Ruby, My Dear
"Ruby, My Dear" is a jazz ballad composed by Thelonious Monk.
The tune was named after Rubie Richardson, Monk's first love and his older sister Marion's best friend.[1] It was first recorded at a 1947 session for Blue Note Records. Monk recorded "Ruby, My Dear" several times, including solo piano performances in 1959 and 1965, as well as versions with saxophonists Coleman Hawkins and John Coltrane (at New York's Five Spot Jazz Cafe in the summer of 1957).
Lyrics were written by Sally Swisher and the song was recorded in 1988 by Carmen McRae as part of her studio album Carmen Sings Monk. For copyright reasons, the song was renamed "Dear Ruby".
Recording History
by Monk
- 1947 - Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1
- 1957 - Monk's Music
- 1959 - Thelonious Alone in San Francisco
- 1961 - Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane with John Coltrane (recorded 1957)
- 1965 - Solo Monk
by others
- 1949 - Charlie Parker on Bird's Eyes: Last Unissued, Vol. 2 (Philology, 1990)
- 1953 - Kenny Dorham on Kenny Dorham Quintet[2]
- 1953 - Stan Levey on This Time the Drum's on Me (Bethlehem), with Dexter Gordon
- 1957 - Kenny Drew with Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones on Kenny Drew Trio (Riverside)
- 1961 - Johnny Griffin and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Quintet on Lookin' at Monk (Jazzland)
- 1961 - Junior Mance Trio on Big Chief! (Jazzland)
- 1961 - Bud Powell on A Portrait of Thelonious (Columbia, 1965)
- 1962 - Milt Jackson on Invitation[3]
- 1962 - Art Farmer-Benny Golson Jazztet on Here and Now (Mercury)
- 1964 - Bud Powell on Strictly Confidential (Fontana)
- 1965 - Nathan Davis Sextet on Peace Treaty (SFP), with Woody Shaw
- 1965 - James Moody on Moody and the Brass Figures (Milestone)
- 1969 - Steve Lacy on Epistrophy (aka Plays Monk)[4]
- 1975 - McCoy Tyner on Trident (Milestone)
- 1977 - Kenny Drew on Ruby, My Dear[5]
- 1977 - Tommy Flanagan on Positive Intensity (CBS/Sony; as Trinity on Inner City)
- 1977 - Globe Unity Orchestra on Pearls (FMP)
- 1977 - Dexter Gordon on Great Encounters (Columbia)
- 1977 - Hank Jones on Bop Redux (Muse), Grammy nominee for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist
- 1977 - Robin Kenyatta on Beggars and Stealers (Muse)
- 1977 - Roland Hanna and George Mraz on Play for Monk (Musical Heritage)
- 1980 - Hank Jones on Re-Visited - The Great Jazz Trio at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2 (Eastworld)
- 1980 - Steve Khan on Evidence (Arista Novus)
- 1980 - Horace Parlan on Musically Yours and The Maestro (SteepleChase)
- 1983 - Art Farmer on Maiden Voyage (Denon)
- 1983 - Tiziana Ghiglioni on Sounds of Love (Soul Note), with Kenny Drew
- 1983 - Max Roach Quartet on In the Light (Soul Note)
- 1986 - Anthony Braxton on Seven Standards 1985, Volume II (Magenta)
- 1987 - Archie Shepp & Horace Parlan on Mama Rose (WestWind, 2000)
- 1988 - Arthur Blythe on Basic Blythe (Columbia)
- 1988 - Eugene Chadbourne on The New Eddie Chatterbox Session (self-released)
- 1988 - Paul Motian on Monk in Motian (JMT)
- 1989 - Jay Hoggard on Overview (Muse)
- 1989 - Charlie Rouse on Epistrophy - The Last Concert (Landmark)
- 1989 - Mal Waldron and Jim Pepper on Art of the Duo (Tutu)
- 1989 - Randy Weston on Portraits of Thelonious Monk (Verve)
- 1990 - Marilyn Crispell on Live in San Francisco (Music & Arts)
- 1990 - Walter Davis Jr. on In Walked Thelonious (Jazz Heritage)
- 1990 - Roy Hargrove on Diamond in the Rough (Novus)
- 1990 - Carmen McRae on Carmen Sings Monk (Novus)
- 1991 - Ran Blake on Epistrophy[6]
- 1992 - Lew Tabackin Quartet on I'll Be Seeing You (Concord)
- 1993 - Jaki Byard on Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Vol. 17 (Concord Jazz)
- 1993 - Sonny Fortune on Monks Mood (Konnex)
- 1993 - Steve Lacy 6 on We See (Thelonious Monk Songbook)
- 1993 - Lina Nyberg with Esbjörn Svensson on Close
- 1993 - Jerry González and the Fort Apache Band on Pensativo (Milestone)
- 1996 - Anthony Braxton with Dave Douglas on Six Standards (Quintet) 1996 (Splasc(H), 2004)
- 1996 - Steve Lacy with Misha Mengelberg on Five Facings (FMP)
- 1996 - Alexander von Schlippenbach on Light Blue - Schlippenbach Plays Monk (Enja)
- 1996 - String Trio of New York with Anthony Davis on Ellington / Monk / Mingus / Davis (Music & Arts)
- 1997 - Melissa Walker on May I Feel (Enja)
- 1998 - Joe Lovano on Tenor Time (Somethin' Else)
- 1998 - Larry Coryell with Bireli Lagrene on Spaces Revisited (Shanachie)
- 1998 - Jim Hall on By Arrangement (Telarc)
- 1998 - Horace Tapscott on Dissent or Descent (Nimbus West)
- 1999 - Andy Summers on Green Chimneys[7]
- 2003 - Tom Schuman on Schuman Nature[8]
- 2005 - Richard Galliano on Ruby, My Dear[9]
- 2005 - Kevin Mahogany on Big Band (Zebra), as "Ruby Dear"
- 2005 - Alexander von Schlippenbach and Axel Dörner on Monk's Casino (Intakt)
- 2006 - Anthony Braxton Quartet on Standards (Brussels) 2006 (Amirani, 2008)
- 2008 - Ellis Marsalis on An Open Letter to Thelonious (ELM)
- 2009 - John Tchicai on In Monk's Mood (SteepleChase)
- 2010 - Charles Lloyd on Mirror[10]
- 2010 - Jacky Terrasson with Gregoire Maret on Push (Concord Jazz)
- 2016 - Woody Goss on Solo Rhodes [11]
References
- ↑ Robin D.G. Kelley Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original, Simon and Schuster, 2009, p51
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/kenny-dorham-quintet-mw0000099742
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/invitation-mw0000577477
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/plays-monk-mw0000325440
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/ruby-my-dear-mw0000231932
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/epistrophy-mw0000089099
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/green-chimneys-the-music-of-thelonious-monk-mw0000666597
- ↑ http://www.tomschuman.de/us-diskografie.html
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/ruby-my-dear-mw0000311174
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/mirror-mw0002024475
- ↑ https://woodygoss.bandcamp.com/album/solo-rhodes
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