Released 1961 | Lookin' at Monk!(1961) Blues Up & Down(1961) Release date 1961 Label Riverside Records | |
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Recorded February 7, 1961New York City Similar Johnny Griffin albums, Jazz albums | ||
Lookin' at Monk! is an album by saxophonists Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and Johnny Griffin featuring compositions associated with Thelonious Monk recorded in 1961 and released on the Jazzland label.
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Reception
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars with the review stating, "this was only the second all-Monk program anyone had recorded and several of these numbers had yet to attain standard status. The playing is uniformly inventive and witty (both required attributes when approaching this repertoire), and Mance is particularly to be commended for maintaining a graceful and elegant attack and not trying to praise Monk by imitation".
Track listing
All compositions by Thelonious Monk except as indicated
- "In Walked Bud" - 4:34
- "Well, You Needn't" - 5:31
- "Ruby, My Dear" - 4:39
- "Rhythm-A-Ning" - 3:53
- "Epistrophy" (Kenny Clarke, Monk) - 8:36
- "'Round Midnight" - 5:25
- "Stickball (I Mean You)" (Coleman Hawkins, Monk) - 5:52
Personnel
Songs
1In Walked Bud4:40
2Well - You Needn't5:35
3Ruby - My Dear4:42
References
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