In August 1956, “Riverside” label released “The Unique Thelonious Monk”, the tenth Thelonious Monk album. It was recorded March – April 1956, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Hackensack, New Jersey, and was produced by Orrin Keepnwews.
Personnel:
- Thelonious Monk – piano
- Oscar Pettiford – bass
- Art Blakey – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
- Gene Gogerty – design
- Orrin Keepnews – liner notes
Track listing:
- Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away) – George & Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn
- Memories of You – Eubie Blake, Andy Razaf
- Honeysuckle Rose – Fats Waller, Andy Razaf
- Darn That Dream – Eddie DeLange, James Van Heusen
- Tea for Two – Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar
- You Are Too Beautiful – Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart
- Just You, Just Me – Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages
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