^ "Five Thelonious Monk albums remastered and reissued in new 10" box set".Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original. ^ Thelonious Monk discography accessed 23 April 2012.844, Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, 2006 In 1944 he played alto saxophone in high school and when he left in 1947 he began gigging round New York on tenor. Although an older brother played violin and, at the age of nine, he took piano lessons, Rollins was destined for the saxophone. ^ Neely, Tim, Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records, 1950-1975, 5th Edition p. Theodore Walter Rollins, 7 September 1929, New York City, New York, USA.^ Sheridan, Chris, Brilliant Corners: A Bio-discography of Thelonious Monk, p 296, Westport and London: Greenwood Press, 2001.^ Sheridan, Chris, Brilliant Corners: A Bio-discography of Thelonious Monk, p 295, Westport and London: Greenwood Press, 2001.The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). ^ Christgau, Robert (December 21, 2012).Willie Jones – drums on "Friday the 13th".Art Blakey – drums on "Work" and "Nutty".Art Taylor – drums on "The Way You Look Tonight" and "I Want to Be Happy".Tommy Potter – bass on "The Way You Look Tonight" and "I Want to Be Happy".Percy Heath – bass on "Work," "Nutty" and "Friday the 13th".Julius Watkins – french horn on "Friday the 13th".Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone on "The Way You Look Tonight", "I Want to Be Happy" and "Friday the 13th"." I Want to Be Happy" ( Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans) – 7:43." The Way You Look Tonight" ( Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) – 5:13.Track listing Īll compositions by Thelonious Monk, except where indicated. Its release was immediately preceded in the Prestige 12-inch catalog of Monk's work by Thelonious Monk Trio (Prestige PRLP 7027), and Thelonious Monk, aka Monk (PRLP 7053). Ĭhris Sheridan, in his book Brilliant Corners: A Bio-discography of Thelonious Monk, dates the first 12-inch vinyl release of Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins (Prestige PRLP 7075) to 1956. The recordings on this 12" LP originally appeared in 1954 on three 10" LPs: Thelonious Monk Quintet Blows for LP (Prestige PRLP 166), Thelonious Monk Plays (Prestige PRLP 189) and Sonny Rollins and Thelonious Monk (Prestige PRLP 190). Monk would return to "Nutty" again and again through his career, but this was his only recording of the composition "Work." Of the three Monk originals, "Friday the 13th" was written in the studio during the recording session, released as a ten-minute jam to fill out the album's running time. The track "Friday the 13th" was recorded in November 1953 with a quintet of Monk, Rollins, Julius Watkins, Percy Heath, and Willie Jones the September 1954 recordings are of a trio with Monk, Heath, and Art Blakey and the October 1954 session Monk and Rollins again with bassist Tommy Potter and drummer Art Taylor. It was the final Monk release on Prestige before he moved to a contract with Riverside Records. Although Rollins is credited as a co-leader on the album cover, he appears on only three of the album's five tracks. I Want To Be Happy - Sonny Rollins Quartet feat.The album is culled from the results of three recording sessions over a span of close to twelve months featuring different personnel.Friday The 13th - Thelonious Monk Quintet.I Want To Be Happy - Sonny Rollins Quartet feat.The Way You Look Tonight - Sonny Rollins Quartet feat.