the tune. The song was first recorded by Monk on November 21, 1947, for the Genius of Modern Music sessions (titled as "'Round About Midnight"), and appears on many of his live albums. Ruby, My Dear A 32-bar ballad in AABA-form that Monk composed around 1945, and first titled "Manhattan Moods". The tune was later retitled "Ruby, My Dear" after Rubie Richardson, Monk's first love and his older sister Marion's best friend. It was however not for nostalgic reasons, but because the first phrase of the tune fit with the new title. It was first recorded on October 24, 1947, for the Genius of Modern Music sessions. The tune later appears on Monk's Music, Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane, Thelonious Alone in San Francisco, and on Solo Monk. 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". S San Francisco Holiday A 32-bar tune in AABA-form that Monk composed on New Year's Eve 1959. The tune was initially titled "Classified Information", but he opted to retitle it as "Worry Later", when recording it for the first time on April 29, 1960, for the album Thelonious Monk at the Blackhawk. When it appeared on the album Monk in Italy, it finally appeared under the title "San Francisco Holiday", which Monk named after his family's long stay in San Francisco. Margo Guryan also wrote lyrics for the tune. Shuffle Boil A 32-bar tune in AABA-form, with an unusual bass ostinato. The title is a corruption of "shuffle ball", which is a move commonly used in tap dance. It was first recorded by Gigi Gryce with Monk as a sideman on October 15, 1955, for Gryce's album Nica's Tempo, and later appears on It's Monk's Time. Sixteen A 16-bar tune in AABA-form, and the title is from the tune's number of bars. Its only recording was done May 30, 1952, for the Genius of Modern Music sessions, but was not released officially until Mosaic Records released their compilation of Monk's Blue Note sessions. Six in One An improvised blues recorded for the soundtrack of French movie "Les Liaisons dangereuses", directed by Roger Vadim. Untitled at the time of the recording, Monk would later record a refined version in his San Francisco session called "Round Lights". Skippy A 32-bar