Monk Suite: Kronos Quartet Plays Music of Thelonious Monk is a studio album by the Kronos Quartet. The album contains compositions by Thelonious Monk.[2][3] The quartet is joined by Ron Carter (bass) on "Off Minor/Epistrophy" and by Chuck Israels (bass) and Eddie Marshall (drums) on the Duke Ellington composition "Black and Tan Fantasy".[4] It was re-released in 2005 as CD, on Savoy, and re-issued with Music of Bill Evans on 2CD as 32 Jazz: The Complete Landmark Sessions.[5]
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| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | Fall 1984[1] | |||
| Genre | contemporary classical, jazz | |||
| Label | Landmark (#1505) | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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Track listing
editAll music is composed by Thelonious Monk except as noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Well You Needn't" | 4:59 | |
| 2. | "Rhythm-A-Ning" | 3:04 | |
| 3. | "Crepuscule with Nellie" | 2:39 | |
| 4. | "Off Minor/Epistrophy" | 8:11 | |
| 5. | "'Round Midnight" | 4:34 | |
| 6. | "Misterioso" | 4:00 | |
| 7. | "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" | Duke Ellington, Irving Mills | 4:03 |
| 8. | "Black and Tan Fantasy" | Ellington, Bubber Miley | 3:43 |
| 9. | "Brilliant Corners" | 5:07 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kronos Quartet – Monk Suite: Kronos Quartet Plays Music Of Thelonious Monk (1985, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. 1985. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ Solis, Gabriel (2007). Monk's music: Thelonious Monk and Jazz History in the Making. U of California P. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-520-25201-1.
- ^ Jazzlists: Landmark 1500 series discography, Jazzlists.com, accessed February 4, 2019
- ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Chris Woodstra; Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2002). "Kronos Quartet". All Music Guide to Jazz: The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music. Backbeat. p. 300. ISBN 978-0-87930-717-2. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ Tracy, Steven Carl (1999). Write me a few of your lines: a blues reader. U of Massachusetts P. p. 568. ISBN 978-1-55849-206-6.