''Straight, No Chaser'' is the sixth studio album

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recorded for

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, released in 1967. The album was reissued on CD in 1996, including restored versions of previously abridged performances and three additional tracks.

Music and lyrics

"Japanese Folk Song" was based on ''

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'', a Japanese song written in the

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. It can be heard in the 2016 American movie ''

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'' as one of the main characters tries to memorize and play it.

Track listing

All songs by Thelonious Monk unless otherwise noted Side One # "Locomotive" – 6:38 # " I Didn't Know About You" (Ellington) – 6:50 # " Straight, No Chaser" – 10:31 Side Two # "Japanese Folk Song" (R. Taki)* – 11:03 # " Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (Arlen, Koehler) – 7:34 # " We See" – 8:48 *On the original LP, the song "

" by Rentarō Taki was incorrectly identified as a "Japanese folk song" of unknown provenance. This has been corrected on re-issues of the album. CD Re-issue #"Locomotive" – 6:40 #" I Didn't Know About You" (Duke Ellington) – 6:52 #" Straight, No Chaser" – 11:28 #"Japanese Folk Song (

)" (Rentarō Taki) – 16:42 #" Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (Harold Arlen) – 7:36 #"We See" – 11:37 #" This Is My Story, This Is My Song" ( Phoebe Knapp) – 1:42 (better known by the title "Blessed Assurance") #"I Didn't Know About You" (D. Ellington) – 6:49 #"Green Chimneys" (Th. Monk) – 6:34

Personnel

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Ben Riley Benjamin Alexander Riley Jr. (July 17, 1933 – November 18, 2017) was an American jazz drummer known for his work with Thelonious Monk, as well as Alice Coltrane, Stan Getz, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Ahmad Jamal, and as a member of the group Sp ...

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References

{{Authority control 1967 albums Thelonious Monk albums Albums produced by Teo Macero Columbia Records albums