Underground (Thelonious Monk album)


Underground is an album by Thelonious Monk. It features Monk on piano, Larry Gales on bass, Charlie Rouse on tenor sax, and Ben Riley on drums. This is the last Monk album featuring the Thelonious Monk Quartet.
Its cover image depicts Monk as a French Resistance fighter in the Second World War. It won the Grammy Award for Best Album Cover.

Music

"Green Chimneys" is named after the school attended by Monk's daughter.
For "In Walked Bud", Jon Hendricks added lyrics.

Track listing

All songs composed by Thelonious Monk unless otherwise noted.

Original LP

Side One
  1. Thelonious - 3:14
  2. Ugly Beauty - 7:20
  3. Raise Four - 4:36
  4. Boo Boo's Birthday - 5:56
Side Two
  1. Easy Street - 5:52
  2. Green Chimneys - 9:00
  3. In Walked Bud - 4:17

    CD re-issue

  4. "Thelonious" – 3:13
  5. "Ugly Beauty" – 3:17
  6. "Raise Four" – 5:47
  7. "Boo Boo's Birthday" – 5:56
  8. "Easy Street" – 5:53
  9. "Green Chimneys" – 9:00
  10. "In Walked Bud" – 4:17

    Special Edition

  11. "Thelonious" – 3:16
  12. "Ugly Beauty" – 10:45
  13. "Raise Four" – 7:00
  14. "Boo Boo's Birthday " – 5:55
  15. "Easy Street" – 7:50
  16. "Green Chimneys" – 13:09
  17. "In Walked Bud" – 6:48
  18. "Ugly Beauty " – 7:37
  19. "Boo Boo's Birthday " – 5:34
  20. "Thelonious " – 3:10

    Personnel

Musicians