"This important album, Monk's first after a long absence from the recording studio, is a stunning reaffirmation of his power as a performer and composer. It is a brilliant and absorbing program of five Monk originals and three standards (and they might just as well be originals, so startling is their transformation at his hands). This is a beautiful album in every respect, completely stimulating in each second of its more than 47 minutes" - ***** Pete Welding, DownBeat
TRACK LISTING
1. Monk's Dream
2. Body And Soul
3. Bright Mississippi
4. Five Spot Blues
5. Monk's Dream [original Trio Version]
6. Blue Bolivar Blues
7. Just A Gigolo
8. Bye-Ya
9. Sweet And Lovely
10. Just A Gigolo [1954 Version]