Thelonious Monk - Monk's Dream
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Artist: Thelonious MonkBrand: MONK,THELONIOUS
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2002-09-03
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Monk's Dream (Take 8)
- Body And Soul (Re-Take 2)
- Bright Mississippi (Take 1)
- Blues Five Spot
- Blue Bolivar Blues (Take 2)
- Just A Gigolo
- Bye-Ya
- Sweet And Lovely
- Monk's Dream (Take 3)
- Body And Soul (Take 1)
- Bright Mississippi (Take 3)
- Blue Bolivar Blues (Take 1)
Music reviews of Monk's Dream
Music Review: Monk's debut on Columbia
Rating: 5 Stars
In a way, this disc was my first introduction to the music of Thelonius Monk and of course his most successful album to date thanks to the people at Columbia Records who also paved the way to Monk's popularity (he made the cover of Time that year). From the title track, one feels the joy of his being in the music and he's ably supported by long time tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse, bassist John Ore and drummer Frankie Dunlap. If you ever feel blue, this disc will pick you and of course, the newly remastered CD version also has four extra tracks too!! After listening to this great album I recommend also checking out Monk's earlier albums on Riverside as well.
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Media Type: CD
Artist: MONK,THELONIOUS
Title: MONK'S DREAM
Street Release Date: 08/27/2002
Genre: JAZZ
Thelonious Sphere Monk was 45 when he began work in 1962 on Monk's Dream, his first recording for a big mainstream label. Thus, the 8 tracks here, a mixture of Monk originals and standards, present the bop pianist at a career peak, documenting music that is both challenging and immediately accessible. Playing with his touring quartet, Monk makes each song his own, finding a typically quirky melody line within the romance of "Body and Soul" or the swing of "Bright Mississippi." Tenor saxman Charles Rouse adds some soothing horn soloing, but it's Monk's bright, intuitive playing that makes this a late bop milestone. Timeless. --Steve Appleford
Originally released in early 1963, Monk's Dream was the first Thelonious Monk album for Columbia. At the time this was recorded (fist sessions on Halloween, 1962), he had become one of the preeminent figures in contemporary jazz. His move to Columbia put him in the company of a couple of the era's other major talents and commercial successes, Miles Davis and Dave Brubeck, and his quartet was stabilized for a couple years with tenor saxophonist Charlie Rouse (with him since 1958), bassist John Ore, and drummer Frankie Dunlop. This album set the format for his succeeding works for the label over the next half-dozen years: a few standards mixed with originals, most of which had been recorded earlier in his career (the only new composition is "Bright Mississippi," itself a variation on the chordal structure of "Sweet Georgia Brown"). However, these performances find Monk in exuberant good cheer. His playing sparkles with invention and the relaxation and calm of a career in well-deserved ascension. Critically under-celebrated in its day, Monk's Dream is rich with the confidence of a band at its peak. --David Greenberger
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