In 1971, Thelonious Monk recorded two albums in London that would prove to be his last recordings-- issued as "The Londong Collection" with a volume one and two, the first volume consisted of solo piano performances and the second of trio performances with bassist Al McKibbon and drummer Art Blakey. Some years later, a volume 3, made of of outtakes of solo piano and trio performances, surfaced.　　 　　The material on here is fairly mixed-- truthfully, some of it is fantastic, not the least of which is Monk's reading of Gershwin's "The Man I Love". A piece not associated with Monk (although he did record it as part of Dizzy Gillespie's big band in the 1940s and a Miles Davis group in the '50s), Monk gives it a delicate and sensitive reading in a straight arrangement that just shines. Similarly, solo blues "omething in Blue" finds a deep mood between the blues and Monk's stride roots, and an energetic trio take of "Hackensack" finds tight performances from the group, particularly an inventive pianist.　　 　　Nonetheless though, these are outtakes, and it shows at times-- two takes of "Trinkle, Tinkle" seem nice enough but for the downright irritating presence of a too-long fingernail scratching the piano keys, a solo piano reading of "Introspection" fizzles after the theme statement, and the trio session recording of it (and for that matter the included alternate of "Crepuscule with Nellie") borders on lethargic rather than a full of life slow blues.