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1	Get It Straight (Straight, No Chaser) - Live Recording Lyrics By – Sally Swisher	3:55
2	Dear Ruby (Ruby, My Dear) Lyrics By – Sally Swisher	5:57
3	It's Over Now (Well, You Needn't) Lyrics By – Mike Ferro	5:25
4	Monkery's The Blues (Blue Monk) Lyrics By – Abbey Lincoln	4:53
5	You Know Who (I Mean You) Lyrics By – Jon Hendricks	3:28
6	Little Butterfly (Pannonica) Lyrics By – Jon Hendricks	5:11
7	Listen To Monk (Rhythm-A-Ning) Lyrics By – Jon Hendricks	3:05
8	How I Wish (Ask Me Now) Lyrics By – Jon Hendricks	4:53
9	Man, That Was A Dream (Monk's Dream) Lyrics By – Jon Hendricks	2:51
10	'Round Midnight Lyrics By – Bernie Hanighen	6:28
11	Still We Dream (Ugly Beauty) Lyrics By – Mike Ferro	3:24
12	Suddenly (In Walked Bud) - Live Recording Lyrics By – Jon Hendricks	3:38
13	Looking Back (Reflections) Lyrics By – Jon Hendricks	5:32
14	Suddenly (In Walked Bud) - Alternate Version	3:09
15	Get It Straight (Straight, No Chaser) Alternate Version	3:25
16	'Round Midnight - Alternate Version	7:11
17	Listen To Monk (Rhythm-A-Ning) - Alternate Take	2:59
18	Man, That Was A Dream (Monk's Dream) - Alternate Take	3:23

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – BMG Entertainment
• Manufactured By – BMG Distribution
• Distributed By – BMG Distribution
• Recorded At – Clinton Recording Studio

Credits

• Acoustic Bass – George Mraz
• Composed By – Thelonious Monk
• Drums – Al Foster
• Engineer – Ed Rack (tracks: 2-11,13-18), Leslie Ann Jones (tracks: 1,12)
• Mastered By – Michael O. Drexler*
• Piano – Eric Gunnison (tracks: 2-11,13-18), Larry Willis (tracks: 1,12)
• Producer – Larry Clothier
• Producer [Series] – Joshua Sherman
• Reissue Producer – Ben Young
• Soprano Saxophone – Clifford Jordan (tracks: 13)
• Tenor Saxophone – Charlie Rouse (tracks: 1,12), Clifford Jordan (tracks: 2-11,14-18)
• Vocals – Carmen McRae

Notes

Recorded in San Francisco and New York, 1988.

Tracks 1 and 12 recorded live at the Great American Music Hall, SF on Jan. 30 and Feb. 1, 1988
Tracks 13-18 recorded at Clinton Recording Studio, NYC on April 12 and April 13, 1988

Tracks 1-13 originally issued as Carmen Sings Monk, Novus LP 3086-1-N; CD 3086-2-N
Tracks 14-15 originally issued on Novus CD 3086-2-N
Tracks 16-18 previously unreleased

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 9026-63841-2 9

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
3086-2-N	Carmen McRae	Carmen Sings Monk ‎(CD, Album)	Novus	3086-2-N	US	1990
3086-1-n	Carmen McRae	Carmen Sings Monk ‎(LP)	Novus	3086-1-n	US	1990
PD83086	Carmen McRae	Carmen Sings Monk ‎(CD, Album)	Novus	PD83086	UK & Europe	1990
07863530865	Carmen McRae	Carmen Sings Monk ‎(DCC, Album)	Novus	07863530865	Netherlands	Unknown
PL83086	Carmen McRae	Carmen Sings Monk ‎(LP, Album)	Novus	PL83086	Germany	1990

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