Monk's Blues
| Monk's Blues | ||||
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| Released | 1968 | |||
| Recorded | November 19 and 20, 1968 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 56:27 | |||
| Producer | Teo Macero | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Monk's Bluesis an album byThelonious Monkaccompanied by a big band arranged and conducted byOliver Nelson.Originally released by Columbia Records in 1968, it was re-released onCDin 1994. Produced byTeo Macero,the album was recorded in Los Angeles by Monk's working quartet augmented by a group of Hollywood studio musicians.
Track listing
[edit]Side One
- "Let's Cool One" - 3:47
- "Reflections" - 4:35
- "Rootie Tootie" - 7:35
- "Just a Glance at Love" (Teo Macero) - 2:52
- "Brilliant Corners" - 3:52
Side Two
- "Consecutive Seconds" (Macero) - 2:41
- "Monk's Point" - 8:03
- "Trinkle, Tinkle" - 4:59
- "Straight, No Chaser"- 7:20
CD Bonus Tracks
- "Blue Monk"- 6:14
- "'Round Midnight"- 4:13
All compositions by Thelonious Monk, except where noted. Arranged byOliver Nelson.
Personnel
[edit]The Quartet
- Thelonious Sphere Monk - piano
- Charlie Rouse- tenor saxophone
- Larry Gales- bass
- Ben Riley- drums
Additional musicians
- Oliver Nelson– conductor
- 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
References
[edit]- ^Planer, Lindsay.Monk's BluesatAllMusic
- ^Swenson, J., ed. (1985).The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide.USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 145.ISBN0-394-72643-X.
- ^Cook, Richard;Morton, Brian(2008).The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings(9th ed.).Penguin.p. 1024.ISBN978-0-141-03401-0.
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