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A1	Brilliant Corners Written-By – Monk*
A2	Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are Written-By – Monk*
B1	Pannonica Written-By – Monk*
B2	I Surrender, Dear Written-By – Clifford*, Barris*
B3	Bemsha Swing Written-By – Best*, Monk*

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Victor Musical Industries, Inc.
• Recorded At – Reeves Sound Studios

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Ernie Henry (tracks: A1, A2, B1)
• Bass – Oscar Pettiford (tracks: A1, A2, B1), Paul Chambers (tracks: B3)
• Celesta – Thelonious Monk (tracks: B1)
• Design [Cover] – Paul Bacon
• Drums – Max Roach (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3)
• Engineer – Jack Higgins
• Piano – Thelonious Monk
• Producer, Liner Notes – Orin Keepnews*
• Tenor Saxophone – Sonny Rollins (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3)
• Timpani – Max Roach (tracks: B3)
• Trumpet – Clark Terry (tracks: B3)

Notes

Recorded on December 17 and 23, 1956 at Reeves Sound Studios.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
RLP 12-226	Thelonious Monk	Brilliant Corners ‎(LP, Album, Mono, Dee)	Riverside Records	RLP 12-226	US	1957
RS 3000	Thelonious Monk	Mighty Monk ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Riverside Records	RS 3000	US	1967
RLP 12-226	Thelonious Monk	Brilliant Corners ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Riverside Records	RLP 12-226	France	1976
0025218602624	Thelonious Monk With Sonny Rollins, Ernie Henry And Clark Terry	Thelonious Monk With Sonny Rollins, Ernie Henry And Clark Terry - Brilliant Corners ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Original Jazz Classics, Riverside Records	0025218602624	Europe	2008
RLP 12-226, RLP-226	Thelonious Monk With Sonny Rollins, Ernie Henry and Clark Terry	Thelonious Monk With Sonny Rollins, Ernie Henry and Clark Terry - Brilliant Corners ‎(LP, Album, RE, 180)	Riverside Records, Riverside Records	RLP 12-226, RLP-226	Italy	2012

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