Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington
Album by Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington is an album by American jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, released in 1955. The record presents Monk's angular, percussive piano reinterpretations of Duke Ellington compositions, blending bebop-inflected improvisation with the harmonic and orchestral sensibilities of Ellington and marking a mid-1950s moment in Monk's career when he engaged directly with established jazz repertoire.
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- 1.It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)4:41
- 2.Sophisticated Lady4:31
- 3.I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)5:56
- 4.Black and Tan Fantasy3:26
- 5.Mood Indigo3:16
- 6.I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart5:43
- 7.Solitude3:45
- 8.Caravan5:55
