''More Monk'' is an album by

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. It features solo saxophone performances of eleven tunes written by

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Recording and music

The album was recorded at Barigozzi Studio, Milan, on April 18–19, 1989. All of the eleven pieces were composed by

, and played as solo soprano saxophone performances by Steve Lacy.

Releases and reception

''More Monk'' was released by

Soul Note Black Saint and Soul Note are two affiliated Italian independent record labels. Since their conception in the 1970s, they have released albums from a variety of influential jazz musicians, particularly in the genre of free jazz. History Black S ...

in 1991. ''

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'' suggested that the album was more accessible than ''

Only Monk ''Only Monk'' is the third album by Steve Lacy to be released on the Italian Soul Note label (following two releases on the related Black Saint label). It features solo performances of nine tunes written by Thelonious Monk by Lacy. It is the secon ...

'', an earlier solo Lacy album of Monk compositions, and most of the material was more commonly played. ''More Monk'' was also released in 2011 as part of the 6-CD ''Solos Duos Trios: The Complete Remastered Recordings on Soul Note''.

Track listing

# "Shuffle Boil" - 4:42 # " Straight, No Chaser" - 4:31 # "Off Minor" - 5:20 # "Ruby My Dear" - 6:32 # "

In Walked Bud "In Walked Bud" is a 1947 jazz composition by Thelonious Monk. It was composed by Monk in honor of his friend, fellow pianist Bud Powell, and based in part on the Irving Berlin standard " Blue Skies". Monk recorded many renditions of "In Walked ...

" - 4:16 # "Trinkle Tinkle" - 5:00 # "Comin' On The Hudson" - 6:27 # "Introspection" - 6:10 # "Jackie-ing" - 4:10 # "Crepuscule With Nellie" - 4:00 # "Bye-ya" - 4:32 :''All compositions by Thelonious Monk''

Personnel

- soprano saxophone

References

{{Authority control 1991 albums Steve Lacy (saxophonist) albums Black Saint/Soul Note albums Covers albums Thelonious Monk tribute albums