Carmen Sings Monk

Infobox Album | Name = Carmen Sings Monk
Type = Album
Artist = Carmen McRae
Released = 1988
Recorded = January 30 - February 1, 1988
Genre = Jazz
Length = 65:02
Label = Novus Records
Producer = Tom Bradshaw
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:xy1ibks9hakq link] | Last album = ""
(1987)
This album = " Carmen Sings Monk"
(1962)
Next album = ""
(1990) |

"Carmen Sings Monk" is a 1988 (see 1988 in music) album by the American jazz singer Carmen McRae, focusing on the songs composed by Thelonius Monk.

Track listing

:1. "Get It Straight" (Sally Swisher) - 3:58:2. "Dear Ruby" (Swisher) - 6:01:3. "It's Over Now" (Mike Ferro) - 5:28:4. "Monkery's the Blues" (Abbey Lincoln) - 4:56:5. "You Know Who" (Coleman Hawkins, Jon Hendricks) - 3:31:6. "Little Butterfly" (Hendricks) - 5:15:7. "Listen to Monk" (Hendricks) - 3:05:8. "How I Wish" (Hendricks) - 4:56:9. "Man, That Was a Dream" (Hendricks) - 2:55:10. "'Round Midnight" (Bernie Hanighen, Cootie Williams) - 6:32:11. "Still We Dream" (Ferro) - 3:27:12. "Suddenly" (Hendricks) - 3:41:13. "Looking Back" (Hendricks) - 5:35:14. "Suddenly" (Hendricks) - 3:13:15. "Get It Straight" (Swisher) - 3:26

All songs composed by Thelonius Monk, lyricists indicated.

Personnel

* Carmen McRae - vocals
* Larry Willis - piano
* Eric Gunnison
* Clifford Jordan - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
* George Mraz - double bass
* Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone
* Al Foster - drums