)	Blue Note	BLP 1510	France	1982
BST 81510, BLP 1510	Thelonious Monk	Genius Of Modern Music (Volume One) ‎(LP, Comp, RE)	Blue Note, Blue Note	BST 81510, BLP 1510	US	1973
DOL891H	Thelonious Monk	Genius Of Modern Music (Volume 1) ‎(LP, Comp, RE, 180)	DOL	DOL891H	Russia	2016
BST 81510	Thelonious Monk	Genius Of Modern Music - Volume One ‎(LP, Comp, Mono, RE)	Blue Note	BST 81510	US	1985