“[Thelonious Monk’s] Solo Monk lets you not only see these melodies without clothes, but without skin. This is astronaut music from Bedlam.” – Tom Waits

This quality embroidered hat features Chance Records and Chicago, Illinois. Chance Records was a Chicago-based blues label that captured the raw, postwar electric blues sound coming out of the city in the 1950s. It’s closely associated with influential Chicago blues artists and represents a pivotal moment when the blues moved from Southern roots to an urban, electrified edge.