Monk's Dream (Steve Lacy album)

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Monk's Dream
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Studio album by
Steve Lacy & Roswell Rudd
ReleasedMarch 7, 2000
RecordedJune 21–22, 1999
GenreJazz
Length76:01
LabelVerve
ProducerSteve Lacy
Steve Lacy chronology
The Joan Miro Foundation Concert
(1999) 		Monk's Dream
(2000) 		Sideways
(2000)

Monk's Dream is an album by Steve Lacy and Roswell Rudd released on the Verve label in 2000.[1][2][3] It features performances by Lacy, Rudd, Jean-Jacques Avenel, John Betsch and Irene Aebi's vocals on two tracks.

Reception[]

The AllMusic review by William Ruhlmann awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "Monk's Dream is a warm reunion of old friends, but those friends could have tried a little harder to come up with something fresh."[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4 stars[5]

Track listing[]

  1. "Monk's Dream" (Monk) - 7:35
  2. "The Bath" - 11:43
  3. "The Rent" - 10:45
  4. "Pannonica" (Monk) - 9:26
  5. "A Bright Pearl" - 5:55
  6. "Traces" (text by Ryōkan) - 8:03
  7. "Koko" (Ellington) - 5:21
  8. "Grey Blue" - 10:08
  9. "The Door" - 7:05
All compositions by Steve Lacy except as indicated
  • Recorded at Studios Ferber, Paris on June 21–22, 1999. Vocals recorded on August 12, 1999

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Verve Music Group website album entry accessed 7 January 2009
  2. ^ Jazzlists: Steve Lacy discography accessed July 11, 2018
  3. ^ Steve Lacy discography accessed July 11, 2018
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Ruhlmann, W. Allmusic Review accessed July 1, 2011
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 858
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