セロニアス・モンク - ザ・コンポーザー

1.'ROUND MIDNIGHT

Thelonious Monk, piano
Hollywood, California, November 19, 1968

2.BEMSHA SWING

Thelonious Monk, piano; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax;
Butch Warren, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums
Sankei Hall, Tokyo, Japan, May 21, 1963

3.RHYTHM-A-NING

Thelonious Monk, piano; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax;
John Ole, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums;
New York City, November 6, 1962

4.REFLECTIONS

Thelonious Monk, piano; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax;
Arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson
Hollywood, California, November 19, 1968

5.STRAIGHT. NO CHASER

Thelonious Monk, piano; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax;
Butch Warren, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums;
Sankei Hall, Tokyo, Japan, May 21, 1963

6.BRILLIANT CORNERS

Thelonious Monk, piano; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax;
Arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson
Hollywood, California, November 19, 1968

7.RUBY, MY DEAR

Thelonious Monk, piano;
New York City, March 2, 1965

8.WELL YOU NEEDN'T

Thelonious Monk, piano; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax;
Larry Gales, bass; Ben Riley, drums;
It Club, Los Angeles, California, October 31, 1964

9.BLUE MONK

Thelonious Monk, piano; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax;
Arranded and conducted by Oliver Nelson
Hollywood, California, November 19, 1968

10.CRISS CROSS

Thelonious Monk, piano; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax;
John Ore, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums;
New York City, February 26, 1963

11.CREPUSCULE WITH NELLIE

Thelonious Monk, piano; Charlie Rouse, tenor sax;
John Ole, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums;
New York City, March 29, 1963

このＣＤはセロニアス・モンクが１９６２年から１９６５年までと、１９６８年にコロンビアレコードに録音した代表曲をまとめたものだが、モンクのソロやオリヴァー・ネルソン指揮のオーケストラとの共演、更に１９６３年の東京公演などが網羅されていて非常に聴き応えがある。

特にカルテットの場合のそれぞれのソロがじっくりと聴けるとあって、これは絶対聴いてみる価値ありだ。