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1	Humph Composed By – Monk*	2:50
2	Evonce (Alternate Take) Composed By – I. Sulieman*, I. Quebec*	3:00
3	Evonce Composed By – I. Sulieman*, I. Quebec*	3:01
4	Suburban Eyes Composed By – Ike Quebec	2:58
5	Suburban Eyes (Alternate Take) Composed By – Ike Quebec	2:55
6	Thelonious Composed By – Monk*	2:58
7	Nice Work If You Can Get It (Alternate Take) Composed By – Gershwin*	3:01
8	Nice Work If You Can Get It Composed By – Gershwin*	3:00
9	Ruby My Dear (Alternate Take) Composed By – Monk*	3:03
10	Ruby My Dear Composed By – Monk*	3:05
11	Well You Needn't Composed By – Monk*	2:55
12	Well You Needn't (Alternate Take) Composed By – Monk*	2:52
13	April In Paris (Alternate Take) Composed By – Harburg*, Duke*	2:39
14	April In Paris Composed By – Harburg*, Duke*	3:17
15	Off Minor Composed By – Monk*	2:58
16	Introspection Composed By – Monk*	3:10
17	In Walked Bud Composed By – Monk*	2:54
18	Monk's Mood Composed By – Monk*	3:09
19	Who Knows Composed By – Monk*	2:40
20	'Round Midnight Composed By – Monk*	3:09
21	Who Knows (Alternate Take) Composed By – Monk*	2:39

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured For – BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. – D 116235
• Copyright (c) – Capitol Records, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Capitol Records, Inc.
• Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
• Recorded At – WOR Studios
• Pressed By – EMI Jax

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Danny Quebec West (tracks: 1 to 6), Sahib Shihab (tracks: 17 to 21)
• Bass – Bob Paige (tracks: 17 to 21), Gene Ramey (tracks: 1 to 16)
• Drums – Art Blakey
• Engineer [Recording] – Doug Hawkins
• Liner Notes – Ira Gitler
• Piano – Thelonious Monk
• Producer – Alfred Lion
• Producer [For Release] – Michael Cuscuna
• Transferred By [Digital Transfers] – Ron McMaster
• Trumpet – George Taitt (tracks: 17 to 21), Idrees Sulieman (tracks: 1 to 6)

Notes

Recorded at WOR Studios, New York City.
Tracks 1-6 Recorded on October 15, 1947.
Tracks 7-16 Recorded on October 24, 1947.
Tracks 17-21 Recorded on November 21, 1947.

© ℗ 1989 Capitol Records, Inc.

CD: Printed in U.S.A.
Back Cover: Printed in Canada

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: CDP 7 81510 2 L2628K Y 1-1-9 EMI JAX
• Mould SID Code: ifpi 1639

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BLP 5002	Thelonious Monk	Genius Of Modern Music ‎(10", Comp, Mono)	Blue Note	BLP 5002	US	1952
BLP 1510	Thelonious Monk	Genius Of Modern Music Vol 1 ‎(LP, Comp, RE)	Blue Note	BLP 1510	France	1982
BST 81510, BLP 1510	Thelonious Monk	Genius Of Modern Music (Volume One) ‎(LP, Comp, RE)	Blue Note, Blue Note	BST 81510, BLP 1510	US	1973
DOL891H	Thelonious Monk	Genius Of Modern Music (Volume 1) ‎(LP, Comp, RE, 180)	DOL	DOL891H	Russia	2016
BST 81510	Thelonious Monk	Genius Of Modern Music - Volume One ‎(LP, Comp, Mono, RE)	Blue Note	BST 81510	US	1985