Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins

Thelonious Monk And Sonny Rollins Is An Album By Jazz Pianist And Composer Thelonious Monk Featuring His Final Recordings For The Prestige Label Performed By Monk With A Quintet Featuring Sonny Rollins Julius Watkins Percy Heath And Willie Jones A Trio Featuring Heath And Art Blakey And A Quartet Featuring Rollins Tommy Potter And Art Taylor. 1 The Allmusic Review By Lindsay Planer States "This Disc Contains An All-Star Cast Headed Up By Thelonious Monk Piano And Includes Some Collaborative Efforts With Sonny Rollins Tenor Sax That Go Beyond Simply Inspired And Into A Realm Of Musical Telepathy" Track Listing All Compositions By Thelonious Monk Except As Indicated 1. "The Way You Look Tonight" Dorothy Fields Jerome Kern - 5 13 2. "I Want To Be Happy" Irving Caesar Vincent Youmans - 7 43 3. "Work" - 5 18 4. "Nutty" - 5 16 5. "Friday The 13th" - 10 32 * Recorded In New York City On November 13 1953 Track 5 And At Rudy Van Gelder Studio In Hackensack NJ On September 22 Tracks 3 & 4 And October 25 Tracks 1 & 2 1954 Personnel * Thelonious Monk - Piano * Sonny Rollins - Tenor Saxophone Tracks 1 2 & 5 * Tommy Potter - Bass Tracks 1 & 2 * Art Taylor - Drums Tracks 1 & 2 * Art Blakey - Drums Tracks 3 & 4 * Percy Heath - Bass Tracks 3-5 * Julius Watkins - French Horn Track 5 * Willie Jones - Drums Track 5 read less