- jazz
- 40 min
- 10 tracks
- Riverside
Thelonious Alone in San Francisco is jazz pianist Thelonious Monk's third solo album, recorded in 1959.
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Character
Intimate, character-led, earnest and grave.
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- DownBeat5/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings4/4 ★
- The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Blue Monk3:41
- A2Ruby, My Dear3:55
- A3Round Lights3:33
- A4Everything Happens to Me5:35
- A5You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart3:58
- B1Bluehawk3:37
- B2Pannonica3:48
- B3Remember2:36
- B4There’s Danger in Your Eyes, Cherie4:17
- B5Reflections5:03
10 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Thelonious Monk
- Label
- Riverside
- Released
- 1959
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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