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A1	–Sonny Rollins Quartet Featuring Thelonious Monk	The Way You Look Tonight Written-By – Kern*	5:09
A2	–Sonny Rollins Quartet Featuring Thelonious Monk	I Want To Be Happy Written-By – Youmans*	7:41
A3	–Thelonious Monk Trio	Work Written-By – Monk*	5:15
B1	–Thelonious Monk Trio	Nutty Written-By – Monk*	5:13
B2	–Thelonious Monk Quintet*	Friday The 13th Written-By – Monk*	10:31

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey
• Recorded At – WOR Studios

Credits

• Bass – Percy Heath (tracks: A3 to B2), Tommy Potter (tracks: A1, A2)
• Cover – Hannan*
• Drums – Art Blakey (tracks: A3, B1), Arthur Taylor* (tracks: A1, A2), Willie Jones (tracks: B2)
• French Horn – Julius Watkins (tracks: B2)
• Liner Notes – Ira Gitler
• Piano – Thelonious Monk
• Recorded By – Doug Hawkins (tracks: B2), Van Gelder* (tracks: A1 to B1)
• Remastered By – Van Gelder* (tracks: B2)
• Supervised By [Supervision] – Bob Weinstock (tracks: A1 to B1), Ira Gitler (tracks: B2)
• Tenor Saxophone – Sonny Rollins (tracks: A1, A2, B2)

Notes

A1 & A2 recorded in Hackensack, NJ; October 25, 1954
A3 & B1 recorded in Hackensack, NJ; September 22, 1954
B2 recorded at WOR Studios, New York City; November 13, 1953

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
DOL740	Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins	Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins - The Prestige Sessions ‎(LP, Album, RE, Vir)	DOL	DOL740	Russia	2013
OJCCD 059-2, P-7075	Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins	Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins - Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Original Jazz Classics, Prestige	OJCCD 059-2, P-7075	Germany	1987
98.456	Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins	Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins - Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins ‎(CD, Album)	Original Jazz Classics, Prestige	98.456	France	1987
BJS 40144	Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins	Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins - Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins ‎(LP, Album)	Bellaphon	BJS 40144	Germany	Unknown
PJ-9-7075, PJ-7075-09, PJ-9	Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins	Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins - Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins ‎(LP, Album, Mono, RE)	Prestige, Prestige, Prestige	PJ-9-7075, PJ-7075-09, PJ-9	Japan	1972

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	The Way You Look Tonight Bass – Tommy PotterDrums – Arthur Taylor*Written-By – Fields*, Kern*	5:09
2	I Want To Be Happy Bass – Tommy PotterDrums – Arthur Taylor*Written-By – Caesar*, Youmans*	7:41
3	Work Bass – Percy HeathDrums – Art Blakey	5:15
4	Nutty Bass – Percy HeathDrums – Art Blakey	5:13
5	Friday The 13th Bass – Percy HeathDrums – Willie JonesFrench Horn – Julius Watkins	10:31

Credits

• Cover – Hannan*
• Engineer [Recording] – Doug Hawkins (tracks: 5), Rudy Van Gelder (tracks: 1 to 4)
• Liner Notes – Ira Gitler
• Piano – Thelonious Monk
• Remastered By – Joe Tarantino
• Supervised By [Supervision] – Bob Weinstock (tracks: 1 to 4), Ira Gitler (tracks: 5)
• Tenor Saxophone – Sonny Rollins (tracks: 1, 2, 5)
• Written-By – Thelonious Monk (tracks: 3 to 5)

Notes

1 & 2 recorded in Hackensack, NJ; October 25, 1954
3 & 4 recorded in Hackensack, NJ; September 22, 1954
5 recorded at WOR Studios, New York City; November 13, 1953

Made in W. Germany

There is a variant of this release, which has (at least) a slightly different CD face.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Label Code: LC0313
• Rights Society: Gema

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
LP 7075, PRLP 7075	Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins	Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins - Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins ‎(LP, Comp, RM)	Prestige, Prestige	LP 7075, PRLP 7075	US	1956
DOL740	Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins	Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins - The Prestige Sessions ‎(LP, Album, RE, Vir)	DOL	DOL740	Russia	2013
98.456	Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins	Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins - Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins ‎(CD, Album)	Original Jazz Classics, Prestige	98.456	France	1987
BJS 40144	Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins	Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins - Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins ‎(LP, Album)	Bellaphon	BJS 40144	Germany	Unknown
PJ-9-7075, PJ-7075-09, PJ-9	Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins	Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins - Thelonious Monk / Sonny Rollins ‎(LP, Album, Mono, RE)	Prestige, Prestige, Prestige	PJ-9-7075, PJ-7075-09, PJ-9	Japan	1972