'Round Midnight

by Thelonious Monk

Release Details

Year: 2018
Format: Vinyl — LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Remastered, Stereo, Mono
Country: Europe
Label: WaxTime
Catalog #: 772245
Tracks: 5

Genres

Jazz

Styles

Bop

Tracklist

A1'Round Midnight (In Progress)
21:59
B1Played Twice (Take 2)
7:57
B2Little Rootie Tootie (Encore)
8:33
B3There's Danger in Your Eyes, Cherie (Take 1)
4:09
B4I Should Care (Take 2)
3:22

Notes

"The present LP compiles some obscure gems from the Riverside years. Monk's first recording of his most famous composition 'Round Midnight' was privately made by Timme Rosenkrantz in November of 1944. He later recorded it for Blue Note in 1947, and for Vogue in 1954. But he always reworked his own compositions, and in order to produce the version that would be issued on the Riverside LP 'Thelonius Himself', Monk tried various approaches to the tune at the piano, which were fortunately recorded a