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.[4] It featured three original compositions as well as three jazz standards.
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| Released | 1964 | |||
| Recorded | January 29–30, February 10 and March 9, 1964 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 47:59 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Teo Macero | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
Track listing
Side One
- "Lulu's Back In Town" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 9:55
- "Memories of You" (Andy Razaf, Eubie Blake) – 6:06
- "Stuffy Turkey" (Thelonious Monk) – 8:16
Side Two
- "Brake's Sake" (Monk) – 12:29
- "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:15
- "Shuffle Boil" (Monk) – 7:09
Bonus Tracks on 2012 reissue
- "Epistrophy" (Kenny Clarke, Monk) - 5:04
- "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (Alternate take) - 4:06
- "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
- Thelonious Monk – piano
- Butch Warren – bass
- Ben Riley – drums
- Charlie Rouse – tenor saxophone
- Teo Macero – producer
References
- Allmusic review
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 145. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1023. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- Allmusic entry for It's Monk's Time
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