Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk

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Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk
Studio album by Jazz Messengers & Thelonious Monk
Released	June, 1958
Recorded	May 14-15, 1957
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:35
Label	Atlantic Records
Producer(s)	Nesuhi Ertegun
Jazz Messengers & Thelonious Monk chronology
The Jazz Messengers Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane	Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk	Orgy in Rhythm Monk's Music

Recorded in 1957, this album was the result of a collaboration of Thelonious Monk with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Evidence" (composed by Monk)
2. "In Walked Bud" (Monk)
3. "Blue Monk" (Monk)
4. "I mean you" (Monk & Coleman Hawkins)
5. "Rhythm-A-Ning" (Monk)
6. "Purple Shades" (Johnny Griffin)

[edit] Personnel

• Art Blakey - Drums
• Thelonious Monk - Piano
• Johnny Griffin - Tenor Sax
• Bill Hardman - Trumpet
• Spanky Debrest - Bass

It was produced by Nesuhi Ertegun and the sound engineering was by Earl Brown.