Track Listing 1. Get It Straight (A.K.A. Straight, No Chaser) - (live) 2. Dear Ruby (A.K.A. Ruby, My Dear) 3. It's Over Now (A.K.A Well, You Needn't) 4. Monkery's the Blues (A.K.A Blue Monk) 5. You Know Who (A.K.A. I Mean You) 6. Little Butterfly (A.K.A. Pannonica) 7. Listen to Monk (A.K.A. Rhythm-a-Ning) 8. How I Wish... (A.K.A. Ask Me How) 9. Man, That Was a Dream (A.K.A. Monk's Dream) 10. Round Midnight 11. Still We Dream (A.K.A. Ugly Beauty) 12. Suddenly (A.K.A. In Walked Bud) - (live) 13. Looking Back (A.K.A. Reflections) 14. Suddenly - (previously unreleased, alternate take) 15. Get It Straight - (previously unreleased, alternate take) 16. Round Midnight - (previously unreleased, alternate take) 17. Listen to Monk - (previously unreleased, alternate take) 18. Man, That Was a Dream - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
| Details | | Playing Time: | 66 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Charlie Rouse, Clifford Jordan, George Mraz, Larry Willis | | Distributor: | BMG (distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Personnel includes: Carmen McRae (vocals); Clifford Jordan (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone); Eric Gunnison, Larry Willis (piano); George Mraz (bass); Al Foster (drums). Producer: Larry Clothier. Reissue producer: Ben Young. Recorded at Clinton Studios, New York, New York on April 12 & 13, 1988. Originally released on Novus Records. Includes liner notes by Linda Dahl and Stuart Troup. All tracks have been digitally remastered. This is part of Bluebird's First Editions series.
Editorial Reviews 5 Stars - Excellent - ..Carmen, who has always sung with the passion of absolute certainty, has put Monk on a new map. Down Beat (08/01/1990)
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