Pianist/composer Thelonious Monk and tenor saxophonist John Coltrane - genius mentor and budding genius - joined forces in a fabled Monk-led quartet that worked steadily at New York's Five Spot Cafe for a five-month period, between July and December 1957. This album is a result of those session featuring tracks such as Monks Mood, Ruby My Dear and Nutty

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Monk's Mood [false start] (0:59)
2. Monk's Mood (7:53)
3. Crepuscule with Nellie [take 1] (4:34)
4. Crepuscule with Nellie [take 2] (4:34)
5. Crepuscule with Nellie [breakdown] (1:02)
6. Blues for Tomorrow (13:33)
7. Crepuscule with Nellie [edited: re-takes 4 & 5] (4:47)
8. Crepuscule with Nellie [re-take 6] (4:40)
9. Off Minor [take 4] (5:15)
10. Off Minor [take 5] (5:09)

Disc 2:

1. Abide with Me [take 1] (0:51)
2. Abide with Me (0:55)
3. Epistrophy [short version] (3:08)
4. Epistrophy (10:46)
5. Well, You Needn't [opening] (1:26)
6. Well, You Needn't (11:25)
7. Ruby, My Dear [with Coleman Hawkins] (5:27)
8. Ruby, My Dear [with John Coltrane] (6:19)
9. Nutty (6:39)
10. Trinkle, Tinkle (6:39)