It's Monk's Time

It's Monk's Time (1964) is the third studio album Thelonious Monk released on Columbia Records, and his sixth overall for that label. It featured three original compositions as well as three jazz standards.

Track listing
Side One Side Two
 * 1) "Lulu's Back In Town" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 9:55
 * 2) "Memories of You" (Andy Razaf, Eubie Blake) – 6:06
 * 3) "Stuffy Turkey" (Thelonious Monk) – 8:16
 * 1) "Brake's Sake" (Monk) – 12:29
 * 2) "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:15
 * 3) "Shuffle Boil" (Monk) – 7:09

Bonus Tracks on 2012 reissue
 * 1) "Epistrophy" (Kenny Clarke, Monk) - 5:04
 * 2) "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (Alternate take) - 4:06
 * 3) "Shuffle Boil" (Alternate take) - 4:51


 * Notes
 * Tracks 5, 6 and 8 recorded January 29, 1964.
 * Tracks 3 and 7 recorded January 30, 1964.
 * Tracks 1 and 4 recorded February 10, 1964.
 * Track 2 and 9 recorded March 9, 1964.

Personnel

 * Thelonious Monk – piano
 * Butch Warren – bass
 * Ben Riley – drums
 * Charlie Rouse – tenor saxophone
 * Teo Macero – producer