The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings

Infobox Album |
Name = The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings
Type = compilation
Artist = Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane


Released = June 27, 2006
Recorded =
Genre = Hard bop
Length = 52:18 & 53:35
Label = Riverside Records
Producer =
Reviews =
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This album = "The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings"
(1957)

"The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings" is a 2006 release of Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane's work for the Riverside Records label in 1957, with two tracks previously unreleased in any form.

This collection is an almost complete anthology of the work of Monk and Coltrane, who only recorded together in the studio during 1957. The set draws from the self-titled "Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane", "Monk's Music" and a solitary trio track from "Thelonious Himself". "Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall" and "Discovery!" are the only other recordings documenting this musical association.

Track listing

CD 1

# "Monk's Mood (False Start)" (Monk, – 0:55)
# "Monk's Mood" (Monk, – 7:52)
# "Crepuscule with Nellie (Take 1)" (Monk, – 4:34)
# "Crepuscule with Nellie (Take 2)" (Monk, – 4:42)
# "Crepuscule with Nellie (Breakdown)" (Monk, – 0:55)
# "Blues For Tomorrow" (Gigi Gryce, – 13:33)
# "Crepuscule with Nellie (Edited, Retakes 4 & 5)" (Monk, – 4:46)
# "Crepuscule with Nellie (Retake 6)" (Monk, – 4:39)
# "Off Minor (Take 4)" (Monk, – 5:15)
# "Off Minor (Take 5)" (Monk, – 5:07)

CD 2

# "Abide With Me (Take 1)" (William Henry Monk, – 0:54)
# "Abide With Me (Take 2)" (William Henry Monk, – 0:54)
# "Epistrophy (Short)" (Monk, Kenny Clarke, – 3:09)
# "Epistrophy" (Monk, Kenny Clarke, – 10:46)
# "Well, You Needn't (Opening)" (Monk, – 1:26)
# "Well You Needn't" (Monk, – 11:23)
# "Ruby my Dear (Hawkins)" (Monk, – 5:25)
# "Ruby, My Dear (Trane)" (Monk, – 6:21)
# "Nutty" (Monk, – 6:38)
# "Trinkle, Tinkle" (Monk, – 6:39)