Thelonious Monk - Monk's Dream [Clear Vinyl]

Cat. no: 526040
Format: LP Clear Vinyl
Barcode: 8435723702450
Release Date: 27 Nov 2026
Genre: Jazz

The complete album + 2 bonus tracks - limited edition pressing on 180g crystal clear vinyl.Monk's Dream was the frst album Thelonious Monkreleased on Columbia Records following his departure from Riverside Records

Although he had previously recorded all of the album's compositions in various settings, with the exception of "Bright Mississippi", the remarkable cohesion of the quartet - featuring Charlie Rouse , John Ore and Frankie Dunlop - brought them together into a masterful and unifed statement. The result was a critically acclaimed album that earned widespread praise upon its release and continues to be celebrated as one of Monk's fnest achievements. It also became the best-selling album of his career.

"This important album, Monk's frst after a long absence from the recording studio, is a stunning reafrmation of his power as a performer and composer. It is a brilliant and absorbing program of fve Monk originals and three standards (and they might just as well be originals, so startling is their transformation at his hands). This is a beautiful album in every respect, completely stimulating in each second of its more than 47 minutes" - ***** Pete Welding, DownBeat

Includes the bonus tracks "Monk's Dream [original version) and "Just A Gigolo" [1954 solo piano version). 

Tracks: Monk's Dream / Body And Soul / Bright Mississippi / Five Spot Blues / Monk's Dream [Original 1952 Version] / Blue Bolivar Blues / Just A Gigolo / Bye-Ya / Sweet And Lovely / Just A Gigolo [1954 Solo Piano Version]