Monk in Tokyo


Monk in Tokyo is a live album recorded in 1963 and first released in Japan by Columbia Records as two separate LPs in 1963, then in edited form as a single LP in 1969 by CBS/Sony Records and reissued in complete form as a double LP in 1973, featuring several original Monk compositions as well as jazz standards.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Thelonious Monk except where noted.
Disc One:
  1. "Straight, No Chaser" - 9:46
  2. "Pannonica" - 7:46
  3. "Just a Gigolo" - 2:30
  4. "Evidence " - 7:55
  5. "Jackie-ing" - 5:07
  6. "Bemsha Swing" - 4:25
  7. "Epistrophy " - 1:10
Disc Two:
  1. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" - 9:28
  2. "Hackensack" - 11:03
  3. "Blue Monk" - 13:18
  4. "Epistrophy" - 8:25

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