{"product_id":"the-thelonious-monk-quartet-monks-dream-limited-edition-splatter-vinyl","title":"The Thelonious Monk Quartet – Monk’s Dream (Limited Edition 12-Inch Album on 180g Clear\/White Splatter Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis hand-numbered release is limited to 500 copies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eReleased in January 1963, \u003cem\u003eMonk’s Dream\u003c\/em\u003e is the Columbia Records debut release featuring the Thelonious Monk Quartet: Monk (piano), Charlie Rouse (tenor sax), John Ore (bass) and Frankie Dunlop (drums).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJazz scholars and enthusiasts alike heralded this combo as the best Monk had been involved with for several years. The tight – almost telepathic – dimensions that these four shared has rarely been equalled in any genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOn tracks such as \u003cem\u003eFive Spot Blues\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBolivar Blues\u003c\/em\u003e, Rouse and Dunlop demonstrate their uncanny abilities by squeezing in well-placed instrumental fills, while never getting hit by the unpredictable rhythmic frisbees being tossed about by Monk. Augmenting the six quartet recordings are two solo sides: \u003cem\u003eJust a Gigolo\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBody and Soul\u003c\/em\u003e. Most notable about Monk’s solo work is how much he retained the same extreme level of intuition throughout the nearly two decades that separate these recordings from his initial renderings in the late ‘40s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonk’s Dream\u003c\/em\u003e is essential listening, with something for every degree of Monk enthusiast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide One\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eMonk’s Dream (6:28)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eBody and Soul (4:30)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eBright Mississippi (8:38)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eFive Spot Blues (3:16)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide Two\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eBolivar Blues (7:32)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eJust a Gigolo (2:30)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eBye-Ya (6:03)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eSweet and Lovely (7:52)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl \/ 12” Album (Coloured Vinyl)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Second Records\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue No:\u003c\/strong\u003e SRPD0016SP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9003829979763\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28 Apr 2023\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Second Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57035961827715,"sku":"SRPD0016SP","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/5521\/4663\/files\/TheloniousMonkMonk_sDreamSplatterVinylMockupforShopify.png?v=1765790434","url":"https:\/\/codarecords.co.uk\/products\/the-thelonious-monk-quartet-monks-dream-limited-edition-splatter-vinyl","provider":"Coda Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}