Monk in France

Live album by Thelonious Monk

Released

1961

Thelonious Monk chronology

Thelonious Monk at the Blackhawk
(1960)

Monk in France
(1961)

Thelonious Monk in Italy
(1961)

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Monk in France is an album by jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, originally recorded on April 18, 1961. The remastered album includes two bonus tracks, "Body and Soul" and "Crepuscule with Nellie."^[2]

Track listing

"Well You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) – 11:30
"Off Minor" (Monk) – 11:41
"Just A Gigolo" (Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci, Julius Brammer) – 1:42
"I Mean You" (Monk, Coleman Hawkins) – 11:02
"Hackensack" (Monk) – 9:46
"I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (Ned Washington, George Bassman) – 8:30
1995 reissue bonus tracks:
"Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 2:48
"Crepuscule with Nellie" (Monk) - 2:39

Personnel

Thelonious Monk – piano
John Ore - bass
Charlie Rouse - Tenor Saxophone
Frankie Dunlop - Drums

References

Thelonious Monk

Discography

Selected solo albums	Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1 Wizard of the Vibes Genius of Modern Music: Volume 2 Thelonious Monk Trio Monk Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington The Unique Thelonious Monk Brilliant Corners Thelonious Himself Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane Monk's Music Mulligan Meets Monk Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk Thelonious in Action Misterioso The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall 5 by Monk by 5 Thelonious Alone in San Francisco Thelonious Monk at the Blackhawk Monk in France Thelonious Monk in Italy Monk's Dream Criss-Cross Monk in Tokyo Miles & Monk at Newport Big Band and Quartet in Concert It's Monk's Time Monk Solo Monk Live at the It Club Live at the Jazz Workshop Misterioso (Recorded on Tour) Straight, No Chaser Thelonious Monk Nonet Live in Paris 1967 Underground Monk's Blues

As sideman	Midnight at Minton's Bird and Diz Bags' Groove Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants Moving Out Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 Nica's Tempo In Orbit

Compositions	"Ask Me Now" "Bemsha Swing" "Blue Monk" "Epistrophy" "In Walked Bud" "Rhythm-a-Ning" "'Round Midnight" "Ruby, My Dear" "Straight, No Chaser" "Well, You Needn't"

Related articles	Blue Note Sessions Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

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