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Released
  
1966

Artist
  
Thelonious Monk

Producer
  
Orrin Keepnews

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
April 18th, 1961

Release date
  
1966

Label
  
Riverside Records

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Monk in France (1961)
  
Thelonious Monk in Italy (1961)

Similar
  
Thelonious Monk albums, Jazz albums

Monk in France is an album by jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, originally recorded on April 18, 1961. The remastered album includes two bonus tracks, "Body and Soul" and "Crepuscule with Nellie."

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Well You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) – 11:30
  2. "Off Minor" (Monk) – 11:41
  3. "Just A Gigolo" (Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci, Julius Brammer) – 1:42
  4. "I Mean You" (Monk, Coleman Hawkins) – 11:02
  5. "Hackensack" (Monk) – 9:46
  6. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (Ned Washington, George Bassman) – 8:30
  7. "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 2:48
  8. "Crepuscule with Nellie" (Monk) - 2:39

Personnel

  • Thelonious Monk – piano
  • John Ore - bass
  • Charlie Rouse - Tenor Saxophone
  • Frankie Dunlop - Drums

    • Songs

    1Well - You Needn't11:31
    2Off Minor11:42
    3Just a Gigolo1:43

    References

    Monk in France Wikipedia
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