Genius of Modern Music, Volume 1

Who played on Genius of Modern Music, Volume 1

• Thelonious Monk piano all tracks
• Art Blakey drums (drum set) on 5 tracks
• Gene Ramey double bass on 4 tracks
• John Simmons double bass on 3 tracks
• Milt Jackson vibraphone on 3 tracks
• Shadow Wilson drums (drum set) on 3 tracks
• Billy Smith tenor saxophone on 1 track
• Bob Paige double bass on 1 track
• Danny Quebec West alto saxophone on 1 track
• George Taitt trumpet on 1 track
• Idrees Sulieman trumpet on 1 track
• Milton Jackson vibraphone on 1 track
• Sahib Shihab alto saxophone on 1 track

Tracklist

1. A1 ’Round About Midnight standard — Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams 3:14
2. A2 Off Minor standard — Thelonious Monk 3:02
3. A3 Ruby, My Dear standard — Thelonious Monk 3:09
4. A4 I Mean You standard — Coleman Hawkins, Thelonious Monk 2:48
5. B1 Thelonious standard — Thelonious Monk 3:02
6. B2 Epistrophy standard — Kenny Clarke, Thelonious Monk 3:09
7. B3 Well, You Needn’t standard — Thelonious Monk 3:01
8. B4 Mysterioso standard — Thelonious Monk 3:23

Production

• Alfred Lion producer
• Doug Hawkins recording

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