Thelonious Monk in Italy

Live album by Thelonious Monk

Released

1963

Recorded

April 21, 1961
Teatro Lirico, Milan, Italy

Genre

Jazz

Length

44:45

Label

Riverside
RLP 443

Producer

Orrin Keepnews

Thelonious Monk chronology

Monk in France
(1961)

Thelonious Monk in Italy
(1961)

Monk's Dream
(1962)

Thelonious Monk in Italy is a live album by American jazz pianist Thelonious Monk featuring tracks recorded in Italy in 1961 and released on the Riverside label in 1963.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "This is not one of Thelonious Monk's more significant dates, but his fans will still find moments to enjoy".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Thelonious Monk except as indicated

"Jackie-Ing" - 4:53
"Epistrophy" (Kenny Clarke, Monk) - 4:59
"Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 4:48
"Straight, No Chaser" - 9:06
"Bemsha Swing" (Denzil Best, Monk) - 7:14
"San Francisco Holiday" - 6:04
"Crepuscule with Nellie" - 2:50
"Rhythm-A-Ning" - 5:45

Personnel

References

↑ Riverside Records discography accessed November 1, 2012
1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 1, 2012

Thelonious Monk

Discography

Selected solo albums	Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1 Wizard of the Vibes Genius of Modern Music: Volume 2 Thelonious Monk Trio Monk Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington The Unique Thelonious Monk Brilliant Corners Thelonious Himself Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane Monk's Music Mulligan Meets Monk Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk Thelonious in Action Misterioso The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall 5 by Monk by 5 Thelonious Alone in San Francisco Thelonious Monk at the Blackhawk Monk in France Thelonious Monk in Italy Monk's Dream Criss-Cross Monk in Tokyo Miles & Monk at Newport Big Band and Quartet in Concert 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 Underground Monk's Blues

As sideman	Midnight at Minton's Bird and Diz Bags' Groove Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants Moving Out Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 Nica's Tempo In Orbit

Compositions	"Ask Me Now" "Bemsha Swing" "Blue Monk" "Epistrophy" "In Walked Bud" "Rhythm-a-Ning" "'Round Midnight" "Ruby, My Dear" "Straight, No Chaser" "Well, You Needn't"

Related articles	Blue Note Sessions Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

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