Straight, No Chaser
Every version of “Straight, No Chaser” on a record reviewed at Vinyl Standard: 16 recordings, 1947 to 1995, by 10 leaders, including Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans with Jeremy Steig, Cannonball Adderley. Every version links to its review.
Who recorded it
The leaders of the reviewed records that include Straight, No Chaser. The number is reviewed records.
Every reviewed version
By the year of the record’s first session. Red is the site’s rating of the whole record, out of five.
- 1947Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2Thelonious Monk★★★★★
- 1957Mulligan Meets MonkThelonious Monk / Gerry Mulligan★★★★★
- 1958Cannonball’s SharpshootersCannonball Adderley★★★★☆
- 1958Miles & Monk at NewportThelonious Monk★★★★☆
- 1958MilestonesMiles Davis★★★★★
- 19595 by Monk by 5Thelonious Monk★★★★★
- 1959Great Jazz StandardsGil Evans★★★★★
- 1960Feelin' GoodThe Three Sounds★★★★☆
- 1961Monk in ItalyThelonious Monk★★★★☆
- 1961The QuintessenceQuincy Jones★★★★★
- 1963Monk in TokyoThelonious Monk★★★★☆
- 1966Straight, No ChaserThelonious Monk★★★★★
- 1968Monk's BluesThelonious Monk★★★☆☆
- 1969What’s NewBill Evans with Jeremy Steig★★★☆☆
- 1970First / Morning TideKohsuke Mine★★★★★
- 1995It's the Real SoulGene Harris★★★★☆
This page is built from the track listings of the records reviewed here, so it lists only versions on those records, not every recording of the tune. The site does not record composers, so it gathers tracks by title and says nothing about who wrote the tune. Tracks printed as “Straight No Chaser” are counted here too. The year is the first session of the whole record, which on an album cut over several dates may not be the date of this track. It updates automatically when a new review goes up.