--- product_id: 14540590 title: "All Monk : The Riverside Albums" brand: "thelonious monk" price: "NT$8955" currency: TWD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tw/products/14540590-all-monk-the-riverside-albums store_origin: TW region: Taiwan --- # All Monk : The Riverside Albums **Brand:** thelonious monk **Price:** NT$8955 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** All Monk : The Riverside Albums by thelonious monk - **How much does it cost?** NT$8955 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tw](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/14540590-all-monk-the-riverside-albums) ## Best For - thelonious monk enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted thelonious monk brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Import 16 CD box set from the Jazz legend containing all of his albums for the Riverside label spanning the years 1955-61. Features 128 tracks. Universal. * Please note the now out-of-print, U.S. Monk - Complete Riverside Recordings Box was 15 discs BUT had 153 tracks, which included the Clark Terry Quartet record with Monk, other alternate takes, and a few Monk cameos on other Riverside artist's albums. Also, it was mastered 20 years ago. This current box only has the 129 Monk tracks that were originally released on his own LP albums, plus a few alternates, and the Jazzland and Milestone relevant material. This is exactly the material that should be required for study by the instructors of Intro To/Jazz 101 at all universities!) ## Images ![All Monk : The Riverside Albums - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41LYWMnGlHL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Thelonious Monk Encore !!! Old Monk at his Best *by F***T on Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2011* 1. This 16 CD set is value for Money considering that each CD would cost you $4.50 approx2. Most of the Albums are really good enjoyable music for ages forty plus. Those under forty may not like it so much. No i dont mean an Adult rated movie !! It is just that some musical tracks are best appreciated in your sunset years with grey hair !! Authentic Vintage Wine.3. Some of the Notable Albums are Thelonius Monk in Italy (The Best of his numbers) Thelonius Monk in France, Thelonius Monk 5 by Monk by 5, Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall Thelonius Monk plays Duke Ellington, Theloniuos Monk at the BlackHawk4. This is not the foot stomping, paralytic fits variety of music heard at the Pubs. Some un-appreciative Barbarians might refer to it as Music heard at a Hotel Lobby but thats not it listen to the works of Art and its truly a rythmic brilliance of Jazz masterpieces. There are no vocals to any of the tracks but its certainly some very nice music to pour a couple of rounds of Scotch and enjoy your weekends with whomever !!5. Even the other Albums are good but the ones I have mentioned will get Old Monk haters evangelized.6. I heard Old Monk very long back in my early twenties but then it was not really appealing to my ears and my young blood was stoned immaculate !! But now it really gets my head dancing to each note.7. You need a good music system for such tracks with good wooden speakers.8. With the Riverside Collections you dont really have to buy any more. It delivers everything in a clean price Tag considering the cost of music at the stores these days. You might get them cheaper in India but the stores in India dont stock them at all. And of course please dont indulge in music piracy if they gave you such a good time with their musical repertoire please reward the artists with a non-pirated purchase.9. Well you can always go back to your paralytic fits variety of music and enjoy an evenings drink and dance with Mr Beans. So long farewell hope you enjoy the music on a relaxed weekend with Scotch or Vintage Wine. I repeat again you will need good wooden speakers and the acoustics of room must be right (dont overstuff with furniture) and it feels like heaven with each sip. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great budget box set, good value *by P***O on Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2019* I'll add photos at some point, but the new set I recieved is different than what amazon has pictured, it is a clamshell box with the CD's in thin cardstock sleeves with the album artwork and tracklisting for each album on the sleeve. Each CD has the tracks listed and are the Original Jazz Classics editions of the albums. There is a booklet with the box that has the album covers reprinted with the track listings, songwriters, personnel recording dates and basic info for each album. The albums are organized in order. I would have been happy if the set had come in the large jewel 'fat boy' jewel cases, but I am much happier getting them in cardboard sleeves, it makes the set more compact and I like having the album artwork. The sleeves are thin budget quality, but the clamshell box is much sturdier cardboard to store them. Sound quality is great and most albums have a few bonus tracks. Most of the albums were remastered in the late eighties, some were done in the nineties. This particular set is a great deal and I recommend it for those that don't have most of these albums as the cost of the box is much less than buying the albums separately, even cheaper than dowloads. It's a great way to dive into a large part of Monk's catalogue. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Quick update to the original poster's review *by S***N on Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2010* The first reviewer here sums up the set pretty well, but here are a couple of extra notes:- At least for the moment, the set is available domestically. I ordered from Amazon on a Friday, got Saturday.- Though the OP mentions this is a Universal Music product, I want to affirm that - it's not gray market material, as so many jazz imports are.- While the set may not contain all the alternate and broken takes from the original Riverside box, many of the cds are 'expanded,' offering more than the original vinyl. I think this pretty much hits the sweet spot of reissues - enough to offer interesting insight, not so much as to make listening feel like a chore.Anyway, from Amazon, shipped to New York state it worked out to a little more than $5 a disc. For magnificent, vital music right smack in the heart of the 20th century, a great, great bargain.Scott A.Watertown NY --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tw/products/14540590-all-monk-the-riverside-albums](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/14540590-all-monk-the-riverside-albums) --- *Product available on Desertcart Taiwan* *Store origin: TW* *Last updated: 2026-09-19*