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Thelonious Himself is a studio album by Thelonious Monk. It was released in 1957 via Riverside Records, his fourth for the label. The album is notable for featuring Monk on solo piano almost exclusively. The only non-solo performance is the last track, "Monk's Mood", which features John Coltrane on tenor saxophone and Wilbur Ware on bass.
| 1 | April in Paris | ♡ | 3:54 | Yip Harburg / Vernon Duke | |
| 2 | Ghost of a Chance With You, (I Don’t Stand) A | ♡ | 4:24 | Ned Washington / Bing Crosby / Victor Young | |
| 3 | Functional | ♡ | 9:22 | Thelonious Monk | |
| 4 | I’m Getting Sentimental Over You | ♡ | 4:06 | Ned Washington / George Bassman | |
| 5 | I Should Care | ♡ | 3:15 | Sammy Cahn / Paul Weston / Axel Stordahl | |
| 6 | ’Round Midnight | ♡ | 6:44 | Cootie Williams / Thelonious Monk / Bernie Hanighen | |
| 7 | All Alone | ♡ | 4:53 | Irving Berlin | |
| 8 | Monk’s Mood | ♡ | 7:49 | Thelonious Monk | Thelonious Monk / John Coltrane |
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- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000649657
Credits
Mastered By — Kevin Gray Piano — Thelonious Monk Recorded By — Jack Higgins
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