Series hype sticker:
Jazz Classics
Audiophile Grade
Pure Virgin Vinyl 180 Gram
Classic Jazz LPs
Collector's Edition
Newly Remastered
Deluxe Inner Sleeves
One Pressing Limited Edition
Monk's first album for Columbia Records became his bestselling LP ever. Bonus track is the original version of the title tune from 1952.
DMM - Direct Metal Mastering
Original George Neumann Cutting System
All tracks recorded in New York on October 31 (B1 & B2), November 1 (A2 & A3), November 2 (A1 & B3), and November 6 (A4 & B4), 1962.
Bonus track (B5): New York, October 15, 1952.
Artist on labels, jacket back: Thelonious Monk Quartet
Stamped runouts