Monk (1964 album)

For the Prestige Records album of the same name, see Monk (1956 album).

Monk. is a studio album by American jazz musician Thelonious Monk, released in January 1965 by Columbia Records. It features two original compositions and several jazz standards.

Monk.
Studio album by Thelonious Monk
Released	January 1965[1]
Recorded	March 9, October 6–8, 1964
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:34
Label	Columbia
Producer	Teo Macero
Thelonious Monk chronology
It's Monk's Time (1964) Monk. (1965) Solo Monk (1965)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	(favorable)[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

The track "Pannonica" is a tribute to the jazz patron Pannonica de Koenigswarter. The track "Teo" is a tribute to the album's producer Teo Macero.

The album cover is a photo of Monk taken by W. Eugene Smith in 1959. Between 1957 and 1965, Monk and other prominent New York jazz musicians rehearsed at the photographer's home, nicknamed 'The Jazz Loft'.^[5]

Track listing

Side One

1. "Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)" (Gershwin, Kahn, Gershwin) - (4:35)
2. "April in Paris" (Harburg, Duke) - (7:52)
3. "Children's Song (That Old Man)" (public domain) - (4:55)
4. "I Love You (Sweetheart of All My Dreams)" (Art Fitch, Bert Lowe, Kay Fitch) - (6:45)

Side Two

1. "Just You, Just Me" (Greer, Klages) - (8:42)
2. "Pannonica" (Monk) - (7:21)
3. "Teo" (Monk) - (5:24)

• "I Love You (Sweetheart of All My Dreams)" was misidentified as the Irving Berlin song "(Just One Way to Say) I Love You" through its 1980's releases. It is identified correctly on its 2018 rerelease.

Personnel

• Piano - Thelonious Monk
• Bass - Larry Gales
• Drums - Ben Riley
• Producer - Teo Macero
• Tenor saxophone - Charlie Rouse
• Liner notes - Bill Evans