Thelonious Alone in San Francisco

by Thelonious Monk

Thelonious Alone in San Francisco cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: January 1960
  • Label: Riverside
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 44:34
  • Community rating: 4.01/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Captured during a series of solo performances at the empty Fugazi Hall, the recording strips away all rhythmic accompaniment. The unaccompanied setting distills his highly idiosyncratic, percussive phrasing, emphasizing his deep roots in traditional stride piano mechanics and the blues.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, instrumental, acoustic, minimalistic

Tracklist

  1. Blue Monk (3:44)
  2. Ruby, My Dear (3:56)
  3. Round Lights (3:34)
  4. Everything Happens To Me (5:37)
  5. You Took The Words Right Out Of My Heart (4:01)
  6. Bluehawk (3:37)
  7. Pannonica (3:51)
  8. Remember (2:41)
  9. There's Danger In Your Eyes, Cherie - Take 2 (4:18)
  10. There's Danger In Your Eyes, Cherie - Take 1 (4:05)
  11. Reflections (5:06)

Credits

  • Thelonious Monk - primary artist, piano
  • Harris Lewine - design [cover produced and designed by]
  • Ken Braren - design [cover produced and designed by]
  • Paul Bacon - design [cover produced and designed by]
  • Reice Hamel - engineer
  • Jack Matthews - mastered by
  • William Claxton - photography by
  • Orrin Keepnews - producer, liner notes

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