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Monk in France 
Live album by Thelonious Monk Released 1961 Genre Jazz Label Riverside Producer Orrin Keepnews Thelonious Monk chronology Thelonious Monk at the Blackhawk
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[1]Monk in France is an album by jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, originally released 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 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 the Music of 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 · 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 · Straight, No Chaser · Thelonious Monk Nonet Live In Paris 1967 · Underground · Monk's BluesAs sideman Midnight at Minton's · Bags' Groove · Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants · Moving Out · Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 · Nica's Tempo · In OrbitCompositions "Blue Monk" · "Straight, No Chaser" · "Epistrophy" · "In Walked Bud" · "Rhythm-A-Ning" · "'Round Midnight" · "Ruby, My Dear" · "Well, You Needn't"Related articles Blue Note Sessions · Blue Note Records · Epistrophy · More Monk · Only Monk · Reflections · Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz · Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser · Thelonious Sphere Monk: Dreaming of the Masters Series Vol. 2Categories:- 1961 albums
- Thelonious Monk albums
- Albums produced by Orrin Keepnews
- Riverside Records albums
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