Tracklist
| Locomotive | |||
| I Didn't Know About You | |||
| Straight, No Chaser | |||
| Japanese Folk Song | |||
| Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea | |||
| We See |
Credits (7)
Laszlo KubinyiArtwork [Cover Assemblage]
Larry GalesBass [Uncredited]
Ben RileyDrums [Uncredited]
Orrin KeepnewsLiner Notes
Thelonious MonkPiano
Teo MaceroProducer
Notes
Monk's ninth studio album for Columbia, recorded on 14 November: Ellington's "I Didn't Know About You"; a new composition "Green Chimneys" and Fanny Crosby and Phoebe Knapp's "This Is My Story, This Is My Song," and on 15 November 1966: "Locomotive". On 10 January 1967 the quartet recorded the remaining compositions "Straight, No Chaser", "We See" and "Kojo No Tsuki" also known as "Japanese Folk Song," and the session was completed with a solo version of "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea."
"This Is My Story, This Is My Song" was not released until 1979 on the compilation Thelonious Monk - Always Know. "Green Chimneys" was only released on the CD issue of the album in 1996.
Personnel:
Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone
Thelonious Monk - piano
Larry Gales - bass
Ben Riley - drums
"This Is My Story, This Is My Song" was not released until 1979 on the compilation Thelonious Monk - Always Know. "Green Chimneys" was only released on the CD issue of the album in 1996.
Personnel:
Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone
Thelonious Monk - piano
Larry Gales - bass
Ben Riley - drums
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56 versions
| Image | , | – | In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory | Version Details | Data Quality | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Straight, No Chaser LP, Album, Stereo | CBS – 63009, CBS – SBPG 63009 | UK | 1967 | UK — 1967 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser LP, Album, Mono | CBS – 63009, CBS – BPG 63009, CBS – CL 2651 | UK | 1967 | UK — 1967 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser LP, Album, Stereo | Columbia – CS 9451 | US | 1967 | US — 1967 | ||||
 | Straight, No Chaser LP, Album, Mono | Columbia – CL 2651 | US | 1967 | US — 1967 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser LP, Album, Stereo | CBS – S 63009 | France | 1967 | France — 1967 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser LP, Album, Stereo | CBS – YS-832-C | Japan | 1967 | Japan — 1967 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser LP | CBS – ALD 8042 | South Africa | 1967 | South Africa — 1967 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser LP, Album, Stereo | CBS – SBP233405 | Australia | 1967 | Australia — 1967 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser LP, Album, Stereo | Columbia – CS 9451 | Canada | 1967 | Canada — 1967 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser LP, Album | CBS – S 63009 | Italy | 1967 | Italy — 1967 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser LP, Album, Mono | Columbia – CL 2651 | Canada | 1967 | Canada — 1967 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman | Columbia – CS 9451 | US | 1967 | US — 1967 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser LP, Album, Mono, Terre Haute Pressing | Columbia – CL 2651 | US | 1967 | US — 1967 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser LP, Album, Mono | Columbia – CL 2651 | US | 1967 | US — 1967 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser LP, Album, Promo, Stereo | CBS – YS-832-C | Japan | 1967 | Japan — 1967 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser LP, Album, Mono, Pitman Pressing | Columbia – CL 2651 | US | 1967 | US — 1967 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser LP, Album, Stereo | CBS/Sony – SONP 50202 | Japan | 1970 | Japan — 1970 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | Columbia – PC 9451, Columbia – CS 9451 | US | 1970 | US — 1970 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | Columbia – CS 9451 | US | 1971 | US — 1971 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser LP, Album, Stereo | CBS/Sony – 23AP-90 | Japan | 1976 | Japan — 1976 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser CD, Album, Remastered, Reissue | Columbia – CK 64886, Legacy – 64886 | Europe | 1996 | Europe — 1996 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | Columbia – CS 9451, Columbia – PC 9451 | US | 1996 | US — 1996 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser CD, Album, Remastered, Reissue | Columbia – CK 64886, Legacy – 64886 | 1996 | 1996 | New Submission | ||||
 | Straight, No Chaser CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | Columbia – CK 64886, Legacy – CK 64886-S1 | US | 1996 | US — 1996 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser Cassette, Album, Promo, Reissue | Legacy – EK 64886 | US | 1996 | US — 1996 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Paper Sleeve | Sony – SRCS 9200 | Japan | 1997 | Japan — 1997 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser CD, Album, Unofficial Release | Release Records (3) – RR-98-083-2, VAPP association – RR-98-083-2 | Russia | 1998 | Russia — 1998 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered | Columbia – Millen108 | US | 1999 | US — 1999 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser SACD, Stereo, Album, Reissue, Remastered | Columbia – CS 64886, Legacy – CS 64886 | US | 1999 | US — 1999 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | Columbia – COL 494856 2, Legacy – 4948562090 | France | 2000 | France — 2000 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180 Gram | Columbia – CS 9451 | US | 2003 | US — 2003 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | Columbia – CK 64886, legacy – CK 64886-S1 | US | 2004 | US — 2004 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser CD, Album, Remastered, Reissue | Columbia – 064886-2, Legacy – 064886-2, Sony BMG Music Entertainment – 064886-2 | Argentina | 2007 | Argentina — 2007 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, 180g | Music On Vinyl – MOVLP288, Columbia – CS 9451 | Europe | 2013 | Europe — 2013 | ||||
 | Straight, No Chaser 2×LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo, 180-Gram | Columbia – none, Impex Records – none, Sony Music Commercial Music Group – 88725497471 | US | 2013 | US — 2013 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser 2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo, 180g | Columbia – CS 9451, Impex Records – IMP6020, Sony Music Commercial Music Group – 88725497471, Columbia – CL 9451 | US | 2014 | US — 2014 | ||||
 | Straight, No Chaser CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered | Sony Records Int'l – SICP 4248 | Japan | 2014 | Japan — 2014 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser CD, Album, Reissue | Corriere Della Sera – none | Italy | 2015 | Italy — 2015 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered | Music On CD – MOCCD13324, Columbia – 8718627223529, Legacy – 8718627223529 | Netherlands | 2016 | Netherlands — 2016 | New Submission | |||
 | Straight, No Chaser 2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo | Impex Records – IMP6020, Columbia – CS 9451 | US | 2022 | US — 2022 | New Submission |
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Seems like all reviews of Impex are either glowing recommendations or "I'm on my third copy..."... I know the company uses those weird stiff plastic inners that I have no idea why anybody would want and this could be part of the problem here... pay MOFI to do a run of Impex branded rice paper sleeves and I think a lot of these problems would go away... I had the Duke Ellington Orchestra as my only Impex, sure enough it came with those stiff plastic inners, and sure enough it had audible scuffs... hear everybody claiming how wonderful these pressings and masterings are, but if they're coming scratched out of the sleeve what's the point of spending the money? I don't have the Ellington anymore... And it wasn't cheap.referencing Straight, No Chaser (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo, 180g) CS 9451
DEFINITIVE
Smokes.... and i genuinely mean SMOKES my old UK cut and the Music On Vinyl editions.
Consider this edition the one to rule them all from packaging to pressing to sound.
Exceptional reissue across the board. Easily one of my favorite jazz reissues I’ve acquired in the past year. Sound is excellent.- Edited 10 months agoI tried 3 copies of this one and all all them came with pressing problems. All of them came with a bunch of loud ticks and pops at the beginning of side B and D, these were in the same places, so I'm assuming there was some problem with the metal parts. That is annoying, but I would pass it. The worst for me is that they all came with some scratching or small non-fill spots causing even more noise. I tried the 3 copies in between the last two months.
Let me add a +1 to these reviews, this pressing is outstanding
The soundstage on this record is astonishing. You can place every member and instrument instantaneously and it sounds absolutely as if you're in the studio listening to them perform. Absolutely audiophile recording.
So, what differentiates this from the 2022 pressing aside from the UPC sticker? Mine has Dr. Groove in Side D's deadwax but there's nothing on the 2022 release page that indicates runout markings. Plus mine arrived without any UPC sticker. How do we know this is a 2024 press?- I order and received a copy of this from Acoustic Sounds. It had a scratch that created around 7 rotational ticks. Not good. So I returned it and received a replacement that had a similar scratch, on a different tune, that sounded loudly. So I've given up on this one. Bummer.
- Not convinced by the sound of this pressing. Charlie Rouse’s sax is panned hard right and seems to be very distant. Monk’s piano is fine and bright, but the bass, panned hard left, sounds dull and muffled. Not a good group sound overall.
5 stars music / 5 stars mastering and pressing. Kind of record you just feel luck for getting to own and listen to.
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