- jazz, post bop
- 36 min
- 8 tracks
- Columbia
Criss-Cross is a studio album by American jazz musician Thelonious Monk, released in August 1963 by Columbia Records. The album consists of previously released Monk compositions that were re-recorded for Columbia by the Thelonious Monk Quartet.
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Character-led, spare, grave and intimate.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
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- All About Jazz(favorable)
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- DownBeat4.5/5 ★
- The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 ★
- The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Hackensack4:15
- 2Tea for Two3:48
- 3Criss-Cross4:44
- 4Eronel4:32
- 5Rhythm-A-Ning3:55
- 6Don't Blame Me7:08
- 7Think of One5:20
- 8Crepuscule With Nellie2:46
8 tracks, 36 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Thelonious Monk
- Label
- Columbia
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- FR
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