- jazz
- 38 min
- 12 tracks
- Columbia
Solo Monk (1965) is the fifth studio album Thelonious Monk recorded for Columbia Records, and his eighth overall for that label. The album is composed of solo piano work by Monk. The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states, "This is perhaps the solo piano record to have by Monk". In addition to various vinyl and CD issues, Sony Music Enterprises issued an SACD in Japan.
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Character
Intimate, character-led, spare and earnest.
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- DownBeat3/5 ★
- 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
- A1Dinah2:27
- A2I Surrender, Dear3:43
- A3Sweet and Lovely2:58
- A4North of the Sunset1:50
- A5Ruby, My Dear5:35
- A6I'm Confessin'2:36
- B1I Hadn't Anyone Till You3:17
- B2Everything Happens to Me3:25
- B3Monk's Point2:11
- B4I Should Care1:56
- B5Ask Me Now4:35
- B6These Foolish Things3:32
12 tracks, 38 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Thelonious Monk
- Label
- Columbia
- Released
- 1965
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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