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The mystery and haunting angular beauty of Thelonious Monk's unadorned keyboard sides are the focus of Solo Monk. As if possessing the history of jazz in his hands, Monk's solo recordings and performances from every phase of his career remain pure. The components of what made Monk such an uncompromising composer, arranger, and especially bandmember are evident in every note he plays. The disc includes both Monk originals as well as several covers of pop music standards. A majority of these sides were cut during a West Coast swing in late-October/early-November 1964. This highly productive jaunt would likewise yield two
| 1 | Dinah | ♡ | 2:35 | Duke Ellington |
| 2 | I Surrender, Dear | ♡ | 3:46 | Gordon Clifford / Harry Barris |
| 3 | Sweet and Lovely | ♡ | 3:02 | Neil Moret / Gus Arnheim / Harry Tobias |
| 4 | North of the Sunset | ♡ | 1:54 | Thelonious Monk |
| 5 | Ruby, My Dear | ♡ | 5:42 | Thelonious Monk |
| 6 | I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You) | ♡ | 2:38 | Al J. Neiburg / Doc Daugherty / Ellis Reynolds |
| 7 | I Hadn’t Anyone ‘til You | ♡ | 3:20 | Ray Noble |
| 8 | Everything Happens to Me | ♡ | 3:31 | Tom Adair / Matt Dennis |
| 9 | Monk’s Point | ♡ | 2:21 | Thelonious Monk |
| 10 | I Should Care | ♡ | 1:59 | Sammy Cahn / Paul Weston / Axel Stordahl |
| 11 | Ask Me Now | ♡ | 4:44 | Thelonious Monk |
| 12 | These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) | ♡ | 3:36 | Jack Strachey / Harry Link / Eric Maschwitz |
| 13 | Introspection | ♡ | 2:12 | Thelonious Monk |
Links
- Folder:
R:\__Jazz\_T\Thelonious Monk\1965. Thelonious Monk - Solo Monk (1999) [SACD][DSD64] - Explorer: Open folder
- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000312337
Credits
Piano — Thelonious Monk Producer — Teo Macero Sleeve Notes — Martin Williams
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