It's Monk's Time

It's Monk's Time (1964) is the third studio album Thelonious Monk released on Columbia Records, and his sixth overall for that label.[3] It featured three original compositions as well as three jazz standards.

It's Monk's Time
Studio album by
Released1964
RecordedJanuary 29–30, February 10 and March 9, 1964
GenreJazz
Length47:59
LabelColumbia
ProducerTeo Macero
Thelonious Monk chronology
Big Band and Quartet in Concert
(1963)
It's Monk's Time
(1964)
Monk
(1964)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Track listing

Side One

  1. "Lulu's Back In Town" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 9:55
  2. "Memories of You" (Andy Razaf, Eubie Blake) – 6:06
  3. "Stuffy Turkey" (Thelonious Monk) – 8:16

Side Two

  1. "Brake's Sake" (Monk) – 12:29
  2. "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:15
  3. "Shuffle Boil" (Monk) – 7:09

Bonus Tracks on 2012 reissue

  1. "Epistrophy" (Kenny Clarke, Monk) - 5:04
  2. "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (Alternate take) - 4:06
  3. "Shuffle Boil" (Alternate take) - 4:51
Notes
  • Tracks 5, 6 and 8 recorded January 29, 1964.
  • Tracks 3 and 7 recorded January 30, 1964.
  • Tracks 1 and 4 recorded February 10, 1964.
  • Track 2 and 9 recorded March 9, 1964.

Personnel

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 145. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. Allmusic entry for It's Monk's Time


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