Thelonious Monk – Straight No Chaser (1967)

The Definitive and Complete Straight, No Chaser!
Thelonious Monk's fruitful tenure at Columbia Records resulted in several classic recordings, and coincided with having his portrait on the cover of Time magazine–a distinction bestowed on only five jazz artists.
Straight, No Chaser is undeniably one of those classics, and finds Monk in the good company of his long-time companions–Charlie Rouse, Larry Gales, and Ben Riley.
For this CD, reissue producer Orrin Keepnews has added approximately 25 minutes of never-before-heard Monk, meticulously re-editing lost portions of issued titles while discovering two complete, previously unissued performances.


Thelonious Monk (piano)
Charlie Rouse (tenor sax)
Larry Gales (bass)
Ben Riley (drums)


Tracklisting:

1. Locomotive (Monk) 6:40
2. I Didn't Know About You [Take 4] (Ellington, Russell) 6:52
3. Straight, No Chaser (Monk) 11:28
4. Japanese Folk Song [Kojo No Tsuki] (Raki, Taki) 16:42
5. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Arlen, Koehler) 7:36
6. We See (Monk) 11:37
7. This Is My Story, This Is My Song (Crosby, Knapp) 1:42
8. I Didn't Know About You [Take 1] (Ellington, Russell) 6:49
9. Green Chimneys (Monk) 6:34

Recorded on November 14, 1966 and January 10, 1967

Playing Time: 75:56