Carmen Sings Monk

Carmen McRae

Novus

Includes two tracks, Get It Straight (Straight, No Chaser) and Suddenly (In Walked Bud), that were recorded live at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco in early 1988. The album comprises Thelonious Monk compositions with lyrics added at a later date by a variety of writers. New titles were given to the songs. The original instrumental title is given in parentheses.

Tracks

• Get It Straight (Straight, No Chaser)
• Dear Ruby (Ruby, My Dear)
• It's Over Now (Well, You Needn't)
• Monkery's The Blues (Blue Monk)
• You Know Who (I Mean You)
• Little Butterfly (Pannonica)
• Listen To Monk (Rhythm-A-Ning)
• How I Wish (Ask Me Now)
• Man, That Was A Dream (Monk's Dream)
• 'Round Midnight
• Still We Dream (Ugly Beauty)
• Suddenly (In Walked Bud)
• Looking Back (Reflections)
• Suddenly (In Walked Bud)
• Get It Straight (Straight, No Chaser)

• 'Round Midnight
• Listen To Monk (Rhythm-A-Ning)
• Man, That Was A Dream (Monk's Dream)

• Carmen McRae - vocals
• Clifford Jordan - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Eric Gunnison - piano
• George Mraz - bass
• Al Foster - drums
• Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone (tracks 1 and 12)
• Larry Willis - piano (tracks 1 and 12)