'Round Midnight Playlist

8 songs / 53:29

By: Bill Milkowski

Playlist Description

Thelonious Monk's most famous and oft-recorded tune, the moody ballad 'Round Midnight,' was written in 1941 and first recorded by the Cootie Williams Orchestra in 1944. Miles Davis played a famous version at the 1955 Newport Jazz Festival (heard here) which led to a lucrative recording contract with Columbia Records later that year. It's been recorded over a thousand times. Hear eight brilliant versions culled from the Vault.

1 Sarah Vaughan with Dizzy Gillespie / 'Round Midnight 8:23
2 Thelonious Monk Quartet / 'Round Midnight 9:38
3 Miles Davis All-Stars / Round About Midnight 6:13
4 Carmen McRae / 'Round Midnight 4:37
5 Eddie Daniels All Stars / Round Midnight 3:27
6 Joe Pass / 'Round Midnight 11:23
7 Billy Taylor Jazz All-Stars / 'Round Midnight 5:46
8 The Modern Jazz Quartet / 'Round Midnight 4:02