Thelonious Monk
Monk's Dream (LP)
LabelCBSGenreJazz & Improvisation
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condition (record/cover): NM / VG+ (light general wear)
With original innersleeve.
1962, and after fifteen years on independent labels Thelonious Monk signed to Columbia and got the promotional machinery of a major behind him for the first time. Monk's Dream was the result and it became the best-selling record of his life, which says nothing bad about it: the quartet with Charlie Rouse on tenor, John Ore on bass and Frankie Dunlop on drums had been working the material for years and plays it with total assurance. Rouse understood these tunes better than anyone who ever occupied the chair. Monk himself sounds relaxed, funny and entirely uninterested in modifying anything for the new audience.
CBS pressing. The most accessible entry point to Monk, and a great record on its own terms.
Release notes
Digitally Remastered Directly From The Original Analog Tapes Recorded on October 31, 1962 and November 1, 2, and 6, 1962 at the Columbia 30th Street Studio, NY All digital engineering and mastering at CBS Studio, NY This album was originally released as CS 8765 and CL 1965. Printed in Holland. Comes in original "CBS Jazz Masterpieces" catalog inner bag.
| A1 | Monk's Dream | 6:24 | |
| A2 | Body And Soul | 4:27 | |
| A3 | Bright Mississippi | 8:35 | |
| A4 | Five Spot Blues | 3:14 | |
| B1 | Bolivar Blues | 7:30 | |
| B2 | Just A Gigolo | 2:27 | |
| B3 | Bye-Ya | 6:00 | |
| B4 | Sweet And Lovely | 7:51 |
- John Ore
- Bass
- Frankie Dunlop
- Drums
- Tim Geelan
- Engineer [Digital Remix Engineer]
- Vlado Meller
- Mastered By
- Thelonious Monk
- Piano
- Teo Macero
- Producer, Producer [Digital Remix Producer]
- Peter Keepnews
- Sleeve Notes
- Charles Rouse
- Tenor Saxophone
