Carmen Sings Monk

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Released 1988 Producer Tom Bradshaw Release date 1988 Genres Jazz, Vocal jazz		Length 65:02 Artist Carmen McRae Label Bluebird Records

Recorded January 30 - February 1, 1988 Carmen Sings Monk(1988) Sarah Dedicated to You(1991) Similar Carmen McRae albums, Vocal jazz albums

Carmen sings monk it s over now

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

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