Bemsha Swing
Every version of “Bemsha Swing” on a record reviewed at Vinyl Standard: 6 recordings, 1952 to 1963, by 2 leaders, including Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane & Don Cherry. Every version links to its review.
Who recorded it
The leaders of the reviewed records that include Bemsha Swing. The number is reviewed records.
Every reviewed version
By the year of the record’s first session. Red is the site’s rating of the whole record, out of five.
- 1952Thelonious Monk TrioThelonious Monk★★★★★
- 1956Brilliant CornersThelonious Monk★★★★★
- 1960The Avant-GardeJohn Coltrane & Don Cherry★★★★☆
- 1961Monk in ItalyThelonious Monk★★★★☆
- 1963Misterioso (Recorded on Tour)Thelonious Monk★★★★★
- 1963Monk in TokyoThelonious Monk★★★★☆
This page is built from the track listings of the records reviewed here, so it lists only versions on those records, not every recording of the tune. The site does not record composers, so it gathers tracks by title and says nothing about who wrote the tune. The year is the first session of the whole record, which on an album cut over several dates may not be the date of this track. It updates automatically when a new review goes up.