Monk's Dream
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| Studio album by The Thelonious Monk Quartet | ||
| Released | 1963 | |
| Recorded | October 31 - November 6, 1962 | |
| Genre | Jazz | |
| Length | 47:02 | |
| Label | Columbia Records | |
| Producer(s) | Teo Macero | |
| The Thelonious Monk Quartet chronology | ||
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| Monk in France (1961) |
Monk's Dream (1963) |
Criss Cross (1963) |
Monk's Dream is the first album of jazz legend Thelonious Monk with Columbia Records. The LP was recorded at Columbia's 30th Street Studios in New York from October 31, 1962 through November 6. It was issued in 1963. It is Monk's best selling album.
[edit] Track listing
- "Monk's Dream" (composed by Monk)
- "Body and Soul" (composed by Green, Heyman, Sour, Eyton) -performed solo piano
- "Bright Mississippi" (composed by Monk)
- "Five Spot Blues" (composed by Monk)
- "Blue Bolivar Blues" (composed by Monk)
- "Just a gigolo" (composed by Caesar, Brammer, Casucci) -performed solo piano
- "Bye"-Ya (composed by Monk)
- "Sweet and lovely" (composed by Arnheim, Tobias, Lemare)
[edit] Personnel
- Thelonious Monk - piano
- Charlie Rouse - Tenor sax
- John Ore - Bass
- Frankie Dunlop - Percussion
Produced by Teo Macero
Blue Bolivar Blues is a slight modification of the title of the original Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are title of the composition featured in Thelonious' 1957 album with Riverside, Brilliant Corners.
Five Spot Blues was originally called Blues Five Spot, another composition by Monk that first appeared in the live album Thelonious in Action, which was recorded at the Five Spot Cafe in New York in 1958.
Monk's Dream, Bye-Ya, and Sweet and Lovely had also been previously recorded by Monk with Prestige Records.
[edit] References
2001 Columbia Reissue Liner Notes
