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Monk in France

Monk in France
Live album by
Thelonious Monk
Released1965
RecordedApril 18th, 1961
GenreJazz
Length52:04
LabelRiverside
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Thelonious Monk chronology
Thelonious Monk at the Blackhawk
(1960) 		Monk in France
(1961, rel. 1965) 		Thelonious Monk in Italy
(1961, rel. 1963)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

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."[3]

Track listing

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All songs by Thelonious Monk unless otherwise noted

Side One

  1. "Well You Needn't" – 11:30
  2. "Off Minor" – 11:41
  3. "Just A Gigolo" (Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci, Julius Brammer) – 1:42

Side Two

  1. "I Mean You" (Monk, Coleman Hawkins) – 11:02
  2. "Hackensack" – 9:46
  3. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (Ned Washington, George Bassman) – 8:30

1995 reissue bonus tracks

  1. "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 2:48
  2. "Crepuscule with Nellie" - 2:39

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1025. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ^ Allmusic entry for Monk in France