- jazz
- 46 min
- 9 tracks
- CBS
Monk's Blues is an album by Thelonious Monk accompanied by a big band arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson. Originally released by Columbia Records in 1968, it was re-released on CD in 1994. Produced by Teo Macero, the album was recorded in Los Angeles by Monk's working quartet augmented by a group of Hollywood studio musicians.
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Character
Character-led, spare, intimate and grave.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
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- AllMusic2/5 ★
- DownBeat3/5 ★
- The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 ★
- The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide1/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Let's Cool One3:47
- A2Reflections4:35
- A3Rootie Tootie7:35
- A4Just a Glance at Love2:52
- A5Brilliant Corners3:52
- B1Consecutive Seconds2:41
- B2Monk's Point8:03
- B3Trinkle Tinkle4:59
- B4Straight, No Chaser7:20
9 tracks, 46 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Thelonious Sphere Monk
- Label
- CBS
- Released
- 1969
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
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