Thelonious Alone in San Francisco
Thelonious Alone in San Francisco is jazz pianist Thelonious Monk's third solo album, released in 1959.[4][5] (Piano Solo, aka Solo 1954, recorded in Paris,[6] and Thelonious Himself (1957), were Monk's previous forays into this form.)
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Released | 1959 | |||
Recorded | October 21 and 22, 1959 at Fugazi Hall, San Francisco, CA | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 40:25 | |||
Label | Riverside | |||
Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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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 noted
Side One
- "Blue Monk" - 3:44
- "Ruby, My Dear" - 3:56
- "Round Lights" - 3:34
- "Everything Happens to Me" (Adair, Dennis) - 5:37
- "You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart" (Rainger, Robin) - 4:01
Side Two
Personnel
- Thelonious Monk – piano
Reice Hamel (Recording Engineer)
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References
- Planer, Lindsay. Thelonious Alone in San Francisco at AllMusic
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 145. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- "Thelonious Monk: Making The Piano Hum". NPR.org.
- Yanow, Scott (May 11, 2000). "Bebop". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
- Thelonious Alone in San Francisco at AllMusic
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