Monk in Tokyo
1963 live album by Thelonious Monk
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Monk in Tokyo is a live album recorded in 1963 and first released in Japan by Columbia Records as two separate LPs in 1963 (PSS 46 "In Tokyo 1" and PSS 47 "In Tokyo 2"), then in edited form as a single LP in 1969 by CBS/Sony Records and reissued in complete form as a double LP in 1973, featuring several original Monk compositions, as well as jazz standards.[4]
| Monk in Tokyo | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | May 21, 1963, in Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 80:58 | |||
| Label | Sony | |||
| Thelonious Monk chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [3] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Thelonious Monk except where noted.
Disc one:
- "Straight, No Chaser" - 9:46
- "Pannonica" - 7:46
- "Just a Gigolo" (Julius Brammer, Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci) - 2:30
- "Evidence (Justice)" - 7:55
- "Jackie-ing" - 5:07
- "Bemsha Swing" (Denzil Best, Thelonious Monk) - 4:25
- "Epistrophy [theme]" (Kenny Clarke, Monk) - 1:10
Disc two:
- "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (George Bassman, Ned Washington) - 9:28
- "Hackensack" - 11:03
- "Blue Monk" - 13:18
- "Epistrophy" (Clarke, Monk) - 8:25
Personnel
- Thelonious Monk – piano
- Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone
- Butch Warren – bass
- Frankie Dunlop – drums