Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins is an album by jazz pianist and composer … Read Full Bio ↴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)
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)
Work
Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins Lyrics
The man who only lives for making money
Lives a life that isn't necessarily sunny
Likewise the man who works for fame
There's no guarantee that time won't erase his name
The fact is, the only work that really brings enjoyment
Is the kind that is for girl and boy meant
Fall in love and you won't regret it
That's the best work of all, if you can get it
Holding hands at midnight
'Neath a starry sky
Nice work if you can get it
And you can get it if you try
Strolling with the one girl
Sighing sigh after sigh
Nice work if you can get it
And you can get it if you try
Just imagine someone
Waiting at the cottage door
Where two hearts become one
Who could ask for anything more?
Loving one who loves you
And then taking that vow
It's nice work if you can get it
And if you get it, won't you tell me how?"
Just imagine someone
Waiting at the cottage door
Where two hearts become one
Who could ask for anything more?
Loving one who loves you
And then taking that vow
Nice work if you can get it
And if you get it, won't you tell me how?"
Lives a life that isn't necessarily sunny
Likewise the man who works for fame
There's no guarantee that time won't erase his name
The fact is, the only work that really brings enjoyment
Is the kind that is for girl and boy meant
Fall in love and you won't regret it
That's the best work of all, if you can get it
Holding hands at midnight
'Neath a starry sky
Nice work if you can get it
And you can get it if you try
Strolling with the one girl
Sighing sigh after sigh
Nice work if you can get it
And you can get it if you try
Just imagine someone
Waiting at the cottage door
Where two hearts become one
Who could ask for anything more?
Loving one who loves you
And then taking that vow
It's nice work if you can get it
And if you get it, won't you tell me how?"
Just imagine someone
Waiting at the cottage door
Where two hearts become one
Who could ask for anything more?
Loving one who loves you
And then taking that vow
Nice work if you can get it
And if you get it, won't you tell me how?"
Lyrics © TuneCore Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
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emtube
My favorite of all Monk's compositions and performances. This is fantastic, how anyone could conceive of such a unique masterpiece. I can't understand why he never seems to have recorded it or played it again...but I'm really grateful that he recorded it this once!
Arthro92
@noahvale939
lol...you jiving?! :-D
noahvale939
emtube, Another one is "Introspection", also a one-time-only masterpiece - it's on an early Blue Note album. Steve Lacy also recorded "Work" but, after playing with and learning from Monk, admitted that he had played it incorrectly.
Tom Maciel
Then, i recommend you to listen to Vijay Iyer version of this song!
John Stewart
He always reminds me of Eric Satie, but with bells on.
Lorenz Müller
emtube Chick Coreas favorite Monk tune.
Postatility
None other than Peter Frampton recorded this on a Monk by others collection entitled"That's The Way I Feel Now" Frampton's version shows a great deal of understanding and musicianship.
noahvale939
It's definitely Blakey on drums. Some of Monk's most assured and fleet playing. Great composition and wonderful improvisations.
Gerard Ross
@soukous25Actually, it is, as the style of drumming and Ira Gitler's notes both confirm.
Gerard Ross
Yep, that's Art Blakey, with Percy Heath on bass, two of the very few musicians who could navigate this Monk masterpiece.