PLAYS DUKE ELLINGTON 12/14/1998 and as on the first

and as on the first LP he's in fine form

the nod went to a midtempo pop ballad

Chris "Conman" Conway (tracks 2-5

7 Leaving Blues

this early work isn't nearly as important as what he would record during his subsequent stint on Capitol

PLAYS DUKE ELLINGTON 12/14/1998 and as on the firstPersonnel: Thelonious Monk (piano); Oscar Pettiford (bass); Kenny Clarke (drums). Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on July 21 & 27, 1955. Originally released on Riverside (201). Includes liner notes by Orrin Keepnews. Digitally remastered by Joe Tarantino (Fantasy Studios). Tributee: Duke Ellington. The Prestige label never held Thelonious Monk in the same regard as Miles Davis or the Modern Jazz Quartet, never truly