| Thelonious Monk Quintet Blows for LP (featuring Sonny Rollins) | |
| Artist: | Thelonious Monk Quintet |
| Chronology: | Thelonious Monk 10-inch LP |
| Type: | studio |
| Cover: | Prlp166.jpg |
| Released: | 1954 |
| Recorded: | November 13, 1953 |
| Studio: | WOR Studios, New York City |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 21:27 |
| Label: | Prestige |
| Prev Title: | Thelonious |
| Prev Year: | 1953 |
| Next Title: | Thelonious Monk Quintet |
| Next Year: | 1954 |
Thelonious Monk Quintet Blows for LP (featuring Sonny Rollins) is a 10" LP by American jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk, performed by Monk's Quintet. It was originally released in 1954 as the second of five 10-inch LP albums by Monk for Prestige (PrLP 166). Its contents were later split between the two 12-inch albums Monk and Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins. It has rarely been re-released in its original format, although it was included in a boxed set by Craft Records in a limited edition in 2017.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Some copies of the album cover simply read Thelonious with Sonny Rollins.
The original title draws attention to the fact that this is the first time Monk took advantage of the potential extended playing time of the new "long playing" LP record. Each of the performances goes significantly past the playing time possible on a 10" 78 rpm single record. "Let's Call This" and "Think of One" were also placed back-to-back on a 45 rpm "Extended Play" (EP) record (PrEP 1352).[5]
All compositions by Thelonious Monk, except where noted.
Side A:
Side B: