Thelonious Monk - Straight No Chaser (1LP Coloured)

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: MOVLP288C
Barcode: 8719262041400
Release Date: 21 Nov 2025
Genre: Jazz

Deluxe heavy duty sleeve
Featuring Monk's own composition "Straight, No Chaser", one of the most famous jazz standards ever written, and
"Japanese Folk Song", played by Ryan Gosling's character in La La Land
With Charlie Rouse on tenor saxophone
Liner notes by jazz writer and producer Orrin Keepnews
Limited edition of 2500 individually numbered copies on crystal clear vinyl

Thelonious Monk once famously said "the piano ain't got no wrong notes", and this mantra is evident in his playing: full of angular, challenging harmonies combined with a harsh and percussive technique. Though his style of playing was unorthodox, he could also play runs and arpeggios with great speed and accuracy. All in all, Monk would prove to be a long-lasting influence on jazz piano.
All this is highlighted on 1967's Straight, No Chaser, Monk's sixth album for Columbia.
On it, you'll find the album's namesake "Straight, No Chaser", a composition by Thelonious himself that became one of the most important, blues-based standards in the jazz repertoire.
Furthermore, the album features "Japanese Folk Song", a two-century old tune that Ryan Gosling's character is practicing in the movie La La Land.
Charlie Rouse plays the tenor saxophone, and the liner notes are written by jazz writer and producer Orrin Keepnews.
Straight, No Chaser is available as a limited edition of 2500 individually numbered copies on crystal clear vinyl and comes in a deluxe, heavy duty sleeve.

Side 1
1. Locomotive
2. I Didn't Know About You
3. Straight, No Chaser
Side 2
1. Japanese Folk Song
2. Between The Devil And The Deep
3. Blue Sea
4. We See