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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

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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.

Contents

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
  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

    • Songs

    1Get It Straight (live)3:59
    2Dear Ruby6:01
    3It's Over Now5:28

    References

    Carmen Sings Monk Wikipedia
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