''Monk's Dream'' is an album by jazz pianist

Thelonious Monk Thelonious Sphere Monk (, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including " 'Round Midnight", ...

that was released by

Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of Japanese Conglomerate (company), conglomerate Sony. It was founded on Janua ...

in March 1963. It was Monk's first album for Columbia following his five-year recording period with Riverside Records.

Recording and music

"Bye-Ya" and "Bolivar Blues" were recorded on October 31, 1962; "Body and Soul" and "Bright Mississippi" on November 1; "Sweet and Lovely", "Just a Gigolo" and "Monk's Dream" on November 2; and " Five Spot Blues" on November 6. "Bright Mississippi" is the only composition on the album that Monk had not previously recorded. "Bolivar Blues" was originally titled "Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are" and had been on Monk's 1957 Riverside album, '' Brilliant Corners''. "Five Spot Blues" was called "Blues Five Spot" and first appeared on the album '' Misterioso'', which was recorded in concert at the Five Spot Cafe in New York in 1958 and released by Riverside. "Monk's Dream", "Bye-Ya", and "Sweet and Lovely" were recorded for Prestige at a session ten years earlier.

Reception

In '' Down Beat'' magazine, jazz critic

Pete Welding Peter John Welding (15 November 1935 – 17 November 1995) was an American historian, archivist, and record producer specializing in jazz and blues. Born in Philadelphia, United States, Welding worked as a journalist for ''Down Beat'' magazine and ...

gave the album five stars and called it "a stunning reaffirmation of his powers as a performer and composer."

Track listing

Personnel

* Thelonious Monk – piano * Charlie Rouse – tenor saxophone * John Ore – bass * Frankie Dunlop – drums

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Monk's Dream 1963 albums Columbia Records albums Thelonious Monk albums Albums produced by Teo Macero Albums recorded at CBS 30th Street Studio