THELONIOUS MONK - Quintets VAN GELDER [Esquire] MONO UK 1st press LP Rollins+

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Thelonious Monk ?– Quintets Label: Esquire ?– 32-109 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono  Country: UK Released: 1956 Genre: Jazz Style: Bop TracklistHide Credits A1 We See A2 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes Written-By – Kern* A3 Locomotive A4 Hackensack B1 Let's Call This B2 Think Of One (Take 2) B3 Think Of One (Take 1) Companies, etc. Recorded At – WOR Studios Credits Bass – Curly Russell (tracks: A1 to A4), Percy Heath (tracks: B1 to B3) Drums – Art Blakey (tracks: A1 to A4), Willie Jones (tracks: B1 to B3) Engineer – Doug Hawkins (tracks: B1 to B3), Rudy Van Gelder (tracks: A1 to A4) Ensemble – Thelonious Monk Quintet* French Horn – Julius Watkins (tracks: B1 to B3) Liner Notes – Ira Gitler Piano – Thelonious Monk Remastered By, Lacquer Cut By – Rudy Van Gelder Supervised By [Supervision] – Bob Weinstock (tracks: A1 to A4), Ira Gitler (tracks: B1 to B3) Tenor Saxophone – Frank Foster (tracks: A1 to A4), Sonny Rollins (tracks: B1 to B3) Trumpet – Ray Copeland (tracks: A1 to A4) Written-By – Monk* (tracks: A1, A3 to B3) Notes A1 to A4: recorded May 11, 1954 at the house of Rudy Van Gelder's parents in Hackensack, New Jersey.  B1 to B3: recorded November 13, 1953 at WOR Studios, New York City.  First issue of Prestige LP 7053.  Cover states "Frank Foster, Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey, Julius Watkins Featuring Thelonious Monk".  Label states "Thelonious Monk Quintets".  

UK MONO FIRST PRESSING VINYL ALBUM ON GROOVED LABEL IN LAMINATED FLIP-BACK SLEEVE WITH ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE.

This  Esquire release was pressed in the UK from the same Rudi Van Gelder cut lacquers as used on the original USA Prestige release.  They were manufactured by Abbey Record Manufacturing Co. Inc. USA.  Usually the Prestige catalogue number remains, with Van Gelder's matrix handwriting intact, but sometimes with the US catalogue number X'd out and replaced by the UK one.  Esquire pressings were on thick, quality vinyl, and are much sought-after by jazz afficandos for their dynamic, fresh sound.  They often have differing artwork to the USA release, and the sleeves are of better quality laminated design.

MATRIX:  SIDE A:  RVG PRLP-7053-A AB 2 X EX /  SIDE B:  RVG EX PRLP-7053-B ? 1

SLEEVE: VERY GOOD+, JUST LIGHT SHELF, CORNER, EDGE AND RING WEAR.  ONE INCH TEAR ON SIDE OPENING MIDDLE FRONT. PENCIL MARK WITH ORIGINAL PRESTIGE RELEASE NUMBER ON REAR.  INNER SLEEVE IS VERY GOOD+ WITH NO SEAM SPLITS.

DISC: VISUALLY VERY GOOD+ THAT PLAYS EXCELLENT MINUS. NO SCRATCHES, JUST A FEW LIGHT HAIRLINES AND MINOR SPINDLE WEAR. CLEAN LABELS.

 
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