Solo Monk

Solo Monk is the eighth album Thelonious Monk released for Columbia Records in 1965. The album is composed entirely of solo piano work by Monk. The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek states "This is perhaps the solo piano record to have by Monk".^[2] In addition to various vinyl and CD issues, Sony Music Enterprises issued an SACD (SRGS 4520) in Japan.

Track listing

1. "Dinah" [take 2] (Akst, Lewis, Young) - 2:27
2. "I Surrender, Dear" (Barris, Clifford) - 3:43
3. "Sweet And Lovely" [take 2] (Arnheim, LeMare, Tobias) - 2:58
4. "North Of The Sunset" - 1:50
5. "Ruby, My Dear" [take 3] - 5:35
6. "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)" (Daugherty, Neiburg, Reynolds) - 2:36
7. "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Noble) - 3:17
8. "Everything Happens to Me" [take 3] (Adair, Dennis) - 3:25
9. "Monk's Point" - 2:11
10. "I Should Care" (Cahn, Stordahl, Weston) - 1:56
11. "Ask Me Now" [take 2] - 4:35
12. "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" (Link, Marvell, Strachey) - 3:32
13. "Introspection" - 2:14 Bonus track on CD
14. "Darn That Dream" (DeLange, Van Heusen) - 3:41 Bonus track on CD
15. "Dinah" (Akst, Lewis, Young) - 2:25 Bonus track on CD
16. "Sweet and Lovely" (Arnheim, LeMare, Tobias) - 3:18 Bonus track on CD
17. "Ruby, My Dear" - 4:48 Bonus track on CD
18. "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)" (Daugherty, Neiburg, Reynolds) - 2:44 Bonus track on CD
19. "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Noble) - 3:21 Bonus track on CD
20. "Everything Happens to Me" (Adair, Dennis) - 5:20 Bonus track on CD
21. "Ask Me Now" - 3:43 Bonus track on CD

All compositions by Thelonious Monk except as indicated

Personnel

• Thelonious Monk: piano

References