- jazz
- 52 min
- 6 tracks
- Columbia
Straight, No Chaser is the sixth studio album Thelonious Monk recorded for Columbia Records, released in 1967. The album was reissued on CD in 1996, including restored versions of previously abridged performances and three additional tracks.
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Character
Character-led, spare, intimate and grave.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- DownBeat3.5/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 ★
- The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide3/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Locomotive6:40
- A2I Didn’t Know About You6:51
- A3Straight, No Chaser10:33
- B1Japanese Folk Song11:06
- B2Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea7:37
- B3We See8:48
6 tracks, 52 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Thelonious Monk
- Label
- Columbia
- Released
- 1967
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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