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Engineered by Rudy van Gelder, also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), First Light (Freddie Hubbard) and Blue Train (John Coltrane)
Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, also Blue Train (John Coltrane), I’m Old Fashioned (John Coltrane) and Lazy Bird (John Coltrane)
Written by Thelonious Monk, also Off Minor (take 4) (Thelonious Monk), Thelonious (Thelonious Monk) and Brilliant Corners (Thelonious Monk)
Released on Essential Jazz Classics, also Blue Monk, Bye‐Ya and Little Rootie Tootie
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Rudy van Gelder engineered 1208 songs on fono, the 7th most of any engineer
289 other songs on fono were recorded at Van Gelder Studio, by John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins and others
Rudy van Gelder’s most frequent co-engineer is Maureen Sickler (13 songs together)
Credits
All 9 credits
- Written by
- Denzil Best and Thelonious Monk
- Performed by
- Gary Mapp, Max Roach and Thelonious Monk
- Engineered by
- Rudy van Gelder
- Recorded at
- Van Gelder Studio
- Released on
- Essential Jazz Classics
- Written by
- Denzil Best and Thelonious Monk
- Performed by
- Gary Mapp, Max Roach and Thelonious Monk
- Engineered by
- Rudy van Gelder
- Recorded at
- Van Gelder Studio
- Released on
- Essential Jazz Classics
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same engineer: Rudy van Gelder
Same writer: Thelonious Monk
Same writer: Denzil Best
Same studio: Van Gelder Studio
Same label: Essential Jazz Classics
Same engineer: Rudy van Gelder
Same writer: Thelonious Monk
Same studio: Van Gelder Studio
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Bemsha Swing was performed by Gary Mapp
2MusicBrainz Bemsha Swing was performed by Max Roach
3MusicBrainz Bemsha Swing was performed by Thelonious Monk
Bemsha Swing was performed by Thelonious Monk
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Bemsha Swing was written by Denzil Best
5MusicBrainz Bemsha Swing was written by Thelonious Monk
Bemsha Swing was written by Thelonious Monk
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Bemsha Swing is part of the release Complete 1951-1954 Recordings
Bemsha Swing is part of the release Complete 1951-1954 Recordings
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Bemsha Swing was recorded at Van Gelder Studio
Bemsha Swing was recorded at Van Gelder Studio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Essential Jazz Classics is the label of the song Bemsha Swing
Essential Jazz Classics is the label of the song Bemsha Swing
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Bemsha Swing was engineered by Rudy van Gelder
Bemsha Swing was engineered by Rudy van Gelder
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Bemsha Swing was released on 1953