Monk in France explained

Monk in France
Type:	live album
Artist:	Thelonious Monk
Cover:	Monk in France.jpg
Released:	1965
Year:	1961, rel. 1965
Recorded:	April 18th, 1961
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	52:04
Label:	Riverside
Producer:	Orrin Keepnews
Prev Title:	Thelonious Monk at the Blackhawk
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	Thelonious Monk in Italy
Next Year:	1961, rel. 1963

Monk in France is an album by jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, originally recorded on April 18, 1961. The remastered album includes two bonus tracks, "Body and Soul" and "Crepuscule with Nellie."^[1]

Track listing

All songs by Thelonious Monk unless otherwise noted

Side One

1. "Well You Needn't" – 11:30
2. "Off Minor" – 11:41
3. "Just A Gigolo" (Irving Caesar, Leonello Casucci, Julius Brammer) – 1:42

Side Two

1. "I Mean You" (Monk, Coleman Hawkins) – 11:02
2. "Hackensack" – 9:46
3. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (Ned Washington, George Bassman) – 8:30

1995 reissue bonus tracks

1. "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green) – 2:48
2. "Crepuscule with Nellie" - 2:39

Personnel

• Thelonious Monk – piano
• John Ore - bass
• Charlie Rouse - Tenor Saxophone
• Frankie Dunlop - Drums

Notes and References

1. Allmusic entry for Monk in France