Thelonious Monk - Monk (1LP Coloured)

music on vinyl

£32.22

Format: LP, Coloured
Catalogue No.: MOVLP3427C
Barcode: 8719262029040
Release Date: 05 Jan 2024
Genre: Jazz

• 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL
• SLEEVE CONTAINS LINER NOTES BY BILL EVANS
• FEATURING LARRY GALES ON BASS, BEN RILEY ON DRUMS, AND CHARLIE ROUSE ON TENOR SAXOPHONE
• 60TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF 1500 INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED COPIES ON SILVER & BLACK MARBLED VINYL

Monk, released in 1964, is the fourth studio album Thelonious Monk released on Columbia Records, and his seventh album overall for that label. It features Larry Gales on Bass, Ben Riley on drums, and Charlie Rouse on Tenor saxophone. The album contains two original compositions and several jazz standards.

"Pannonica" is a tribute to the jazz patron Pannonica de Koenigswarter and "Teo" is a tribute to the album's producer Teo Macero.

Monk is available as a 60th anniversary edition of 1500 individually numbered copies on silver & black marbled vinyl. The sleeve contains liner notes by Bill Evans.

SIDE A
1. Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away)
2. April In Paris
3. That Old Man
4. I Love You (Sweetheart of All My Dreams)

SIDE B
1. Just You, Just Me
2. Pannonica
3. Teo