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Thelonious Monk, Straight No Chaser
Audio CD
Disk ID: 211342
Disk length: 53m 40s (12 Tracks)
Original Release Date: 2002
Label: Unknown
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Tracks & Durations
| 1. Straight No Chaser (and Opening Narration) | 1:52 |
| 2. Pannonica | 5:11 |
| 3. Trinkle, Tinkle | 6:38 |
| 4. Rehearsal | 2:30 |
| 5. Ugly Beauty | 7:19 |
| 6. Epistrophy | 5:39 |
| 7. Evidence | 9:01 |
| 8. Rehearsal and Performance | 4:19 |
| 9. Lulu's Back in Town | 4:14 |
| 10. Don't Blame Me | 2:54 |
| 11. Sweetheart of All My Dreams | 1:42 |
| 12. 'Round Midnight | 2:13 |
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Review
Thelonious Monk stands as one of the great, oblique giants of 20th-century jazz. And while a single disc can never hope to encompass his triumphant art and eccentric, ultimately tragic personal life, this soundtrack offers up considerably more than merely a sketch of Monk's unvarnished genius. Launching from a sound bite ("Now I'm famous--ain't that a bitch?!") that tips listeners to the pianist-composer's troubled relationship with his own legacy, this anthology actually expands on the film (which centers around a trove of long-lost mid-'60s European tour footage). It offers up key studio and live recordings, a pair of rare, private solo performances ("Panonica" and a typically playful cover of "Lulu's Back in Town"), sprinkled with spare interview excerpts by Monk Jr. and sax player Charlie Rouse, a frequent late-'60s collaborator and member of the legendary octet featured here in three rare live European performances of "Epistrophy," "Evidence," and "I Hear You." Now expanded with the full, 11-plus-minute 1967 New York studio recording of the title track and newly annotated liner notes, this soundtrack serves as a compelling introduction to Monk's truly unique musical legacy--and, along with Bird, a tribute to executive producer Clint Eastwood's dedication to America's rich jazz history. --Jerry McCulley
Other Versions
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