Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins

Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins (APE+CUE)




These five tracks, recorded in the 1950s and reissued in 2006, feature Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins--two of the

era's most progressive musicians--on the stand together. The interplay between Monk's skeletal, idiosyncratic, yet

strangely logical playing and Rollins's full, rich tone and adventurous harmonic explorations complement each other

beautifully on both standards ("The Way You Look Tonight") and Monk originals ("Friday the 13th").

"Friday the 13th" is the highlight of the set, featuring plenty of stretching out from Rollins, Monk, and

French horn player Julius Watkins. This is a fine addition to any Monk and/or Rollins collection.

Personnel: Thelonious Monk (piano); Sonny Rollins (tenor saxophone); Julius Watkins (French horn); Percy Heath, Tommy

Potter (upright bass); Art Blakey, Arthur Taylor, Willie Jones (drums).

Track Listing:


01 The Way You Look Tonight


02 I Want to Be Happy


03 Work


04 Nutty


05 Friday the 13th