Monk's Dream (studio album) by The Thelonious Monk Quartet
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Monk's Dream is ranked as the best album by The Thelonious Monk Quartet.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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85/100  | 08/10/2025 02:55 |  Charade | | 79/100 |
85/100 | 07/13/2025 23:56 |  ExTeaSea | | 83/100 |
90/100 | 06/17/2025 22:03 |  idiotican | | 74/100 |
70/100 | 06/04/2025 22:26 | colabunga | | 81/100 |
60/100 | 05/31/2025 14:00 | Elauqsapid | | 64/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 80.0/100, a mean average of 79.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 80.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.8.
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A strong album, especially tracks 2-5, where the quartet gets "in the groove." Inspired playing. 9.5/10!
Jboy56 08/30/2022 16:16
Monk is Monk, himself
One of Monk's defining records, and a landmark recording in jazz. A great addition to anyone's collection of essentials.
Essential tracks: Monk's Dream, Body and Soul, Five Spot Blues
Out of all the lineups, this could be the one that allows him to shine the brightest.
2nd-Impressions 12/06/2020 23:17
61/100
Best tracks: Monks Dream, Body and Soul, Just a Gigolo
Worst tracks: Bolivar Blues, Sweet and Lovely
Monk was certainly a musician's musician. One of the greatest to ever do it.
Komorebi-D 03/23/2017 08:00
Definitely deserves its spot up with the Jazz essentials. Just so much to take in.
Monk's first album in 2 years and his debut with Columbia. Classy and enjoyable fare. Repays the dilligent listener.
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