Monk's box on Prestige and more

[JSngry]

Don't know that anybody's trying to qualitatively elevate one recording period over another as much as they are discussing the various box sets as box sets, Might seem like the same thing, but it's not, at least in my mind.

There IS an evolution, and that evolution is as worth noting as is the importance/unity of all of it.

[take5]

I'm confused about which, if any, box sets I might want.

The Blue Note set seems pretty old. Aren't the RVG individual CDs better sounding?

As for the Prestige/Riverside stuff, I have Monk's Music, Monk w/ 'Trane, and 5 By Monk By 5 on SACD. I would think getting the box would replicate that.

But I do so love box sets. I wish Columbia put some out, like the Miles sets.

[couw]

I'm confused about which, if any, box sets I might want.

The Blue Note set seems pretty old. Aren't the RVG individual CDs better sounding?

yes

[jazzbo]

In my opinion the RVGs of the Monk material (that includes the two under Monk's name and the one under Milt Jackson's) are much better sounding than those in the box set. I wish they would RVG the live session with Coltrane. . . . That is in corrected speed in the box set. . . .

[JSngry]

As for the Prestige/Riverside stuff, I have Monk's Music, Monk w/ 'Trane, and 5 By Monk By 5 on SACD. I would think getting the box would replicate that.

Them's all Riversides. There's seperate collection of the Prestige stuff (3 CDs) & teh Riverside stuff (15 CDs).

http://www.fantasyjazz.com/catalog/monk_t_cat4.html

[couw]

As for the Prestige/Riverside stuff, I have Monk's Music, Monk w/ 'Trane, and 5 By Monk By 5 on SACD. I would think getting the box would replicate that.

the Prestige Set (3 CDs) collects following albums:

with Monk as leader

- Thelonious Monk (P 7027/OJC 010-2)

- Monk (P 7053/OJC 016-2)

- Thelonious Monk/Sonny Rollins (P 7075/OJC 059-2)

with Miles as leader

- 2 tracks from Bag's Groove (P 7109/OJC 245-2)

- 4 tracks from The Modern Jazz Giants (P 7150/OJC 347-2)

with Rollins as leader

- one track from Moving Out (P 7058/OJC 058-2)

with Hawk as leader

- 4 tracks from Bean and the Boys (P 7824) now available on PRCD 24124-2

[couw]

the riverside set (15 CDs) collects following albums and adds some more tracks:

Blues Five Spot

Blues for Tomorrow

Brilliant Corners

Cruisin'

Evidence

Five by Monk by Five

In Orbit

In Person

Misterioso

Monk's Music

Mulligan meets Monk

Pure Monk

Round Midnight

The Unique Thelonious Monk

Thelonious Alone in San Francisco

Thelonious Himself

Thelonious in Action

Thelonious Monk at The Blackhawk

Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall

Thelonious Monk plays Duke Ellington

Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane

Two Hours with Thelonious

The sound on this Riverside set is typical early nineties very much okay but nothing to get excited about. Sound quality wise, I am sure there are much better issues to be found.

The Prestige set sounds sublime.

[Alon Marcus]

I have no doubt that the riverside box is the ultimate but since I have about half of the albums of it I bought the Prestige box.