Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Humph	2:52
2	Evonce Written-By – I. Sulieman*, I. Quebec*	3:01
3	Suburban Eyes Written-By – Ike Quebec	2:59
4	Thelonious	2:57
5	Evonce Written-By – I. Sulieman*, I. Quebec*	3:00
6	Suburban Eyes Written-By – Ike Quebec	2:54
7	Nice Work If You Can Get It Written-By – George & Ira Gershwin	3:01
8	Ruby My Dear	3:07
9	Well You Needn't	2:57
10	April In Paris Written-By – E.Y. Harburg, V. Duke*	3:20
11	Off Minor	2:59
12	Introspection	3:11
13	Nice Work If You Can Get It (Alternate Take)	3:00
14	Ruby My Dear (Alternate Take)	3:04
15	Well You Needn't (Alternate Take)	2:54
16	April In Paris (Alternate Take)	2:41
17	In Walked Bud	2:54
18	Monk's Mood	3:06
19	Who Knows?	2:40
20	'Round Midnight	3:09
21	Who Knows? (Alternate Take)	2:45

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Capitol Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Capitol Records, Inc.
• Manufactured By – EMI Uden
• Recorded At – WOR Studios

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Danny Quebec West (tracks: 1 to 6), Sahib Shihab (tracks: 17 to 21)
• Bass – Bob Paige (tracks: 17 to 21), Gene Ramey (tracks: 1 to 16)
• Creative Director – Gordon H Jee
• Design [Cover] – Paul Bacon
• Drums – Art Blakey
• Engineer [Recording] – Doug Hawkins
• Liner Notes [Reissue] – Bob Blumenthal
• Photography By [Cover Photograph, Liner Photographs] – Francis Wolff
• Piano – Thelonious Monk
• Producer – Alfred Lion
• Reissue Producer – Michael Cuscuna
• Remastered By, Technician [Disc Transfers And Digital Audio Restoration, 2001] – Rudy Van Gelder
• Tenor Saxophone – Billy Smith (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Trumpet – George Taitt (tracks: 17 to 21), Idrees Sulieman (tracks: 1 to 6)
• Written-By – Thelonious Monk (tracks: 1, 4, 8, 9, 11 to. 21)

Notes

Recorded at WOR Studios, New York City on October 15, 1947 (#1-6), October 24, 1947 (#7-16) and November 21, 1947 (#17-21).

All transfers from the original lacquer discs to digital were made at 24-bit resolution.
These are mono recordings.

The original LP mixed various sessions in incomplete form.
This CD reissue presents the music of each session as it was recorded and in complete form.

All compositions by Thelonious Monk unless otherwise noted.

BLUE NOTE® is a registered trademark of Capitol Records, Inc.
©℗ 2001 Capitol Records, Inc.

Made in EU

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• ASIN: B00005MIZ4
• Barcode: 7 2435 32138 2 4
• Barcode (UPC): 724353213824
• Rights Society: bel BIEM
• Label Code (Blue Note Records): LC 0133
• Other (UK Cat. #): UK: 5321382
• Price Code (France): F: PM 516
• Matrix / Runout (Version 1): EMI UDEN 5321382 @ 3
• Mould SID Code (Version 1): IFPI 1450
• Matrix / Runout (Version 2): EMI UDEN 5321382 @ 3 02107
• Mastering SID Code (Version 2 & 3): IFPI L047
• Mould SID Code (Version 2): IFPI AAHP2
• Matrix / Runout (Version 3): EMI UDEN 5321382 @ 3 020106-NL
• Mould SID Code (Version 3): IFPI AAHG8

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BLP 5002	Thelonious Monk	Genius Of Modern Music ‎(10", Comp, Mono)	Blue Note	BLP 5002	US	1952
BLP 1510	Thelonious Monk	Genius Of Modern Music Vol 1 ‎(LP, Comp, RE)	Blue Note	BLP 1510	France	1982
BST 81510, BLP 1510	Thelonious Monk	Genius Of Modern Music (Volume One) ‎(LP, Comp, RE)	Blue Note, Blue Note	BST 81510, BLP 1510	US	1973
DOL891H	Thelonious Monk	Genius Of Modern Music (Volume 1) ‎(LP, Comp, RE, 180)	DOL	DOL891H	Russia	2016
BST 81510	Thelonious Monk	Genius Of Modern Music (Volume One) ‎(LP, Comp, Mono, RE)	Blue Note	BST 81510	US	1985