Monk (1964 album)
| Monk. | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 1965 | |||
| Recorded | March 9, October 6–8, 1964 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:34 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Teo Macero | |||
| Thelonious Monk chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | (favorable) |
| Down Beat | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
Monk. is a studio album by American jazz musician Thelonious Monk, released in January 1965 by Columbia Records. It features two original compositions and several jazz standards.
The track "Pannonica" is a tribute to the jazz patron Pannonica de Koenigswarter. The track "Teo" is a tribute to the album's producer Teo Macero.
The album cover is a photo of Monk taken by W. Eugene Smith in 1959. Between 1957 and 1965, Monk and other prominent New York jazz musicians rehearsed at the photographer's home, nicknamed 'The Jazz Loft'.