The Master Takes

Tracklist

• 1
  Monk's Mood
  7:52
  3.0 ★
• 2
  Well, You Needn't
  11:23
• 3
  Crepuscule With Nellie (take 6)
  4:39
• 4
  Off Minor (take 5)
  5:07
• 5
  Epistrophy
  10:48
• 6
  Ruby, My Dear
  6:21
• 7
  Trinkle, Tinkle
  6:39
• 8
  Nutty
  6:38

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Lush Life 1961

Giant Steps

Giant Steps 1960

Soultrane

Soultrane 1958

Release credits

• Art Blakey
  drums (drum set) [2-5]
• Coleman Hawkins
  tenor saxophone [2-5]
• Gigi Gryce
  alto saxophone [2-5]
• Jack Higgins
  recording [1, 6-8]
• John Coltrane
  tenor saxophone
• Orrin Keepnews
  producer [1, 6-8]
• Ray Copeland
  trumpet [2-5]
• Shadow Wilson
  drums (drum set) [6-8]
• Thelonious Monk
  piano
• Wilbur Ware
  double bass

Issues

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  The Master Takes

  CD
  April 2026