The very first 12" album in what was to be a most significant catalog also marked the Riverside debut of an artist of towering importance. Fittingly, it was a strikingly original concept; a then-unappreciated revolutionary interpreting the music of a recognized master composer. Once ahead of its time, Thelonious Monk's Plays Duke Ellington now stands as an enduring jazz landmark.

Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington Track Listing

1. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)   
2. Sophisticated Lady   
3. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good   
4. Black And Tan Fantasy   
5. Mood Indigo   
6. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart     
7. Solitude     
8. Caravan