Solo Monk

by Thelonious Monk

Solo Monk cover art

Stripping away his usual quartet, this session captures Thelonious Monk performing unaccompanied on the piano. The intimate setting highlights his reliance on older stride techniques, exposing the underlying rhythmic swing and sharp, dissonant chord voicings of his unique compositional style.

Genres

  • Stride

Tracklist

  1. Dinah (Take 2)
  2. I Surrender, Dear
  3. Sweet And Lovely (Take 2)
  4. North Of The Sunset
  5. Ruby, My Dear
  6. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)
  7. I Hadn't Anyone Till You
  8. Everything Happens To Me (Take 3)
  9. Monk's Point
  10. I Should Care
  11. Ask Me Now
  12. These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)
  13. Introspection
  14. Darn That Dream
  15. Dinah (Take 1)
  16. Sweet And Lovely (Take 1)
  17. Ruby, My Dear (Take 1)
  18. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) (Take 1)
  19. I Hadn't Anyone Till You (Take 2)
  20. Everything Happens To Me (Re-Take 1)
  21. Ask Me Now (Take 1)