tracks

Rhythm-a-Ning
Crepuscule With Nellie
Six In One
Well, You Needn't
Pannonica (Solo)
Pannonica (Solo)
Pannonica (Quartet)
Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are
Light Blue
By And By (We'll Understand It Better By And By)

notes

Newly discovered 1959 studio recording for Roger Vadim's famed French film.
℗ 2017 SAM RECORDS / SAGA

Recorded at:
Nola Penthouse Sound Studios
111 W. 57th St., New York.
Monday, July 27, 1959

4-page Insert includes the essay "Interested in Thelonious Monk Music. Stop. For Movie" (with 15 footnotes) by Robin D.G. Kelly.
Cut by Kevin Gray / Pressed at Quality Record Pressings.

Dedicated to the memories of Thelonious Sphere Monk II, Marcel Romano, Nellie Monk, Barbara Monik, Pannonica de Koenigswarter, Charlie Rouse, Sam Jones, Arthur Taylor, Barney Wilen and Alain Tercinet.

With very special thanks to the estate of Thelonious Monk Family for their support and making this project possible: Thelonious Sphere Monk III, Gale Monk, Thelonious Sphere Monk IV, Sierre Monk.

Photos courtesy of Arnaud Boubet and Jazz Magazine - Private Collection

180 gram black vinyl disc packaged in a standard LP slipcase cover with a 4-page insert.

credits

Design, Art Direction, Painting – Jérôme Witz
Double Bass – Sam Jones
Drums – Art Taylor
Engineer – Tom Nola,
Lacquer Cut By – Kevin Gray
Liner Notes [Insert Essay: "Interested in Thelonious Monk Music. Stop. For Movie"] – Robin D. G. Kelley
Mastered By – François Lê Xuân
Piano – Thelonious Monk
Producer – François Lê Xuân, Fred Thomas (4), Zev Feldman
Research [Discography] – Daniel Richard
Research [Illustration] – Fred Thomas (4)
Supervised By [Original Session] – Marcel Romano
Tenor Saxophone – Barney Wilen (tracks: A1, A2, B4), Charlie Rouse

companies

Recorded At – Nola Recording Studios
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sam Records (8)
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Saga
Mastered At – 101 Mastering
Pressed By – Quality Record Pressings
Lacquer Cut At – Cohearent Audio

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