- jazz, hard bop
- 46 min
- 8 tracks
- Columbia
Monk's Dream is an album by jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, released by Columbia Records in January 1963. It was Monk's first album for Columbia following his five-year recording period with Riverside Records.
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Character
Character-led, spare, intimate and grave.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- DownBeat5/5 ★
- The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 ★
- The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Monk's Dream6:24
- 2Body and Soul4:27
- 3Bright Mississippi8:35
- 4Blues Five Spot3:14
- 5Bolivar Blues7:30
- 6Just a Gigolo2:27
- 7Bye-Ya6:00
- 8Sweet and Lovely7:51
8 tracks, 46 minutes.
About the album
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- Columbia
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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