Thelonious Monk – Thelonious Himself [Mono] (Craft Recordings Original Jazz Classics Series Edition)

(AAA) — Lacquers cut from the original analog master tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio.

From the Craft Recordings Original Jazz Classics Series!

Produced on audiophile-quality vinyl from Craft Recordings!

All-analog mastering from the original tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio

Pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI!

Presented in tip-on jackets with Obi strip

Released in 1957, Thelonious Himself is a solo album by Thelonious Monk. The only exception to this is the final track "Monk's Mood," where he is joined by John Coltrane and Wilbur Ware. The album was Monk's fourth on Riverside and was given a coveted 5 Stars by DownBeat magazine. This new edition of the album is released as part of the Original Jazz Classics Series on 180-gram vinyl pressed at RTI with lacquers cut from the original tapes (AAA) by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and a Stoughton Tip-On Jacket.

(Above description from AcousticSounds.com)