Monk's Blues

Monk's Blues is an album by Thelonious Monk accompanied by a big band arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson. Originally released by Columbia Records in 1968, it was re-released on CD in 1994. Produced by Teo Macero, the album was recorded in Los Angeles by Monk's working quartet augmented by a group of Hollywood studio musicians.

Monk's Blues
Studio album by
Thelonious Monk
Released1968
GenreJazz
Length56:27
ProducerTeo Macero
Thelonious Monk chronology
Underground
(1967)		 Monk's Blues
(1968)		 The London Collection
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Track listing

Side One

  1. "Let's Cool One" - 3:47
  2. "Reflections" - 4:35
  3. "Rootie Tootie" - 7:35
  4. "Just a Glance at Love" (Teo Macero) - 2:52
  5. "Brilliant Corners" - 3:52

Side Two

  1. "Consecutive Seconds" (Macero) - 2:41
  2. "Monk's Point" - 8:03
  3. "Trinkle, Tinkle" - 4:59
  4. "Straight, No Chaser" - 7:20

CD Bonus Tracks

  1. "Blue Monk" - 6:14
  2. "'Round Midnight" - 4:13

All compositions by Thelonious Monk, except where noted. Arranged by Oliver Nelson.

Personnel

The Quartet

Additional musicians

References
  1. Planer, Lindsay. Monk's Blues at AllMusic
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 145. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.



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