Carmen Sings Monk

Carmen Sings Monk
Studio album by Carmen McRae
Released	1988
Recorded	January 30 - February 1, 1988
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	65:02
Label	Novus
Producer	Tom Bradshaw
Carmen McRae chronology
Fine and Mellow: Live at Birdland West (1987) Carmen Sings Monk (1988) Sarah: Dedicated to You (1991)

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Source	Rating
Allmusic
Robert Christgau	A−

Carmen Sings Monk is a 1988 studio album by the American jazz singer Carmen McRae, focusing on the songs composed by Thelonious Monk.

McRae was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female at the 33rd Annual Grammy Awards for her performance on this album.

Track listing

1. "Get It Straight" ("Straight, No Chaser") (Thelonious Monk, Sally Swisher) – 3:58
2. "Dear Ruby" ("Ruby, My Dear") (Swisher) – 6:01
3. "It's Over Now" ("Well, You Needn't") (Mike Ferro) – 5:28
4. "Monkery's the Blues" ("Blue Monk") (Abbey Lincoln) – 4:56
5. "You Know Who" ("I Mean You") (Coleman Hawkins, Jon Hendricks) – 3:31
6. "Little Butterfly" ("Pannonica") (Hendricks) – 5:15
7. "Listen To Monk" ("Rhythm-A-Ning") (Hendricks) – 3:05
8. "How I Wish" ("Ask Me Now") (Hendricks) – 4:56
9. "Man, That Was a Dream" ("Monk's Dream") (Hendricks) – 2:55
10. "'Round Midnight" (Bernie Hanighen, Cootie Williams) – 6:32
11. "Still We Dream" ("Ugly Beauty") (Ferro) – 3:27
12. "Suddenly" ("In Walked Bud") (Hendricks) – 3:41
13. "Looking Back" ("Reflections") (Hendricks) – 5:35

    Previously unreleased, alternate takes:

14. "Suddenly" ("In Walked Bud") (Hendricks) – 3:13
15. "Get It Straight" ("Straight, No Chaser") (Swisher) – 3:26

All music composed by Thelonious Monk, lyricists indicated.

Due to copyright restrictions the song titles of these standards (with the exception of "'Round Midnight") were modified. Monk's original titles are indicated after the track titles.

Personnel

• Carmen McRae - vocals
• Larry Willis - piano
• Eric Gunnison - piano
• Clifford Jordan - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• George Mraz - double bass
• Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone
• Al Foster - drums