MONK, THELONIOUS QUARTET, THE – Monk's Dream Metal as that slower killer melodic

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The band’s now-iconic debut

MONK, THELONIOUS QUARTET, THE – Monk's Dream Metal as that slower killer melodicOriginally released in early 1963, Monk's Dream was the first Thelonious Monk album for Columbia. At the time this was recorded (fist sessions on Halloween, 1962), he had become one of the preeminent figures in contemporary jazz. His move to Columbia put him in the company of a couple of the era's other major talents and commercial successes, Miles Davis and Dave Brubeck, and his quartet was stabilized for a couple years with tenor saxophonist Charlie