Monk's Blues
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Allmusic | [1] |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
Monk's Blues is an album by Thelonious Monk accompanied by a big band arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson. Originally released by Columbia Records in 1968, it was re-released on CD in 1994. Produced by Teo Macero, the album was recorded in Los Angeles by Monk's working quartet augmented by a group of Hollywood studio musicians.
Track listing
- "Let's Cool One"
- "Reflections"
- "Little Rootie Tootie"
- "Just a Glance at Love" (Teo Macero)
- "Brilliant Corners"
- "Consecutive Seconds" (Macero)
- "Monk's Point"
- "Trinkle, Tinkle"
- "Straight, No Chaser"
- "Blue Monk"
- "'Round Midnight"
All compositions by Thelonious Monk, except where noted.
Personnel
The Quartet
- Thelonious Sphere Monk - Piano
- Charlie Rouse - Tenor Saxophone
- Larry Gales - Bass
- Ben Riley - Drums
Additional musicians
- Buddy Collette, Tom Scott, Gene Cipriano & Ernie Small - Saxophone
- Bobby Bryant, Conte Candoli & Freddie Hill - Trumpet
- Lou Blackburn, Bob Bralinger, Billy Byers & Mike Wimberly - Trombone
- Howard Roberts - Guitar
- John Guerin - Drums
References
- ^ Planer, Lindsay. Monk's Blues at AllMusic
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 145. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.