Monk's Dream is an album by Steve Lacy

Steve Lacy

Steve Lacy , born Steven Norman Lackritz in New York City, was a jazz saxophonist and composer recognized as one of the important players of soprano saxophone....

 and Roswell Rudd

Roswell Rudd

Roswell Rudd is a Grammy Award-nominated American jazz trombonist and composer....

 released on the Verve label in 2000. It features performances by Lacy, Rudd, Jean-Jacques Avenel, John Betsch

John Betsch

John Betsch is an American jazz drummer.Betsch began on percussion at age nine, and attended Fisk University, Berklee College of Music and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. After playing in organ trios, he released an album as a leader, Earth Blossom, in 1975...

 and Irene Aebi's vocals on two tracks.

Reception

The Allmusic review by William Ruhlmann awarded the album 4 stars stating "Monk's Dream is a warm reunion of old friends, but those friends could have tried a little harder to come up with something fresh.".

Track listing

1. "Monk's Dream" (Monk
   Thelonious Monk
   Thelonious Sphere Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer considered "one of the giants of American music". Monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "Epistrophy", "'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser"...
   
   ) - 7:35
2. "The Bath" - 11:43
3. "The Rent" - 10:45
4. "Pannonica" (Monk) - 9:26
5. "A Bright Pearl" - 5:55
6. "Traces" (text by Ryōkan
   Ryokan
   was a quiet and eccentric Sōtō Zen Buddhist monk who lived much of his life as a hermit. Ryōkan is remembered for his poetry and calligraphy, which present the essence of Zen life.-Early life:...
   
   ) - 8:03
7. "Koko" (Ellington
   Duke Ellington
   Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and big band leader. Ellington wrote over 1,000 compositions...
   
   ) - 5:21
8. "Grey Blue" - 10:08
9. "The Door" - 7:05

All compositions by Steve Lacy except as indicated

• Recorded at Studios Ferber, Paris on June 21–22, 1999. Vocals recorded on August 12, 1999

Personnel

• Steve Lacy
  Steve Lacy
  Steve Lacy , born Steven Norman Lackritz in New York City, was a jazz saxophonist and composer recognized as one of the important players of soprano saxophone....
  
   - soprano saxophone
• Roswell Rudd
  Roswell Rudd
  Roswell Rudd is a Grammy Award-nominated American jazz trombonist and composer....
  
   - trombone
• Jean-Jacques Avenel - bass
• John Betsch
  John Betsch
  John Betsch is an American jazz drummer.Betsch began on percussion at age nine, and attended Fisk University, Berklee College of Music and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. After playing in organ trios, he released an album as a leader, Earth Blossom, in 1975...
  
   - drums
• Irene Aebi (tracks 5 & 6) - vocals