Thelonious Alone in San Francisco explained

Thelonious Alone in San Francisco
Type:	live
Artist:	Thelonious Monk
Cover:	Thelonious Alone in San Francisco.jpg
Border:	yes
Released:	1959
Recorded:	October 21 and 22, 1959
Venue:	Fugazi Hall, San Francisco, CA
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:25
Label:	Riverside
Producer:	Orrin Keepnews
Prev Title:	5 by Monk by 5
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	Thelonious Monk at the Blackhawk
Next Year:	1960

Thelonious Alone in San Francisco is jazz pianist Thelonious Monk's third solo album, recorded in 1959.^{[1] [2]} (Piano Solo, aka Solo 1954, recorded in Paris, and Thelonious Himself (1957), were Monk's previous forays into this form.)

It was recorded in Fugazi Hall, San Francisco, California, on October 21 and 22, 1959, but without an audience present.

"Bluehawk" and "Round Lights" were improvised blues which appeared only in these recorded versions. The other Monk compositions had appeared in prior recordings.

Track listing

All songs by Thelonious Monk, unless otherwise indicated.

Side One

1. "Blue Monk" - 3:44
2. "Ruby, My Dear" - 3:56
3. "Round Lights" - 3:34
4. "Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) - 5:37
5. "You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 4:01

Side Two

1. "Bluehawk" - 3:37
2. "Pannonica" - 3:51
3. "Remember" (Irving Berlin) - 2:41
4. "There's Danger in Your Eyes, Cherie" (Jack Meskill, Harry Richman, Pete Wendling) - 4:18
5. "Reflections"- 5:06

Personnel

• Thelonious Monk – piano

Technical

• Reice Hamel - recording engineer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thelonious Monk: Making The Piano Hum. NPR.org.
2. Book: Yanow, Scott. Bebop. May 11, 2000. Hal Leonard Corporation. 9780879306083. Google Books.