Birth Name: Thelonious Sphere Monk
Born: October 10, 1917. Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Died: February 17, 1982 (Aged 64). Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Genre: Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bebop, Harp Bop, Post Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Modern Big Band
Occupation: Musician, composer
Instruments: Piano
Thelonious Monk was an American Jazz Pianist and Composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the Standard Jazz repertoire, including "Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Ruby, My Dear" and more!.
Title: Monk's Dream (2014)
Genre: Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bebop, Harp Bop, Post Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Modern Big Band
Label: Poll Winners Records, (Original released in 1963 by Columbia)
Rating: *****
Tracks:
1. Monk's Dream (6:28)
2. Body And Soul (Solo Piano) (4:30)
3. Bright Mississippi (8:34)
4. Five Spot Blues (3:15)
5. Blue Bolivar Blues (7:33)
6. Just A Gigolo (Solo Piano) (2:29)
7. Bye-Ya (5:24)
8. Sweet And Lovely (7:52)
Personnel:
Thelonious Monk: Piano
Charlie Rouse: Tenor Sax
John Ore: Bass
Frankie Dunlop: Drums
Bonus Tracks:
9. Monk's Dream (Original Trio Version 1952) (3:05)
10. Blue Bolivar Blues (Original 1956 Quintet Version)( (13:25)
11. Just A Gigolo (Solo Piano; Original 1954 Version) (3:00)
12. Bye-Ya (Original Trio Version, 1954) (2:45)
13. Sweet And Lovely (Original Trio Version, 1952) (3:33)
14. Body And Soul (Solo Piano; Live In 1961) (4:48)
Personnel:
Tracks 9, 12, 13:
Thelonious Monk: Piano
Gary Mapp: Bass
Art Blakey: Drums
Track 10:
Thelonious Monk: Piano
Sonny Rollins: Tenor Saxophone
Ernie Henry: Alto Saxophone
Oscar Pettiford: Bass
Max Roach: Drums
Track 11, 14:
Thelonious Monk: Piano
Monk's Dream is the first album of Thelonious Monk released on Columbia Records, was released in 1963, and remastered, reissued and released on April 21, 2014 by Poll Winners Records. The album is the Jazz Masterpieces 5-Star Albums by Down Beat.
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