Monk's Blues
1968 studio album by Thelonious Monk
Monk's Blues | ||||
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Studio album by Thelonious Monk | ||||
Released | 1968 | |||
Recorded | November 19 and 20, 1968 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 56:27 | |||
Producer | Teo Macero | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Monk's Blues is an album by Thelonious Monk accompanied by a big band arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson. Originally released by Columbia Records in 1968, it was re-released on CD in 1994. Produced by Teo Macero, the album was recorded in Los Angeles by Monk's working quartet augmented by a group of Hollywood studio musicians.
Track listing
Side One
- "Let's Cool One" - 3:47
- "Reflections" - 4:35
- "Rootie Tootie" - 7:35
- "Just a Glance at Love" (Teo Macero) - 2:52
- "Brilliant Corners" - 3:52
Side Two
- "Consecutive Seconds" (Macero) - 2:41
- "Monk's Point" - 8:03
- "Trinkle, Tinkle" - 4:59
- "Straight, No Chaser" - 7:20
CD Bonus Tracks
- "Blue Monk" - 6:14
- "'Round Midnight" - 4:13
All compositions by Thelonious Monk, except where noted. Arranged by Oliver Nelson.
Personnel
The Quartet
- Thelonious Sphere Monk - piano
- Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone
- Larry Gales - bass
- Ben Riley - drums
Additional musicians
- Oliver Nelson – conductor
- Buddy Collette, Tom Scott, Gene Cipriano & Ernie Small - saxophone
- Bobby Bryant, Conte Candoli & Freddie Hill - trumpet
- Lou Blackburn, Bob Bralinger, Billy Byers & Mike Wimberly - trombone
- Howard Roberts - guitar
- John Guerin - drums
References
- ^ Planer, Lindsay. Monk's Blues at AllMusic
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 145. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1024. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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- Monk in Tokyo
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- It's Monk's Time
- Monk
- Solo Monk
- Live at the It Club
- Live at the Jazz Workshop
- Misterioso (Recorded on Tour)
- Straight, No Chaser
- Thelonious Monk Nonet Live in Paris 1967
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- "In Walked Bud"
- "'Round Midnight"
- Blue Note Sessions
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- Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser
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