''Thelonious Alone in San Francisco'' is
jazz
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pianist
Thelonious Monk
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's third
solo album
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, recorded in 1959. (''
Piano Solo
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Thelonious Himself
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'' (1957), were Monk's previous forays into this form.)
It was recorded in
Fugazi Hall, San Francisco, California, on October 21 and 22, 1959, but without an audience present.
"Bluehawk" and "Round Lights" were improvised blues which appeared only in these recorded versions. The other Monk compositions had appeared in prior recordings.
Track listing
:''All songs by Thelonious Monk, unless otherwise indicated.''
Side One
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Blue Monk
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" b ...
" - 3:44
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" - 3:56
#"
Round Lights" - 3:34
#"
Everything Happens to Me" (
Tom Adair
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,
Matt Dennis
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) - 5:37
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Ralph Rainger
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Leo Robin
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Side Two
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Bluehawk" - 3:37
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Pannonica" - 3:51
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Remember
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Irving Berlin
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#"There's Danger in Your Eyes, Cherie" (Jack Meskill,
Harry Richman
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Pete Wendling
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Reflections"- 5:06
Personnel
*Thelonious Monk – piano
;Technical
*Reice Hamel - recording engineer
References
Albums produced by Orrin Keepnews
Solo piano jazz albums
Thelonious Monk albums
1959 albums
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