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Released
  
1968

Artist
  
Thelonious Monk

Producer
  
Teo Macero

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
56:27

Release date
  
1968

Label
  
CBS Records International

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Monk's Blues(1968)
  
The London Collection(1971)

Similar
  
Thelonious Monk albums, Jazz albums

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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 top Hollywood studio musicians.

Contents

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Track listing

  1. "Let's Cool One"
  2. "Reflections"
  3. "Little Rootie Tootie"
  4. "Just a Glance at Love" (Teo Macero)
  5. "Brilliant Corners"
  6. "Consecutive Seconds" (Macero)
  7. "Monk's Point"
  8. "Trinkle, Tinkle"
  9. "Straight, No Chaser"
  10. "Blue Monk"
  11. "'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

    • Songs

    1Let's Cool One3:48
    2Reflections4:35
    3Rootie Tootie7:34

    References

    Monk's Blues Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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