The Thelonious Monk Quartet – Monk's Dream (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1963

Monk's Dream is an LP by The Thelonious Monk Quartet from 1963 released on the CBS label.

About this album

Monk's Dream is a landmark 1963 comeback that finds Thelonious Monk refining his angular language into a remarkably direct quartet statement. Recorded for Columbia with longtime saxophone foil Charlie Rouse, bassist John Ore and drummer Frankie Dunlop, the album helped introduce Monk to a wider audience without softening his singular style. The title track, “Bye-Ya” and “Bolivar Blues” show how his sharp harmonies, off-kilter rhythms and clipped melodies could swing hard as well as puzzle and delight. Widely regarded as one of Monk's essential albums, it became a defining entry in his late-period catalogue and a touchstone of modern jazz.