Genius of Modern Music: Volume 2

Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2
Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2
Compilation album by Thelonious Monk
Released	1952
Recorded	October 15, 1947; October 24, 1947; November 21, 1947; July 2, 1948; July 23, 1951;
Genre	Jazz
Label	Blue Note; BLP 5009
Thelonious Monk 10-inch LP chronology
Thelonious Monk chronology

Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2 is a 10" album by American jazz pianist Thelonious Monk released on Blue Note in 1952.

Background

Recording and production

Monk recorded six sessions for Blue Note, all produced by Alfred Lion and recorded by Doug Hawkins: October 15 and 24, 1947, November 21, 1947, July 2, 1948, July 23, 1951, and May 30, 1952. Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2 was cut from the first five sessions.

Track listing

Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2 – BLP 5009

All tracks are written by Thelonious Monk, except as noted.

Side 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Date recorded
1.	"Four in One"		July 23, 1951
2.	"Who Knows?"		November 21, 1947
3.	"Nice Work If You Can Get It"	George Gershwin Ira Gershwin	October 24, 1947
4.	"In Walked Bud"		November 21, 1947

Side 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Date recorded
1.	"Humph"		October 15, 1947
2.	"Straight, No Chaser"		July 23, 1951
3.	"Suburban Eyes"	Ike Quebec	October 15, 1947
4.	"Ask Me Now"		July 23, 1951

Personnel

Musicians

October 15, 1947

Thelonious Monk – piano
Idrees Sulieman – trumpet
Danny Quebec West – alto saxophone
Billy Smith – tenor saxophone
Gene Ramey – bass
Art Blakey – drums

October 24, 1947

Thelonious Monk – piano
Gene Ramey – bass
Art Blakey – drums

November 21, 1947

Thelonious Monk – piano
George Taitt – trumpet
Sahib Shihab – alto saxophone
Bob Paige – bass
Art Blakey – drums

July 2, 1948

Milt Jackson – vibraphone
Thelonious Monk – piano
John Simmons – bass
Shadow Wilson – drums

July 23, 1951

Thelonious Monk – piano
Sahib Shihab – alto saxophone (except "Ask Me Now")
Milt Jackson – vibraphone (except "Ask Me Now")
Al McKibbon – bass
Art Blakey – drums

Technical personnel

Alfred Lion – producer
Doug Hawkins – engineer
Ira Gitler – liner notes

References

External links

Album's page on Blue Note website

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Discography Compositions
As leader	Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1 Wizard of the Vibes Genius of Modern Music: Volume 2 Thelonious Monk Trio Monk Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins Piano Solo Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington The Unique Thelonious Monk Brilliant Corners Thelonious Himself Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk Monk's Music Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane Mulligan Meets Monk Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings Thelonious in Action Misterioso The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall 5 by Monk by 5 Thelonious Alone in San Francisco Thelonious Monk at the Blackhawk Monk in France Thelonious Monk in Italy Monk's Dream Criss-Cross Monk in Tokyo Miles & Monk at Newport Big Band and Quartet in Concert It's Monk's Time Monk Solo Monk Live at the It Club Live at the Jazz Workshop Misterioso (Recorded on Tour) Straight, No Chaser Thelonious Monk Nonet Live in Paris 1967 Underground Monk's Blues
With others	Midnight at Minton's Bird and Diz Bags' Groove Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants Moving Out Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 Nica's Tempo In Orbit
Compositions	"In Walked Bud" "'Round Midnight"
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