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A1	Thelonious Alto Saxophone – Danny Quebec WestTrumpet – Idrees Sulieman	2:58
A2	Ruby My Dear	3:05
A3	Well You Needn't	2:55
A4	April In Paris	3:17
A5	Monk's Mood	3:09
A6	In Walked Bud	2:54
A7	'Round Midnight	3:09
A8	Evidence	2:31
B1	Misterioso	3:11
B2	Epistrophy	3:05
B3	I Mean You	2:44
B4	Four In One	3:27
B5	Criss Cross	2:55
B6	Straight No Chaser	2:54
B7	Ask Me Now	3:12
B8	Skippy Alto Saxophone – Lou DonaldsonBass – Nelson BoydDrums – Max RoachTenor Saxophone – Lucky ThompsonTrumpet – Kenny Dorham	2:55

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Capitol Records, Inc.

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Sahib Shihab (tracks: 5 to 7, 12 to 15)
• Bass – Al McKibbon (tracks: 12 to 15), Bob Paige (tracks: 5 to 7), Gene Ramey (tracks: 1 to 4), John Simmons (tracks: 8 to 11)
• Compilation Producer – Michael Cuscuna
• Design – Franko Caligiuri
• Drums – Art Blakey (tracks: 1 to 7, 12 to 15), Shadow Wilson (tracks: 8 to 11)
• Engineer [Recording] – Doug Hawkins (tracks: 1 to 7, 12 to 15), Harry Smith (tracks: 8 to 11)
• Photography By [Cover] – William Gottlieb*
• Piano – Thelonious Monk
• Producer [Original Sessions] – Alfred Lion
• Transferred By [Digital Transfers By] – Ron McMaster
• Trumpet – George Taitt (tracks: 5 to 7)
• Vibraphone – Milt Jackson (tracks: 8 to 15)

Notes

Track 1: Recorded on October 15, 1947.
Tracks 2-4: Recorded on October 24, 1947.
Tracks 5-7: Recorded on November 21, 1947.
Tracks 8-11: Recorded on July 2, 1948.
Tracks 12-15: Recorded on July 23, 1951.
Track 16: Recorded on May 30, 1952.

All titles originally issued on various Blue Note 78s.
July 2, 1948 date recorded at Apex Studios, New York City.
All other sessions recorded at WOR Studios, New York City.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Printed): 0 7777-95636-4 7

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CDP 7 95636 2	Thelonious Monk	The Best Of Thelonious Monk ‎(CD, Comp)	Blue Note	CDP 7 95636 2	US	1991
D 101187	Thelonious Monk	The Best Of Thelonious Monk ‎(CD, Comp, Club)	Blue Note	D 101187	US	1991
07243 582189 2 3	Thelonious Monk	The Essential ‎(CD, Comp, Copy Prot., RE)	Capitol Records	07243 582189 2 3	Europe	2003
CDP 595636	Thelonious Monk	The Best Of Thelonious Monk ‎(CD, Comp, Club)	Blue Note	CDP 595636	US	1991
CDP 7 95636 2	Thelonious Monk	The Best Of Thelonious Monk ‎(CD, Comp)	Blue Note	CDP 7 95636 2	Europe	1991