Monk (1964 album)
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| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | March 9, October 6-8, 1964 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:34 | |||
| Label | Columbia CL 2291 | |||
| Producer | Teo Macero | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | (favorable)[1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |   [2] |
Monk. is the seventh album Thelonious Monk released for Columbia Records, featuring several original compositions as well as jazz standards.
The track "Pannonica" is a tribute to the jazz patron Nica de Koenigswarter.
The track "Teo" is a tribute to the albums' producer Teo Macero.
The album cover is a photo of Monk taken by W. Eugene Smith in 1959. Between 1957 and 1965, Monk and other prominent New York jazz musicians rehearsed at the photographer's home, nicknamed 'The Jazz Loft'.[3]
Track listing
Side One
- "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (Gershwin, Kahn, Gershwin) - (4:35)
- "April in Paris" (Harburg, Duke) - (7:52)
- "Children's Song (That Old Man)" (public domain) - (4:55)
- "I Love You (Sweetheart Of All My Dreams)" (Berlin) - (6:45)
Side Two
- "Just You, Just Me" (Greer, Klages) - (8:42)
- "Pannonica" (Monk) - (7:21)
- "Teo" (Monk) - (5:24)
Personnel
- Piano - Thelonious Monk
- Bass - Larry Gales
- Drums - Ben Riley
- Producer - Teo Macero
- Saxophone [Tenor] - Charlie Rouse
References
- ^ Yanow, Scott. Monk at AllMusic
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 145. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Judy Gelman Myers, "W. Eugene Smith's Time in The Jazz Loft", Popular Photography