Rickie Lee Jones’ 1979 song “Chuck E’s in Love” was singing about Chuck E. Weiss, the same person Tom Waits name-checks in several songs including “Jitterbug Boy” & “Wish I Was In New Orleans”. All three lived at L.A.’s Tropicana Motel in the early 1970s.

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Legendary pianist and composer Thelonious Monk made his earliest recordings as a leader for Blue Note in 1947-48 as heard on the 1956 compilation Genius of Modern Music, Volume One (Blue Note 1510), released as part of the 1500 series featuring timeless Monk compositions including "'Round Midnight," "Ruby My Dear," "In Walked Bud," and "Well You Needn't." Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes.

TRACK LISTING
1 'Round Midnight
2 Off Minor
3 Ruby My Dear
4 I Mean You
5 April in Paris
6 In Walked Bud
7 Thelonious
8 Epistrophy
9 Misterioso
10 Well You Needn't
11 Introspection
12 Humph

Weight .57 lbs