Monk's Dream (Steve Lacy album)
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| Released | March 7, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | June 21–22, 1999 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 76:01 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Steve Lacy | |||
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| Roswell Rudd chronology | ||||
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Monk's Dream is an album by Steve Lacy and Roswell Rudd, released on the Verve label in 2000.[1][2][3] It features performances by Lacy, Rudd, Jean-Jacques Avenel, John Betsch and Irene Aebi's vocals on two tracks.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [5] |
The AllMusic review by William Ruhlmann stated: "Monk's Dream is a warm reunion of old friends, but those friends could have tried a little harder to come up with something fresh."[4]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote: "The trombonist isn't the force of yore... even if the musical intelligence remains keen. Lacy himself is magnificent... Beautifully recorded."[5]
In a review for Jazz Times, Duck Baker commented: "Rudd seems to be on fire these days, as if he's determined to make every note and nuance count, and Lacy sounds delighted to have such an inspired front-line partner. The masterful solos are full of surprise, humor, whimsy and courageous vulnerability, and the two-horn interplay could only be achieved by players with roots that go deep into the trad tradition."[6]
C. Andrew Hovan of All About Jazz remarked: "Monk's Dream stands out as a solid entry in the discographies of both Lacy and Rudd... fans of both artists will come away with a better cognizance of two of the music's unrivaled individualists."[7]
