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“I Need You So”: lyrics by Thelma Elizabeth Murray, music by Thelonious Monk. Copyright © 1943 Thelonious Monk Estate. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
“ ’Round Midnight”: lyrics by Bernie Hanighen, music by Cootie Williams and Thelonious Monk. Copyright © 1944 (Renewed) WB Music Corp. and Thelonious Music Corp. Used by permission.
“Monkery’s the Blues”: lyrics by Abbey Lincoln, music by Thelonious Monk. Copyright © 1961 (Renewed) Thelonious Music Corp. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
“A Merrier Christmas”: music and lyrics by Thelonious Monk. Copyright © 1978. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
“Let’s Cool One” and “Worry Later”: lyrics by Margo Guryan. Music by Thelonious Monk. Copyright Thelonious Monk Music Corp. Used by permission. All rights reserved.