Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington

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A1	It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) Written-By – Ellington*, Mills*	4:36
A2	Sophisticated Lady Written-By – Duke Ellington	4:27
A3	I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good Written-By – Ellington*, Webster*	5:52
A4	Black And Tan Fantasy Written-By – Miley*, Ellington*	3:23
B1	Mood Indigo Written-By – Bigard*, Ellington*, Mills*	3:13
B2	I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart Written-By – Ellington*, Nemo*, Mills*	5:39
B3	Solitude Written-By – Ellington*, Delange*, Mills*	3:41
B4	Caravan Written-By – Ellington*, Mills*, Tizol*	5:55

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Fantasy, Inc.
• Distributed By – BERNHARD MIKULSKI Schallplatten-Vertriebs-GmbH
• Published By – Mills Music
• Published By – Robbins Music
• Published By – American Academy Of Music
• Published By – Scarsdale Music

Credits

• Bass – Oscar Pettiford
• Design [Cover] – Paul Bacon
• Drums – Kenny Clarke
• Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
• Painting [Cover] – Henri Rousseau
• Piano – Thelonious Monk
• Producer – Bill Grauer
• Producer, Liner Notes – Orrin Keepnews

Notes

Recorded in Hackensack, New Jersey, July 21 and 27, 1955.

On spine: © 1982, Fantasy, Inc. Reissue of RLP-201. The sleeve (front and back cover) is a facsimile reproduction of the original release, with added the OJC Category (upper right corner), and the reissue manufacturer ("Bernhard Mikulski Schallplatten Vertrieb GmbH. Made in Germany").

The Rousseau painting is titled The Repast of the Lion.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): OJC-024 /A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): OJC-024 /B
• Other (Label Code): LC 0325
• Other (Rights Society): GEMA

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
RLP 12-201	Thelonious Monk	Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Riverside Records	RLP 12-201	US	1956
OJCCD-024-2, RLP 201	Thelonious Monk	Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Original Jazz Classics, Riverside Records	OJCCD-024-2, RLP 201	US	1987
OJCCD-024-2, RLP 201	Thelonious Monk	Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Original Jazz Classics, Riverside Records	OJCCD-024-2, RLP 201	US	1987
673 014	Thelonious Monk	Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Riverside Records	673 014	UK	1969
RLP 12-201	Thelonious Monk	Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Riverside Records	RLP 12-201	UK	1956

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