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''Solo Monk'' (1965) is the fifth studio album
Thelonious Monk Thelonious Sphere Monk (, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including " 'Round Midnight", ...
recorded for
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, and his eighth overall for that label. The album is composed entirely of solo piano work by Monk. The
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review by Thom Jurek states "This is perhaps ''the'' solo piano record to have by Monk".Jurek, T.
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accessed March 23, 2009 In addition to various vinyl and CD issues, Sony Music Enterprises issued an SACD (SRGS 4520) in Japan.


Track listing

:All compositions by Thelonious Monk except as indicated Side One #
  • "
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    " ake 2( Akst,
    Lewis Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * " Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohea ...
    , Young) – 2:27 #
  • " I Surrender, Dear" ( Barris,
    Clifford Clifford may refer to: People *Clifford (name), an English given name and surname, includes a list of people with that name *William Kingdon Clifford *Baron Clifford *Baron Clifford of Chudleigh *Baron de Clifford *Clifford baronets *Clifford fami ...
    ) – 3:43 #
  • "
    Sweet and Lovely "Sweet and Lovely" is an American popular song of 1931, composed by Gus Arnheim, Charles N. Daniels, and Harry Tobias. Recordings of the song which charted in 1931 are: * Gus Arnheim & His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra with a vocal refrain by Do ...
    " ake 2( Arnheim, LeMare,
    Tobias Tobias is the transliteration of the Greek which is a translation of the Hebrew biblical name he, טוֹבִיה, Toviyah, JahGod is good, label=none. With the biblical Book of Tobias being present in the Deuterocanon/Apocrypha of the Bible, ...
    ) – 2:58 #
  • " North of the Sunset" – 1:50 #
  • "
    Ruby, My Dear This is a list of compositions by jazz musician Thelonious Monk. 0-9 52nd Street Theme A contrafact based loosely on rhythm changes in C, and was copyrighted by Monk under the title "Nameless" in April 1944. The tune was also called "Bip Bop" ...
    " ake 3– 5:35 #
  • "
    I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) "(I'm) Confessin' (that I Love You)" (also known as "Confessin'", "I'm Confessin'" and "Confessin' that I Love You") is a jazz and popular standard that has been recorded many times. Background The song was first produced with different lyrics ...
    " ( Daugherty, Neiburg, Reynolds) – 2:36 Side two #
  • "
    I Hadn't Anyone Till You I Hadn't Anyone Till You" is a popular song written by Ray Noble in 1938. It has been recorded by many artists and is regarded as a standard. Tony Martin sang it with the Ray Noble band in 1938, reaching number four in the charts over a period o ...
    " (
    Noble A noble is a member of the nobility. Noble may also refer to: Places Antarctica * Noble Glacier, King George Island * Noble Nunatak, Marie Byrd Land * Noble Peak, Wiencke Island * Noble Rocks, Graham Land Australia * Noble Island, Grea ...
    ) – 3:17 #
  • " Everything Happens to Me" ake 3( Adair,
    Dennis Dennis or Denis is a first or last name from the Greco-Roman name Dionysius, via one of the Christian saints named Dionysius. The name came from Dionysus, the Greek god of ecstatic states, particularly those produced by wine, which is someti ...
    ) – 3:25 #
  • " Monk's Point" – 2:11 #
  • "
    I Should Care "I Should Care" is a popular song with music by Axel Stordahl and Paul Weston and lyrics by Sammy Cahn, published in 1944. Cahn said that the title came to him by the time they played the first 4 bars. It first appeared in the MGM film '' T ...
    " (
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    , Stordahl,
    Weston Weston may refer to: Places Australia * Weston, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra * Weston, New South Wales * Weston Creek, a residential district of Canberra * Weston Park, Canberra, a park Canada * Weston, Nova Scotia * ...
    ) – 1:56 #
  • " Ask Me Now" ake 2– 4:35 #
  • "
    These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" is a standard with lyrics by Eric Maschwitz, writing under the pseudonym Holt Marvell, and music by Jack Strachey, both Englishmen. Harry Link, an American, sometimes appears as a co-writer; his input ...
    " ( Link, Marvell,
    Strachey Strachey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Strachey family of Sutton Court, Somerset *John Strachey (d. 1674), friend of John Locke **John Strachey (geologist) (1671–1743), British geologist ***Henry Strachey of Sutton Cou ...
    ) – 3:32 CD Bonus Tracks #
  • "
    Introspection Introspection is the examination of one's own Consciousness, conscious thoughts and feelings. In psychology, the process of introspection relies on the observation of one's Mental representation, mental state, while in a Spirituality, spiritual c ...
    " – 2:14 #
  • "
    Darn That Dream "Darn That Dream" is a popular song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Eddie DeLange. It was published in 1939 and ranked No. 1 in 1940 when a recording was released by Benny Goodman in an arrangement by Eddie Sauter with Mildred Bailey s ...
    " ( DeLange, Van Heusen) – 3:41 #
  • "Dinah" (Akst, Lewis, Young) – 2:25 #
  • "
    Sweet and Lovely "Sweet and Lovely" is an American popular song of 1931, composed by Gus Arnheim, Charles N. Daniels, and Harry Tobias. Recordings of the song which charted in 1931 are: * Gus Arnheim & His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra with a vocal refrain by Do ...
    " (Arnheim, LeMare, Tobias) – 3:18 #
  • "
    Ruby, My Dear This is a list of compositions by jazz musician Thelonious Monk. 0-9 52nd Street Theme A contrafact based loosely on rhythm changes in C, and was copyrighted by Monk under the title "Nameless" in April 1944. The tune was also called "Bip Bop" ...
    " – 4:48 #
  • "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)" (Daugherty, Neiburg, Reynolds) – 2:44 #
  • "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Noble) – 3:21 #
  • "Everything Happens to Me" (Adair, Dennis) – 5:20 #
  • " Ask Me Now" – 3:43


    Personnel

    *
    Thelonious Monk Thelonious Sphere Monk (, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including " 'Round Midnight", ...
    – piano


    References

    {{Authority control Thelonious Monk albums Albums produced by Teo Macero Columbia Records albums Solo piano jazz albums