THELONIOUS MONK - Monk's Dream (+ Bonus Track) - LP - 180g Purple Vinyl

LABEL: Waxtime In Color

CAT NO: 950618

BARCODE: 8436559463973

Tracklisting:

SIDE A:

01 MONK’S DREAM
02 BODY AND SOUL
03 BRIGHT MISSISSIPPI
04 FIVE SPOT BLUES

SIDE B:

01 BLUE BOLIVAR BLUES
02 JUST A GIGOLO
03 BYE-YA
04 SWEET AND LOVELY
05 MONK’S DREAM [original version] (*)

THELONIOUS MONK – Monk’s Dream
(+ Bonus Track)

LP – Limited Edition 180g Purple Vinyl

Thelonious Monk’s first LP for Columbia, Monk’s Dream, became his best-selling album ever. It features the pianist/composer performing a combination of his own tunes and his favorite standards, which he made his own. He is backed here by his classic quartet featuring Charlie Rouse on tenor sax, John Ore on bass, and Frankie Dunlop on drums.

PERSONNEL:

THELONIOUS MONK, piano
CHARLIE ROUSE, tenor sax
JOHN ORE, bass
FRANKIE DUNLOP, drums

All tracks recorded in New York on October 31 (B1 & B3),
November 1 (A2 & A3), November 2 (A1 & B2),
and November 6 (A4 & B4), 1962.