the drums. Live versions appear on the albums recorded in Italy, Tokyo, It Club, Jazz Workshop, and the album Misterioso (Recorded on Tour). Bluehawk A blues in B first recorded on October 21, 1959, for Thelonious Alone in San Francisco. Monk wrote the tune after a visit from Guy Warren in 1958, the melody is borrowed from Warren's "The Talking Drum Looks Ahead" from the album Themes for African Drums. The title is a tribute to Monk's friend Coleman Hawkins, and the Black Hawk club in San Francisco. Blue Monk A blues in B written in the studio and first recorded on September 22, 1954, for the album Thelonious Monk Trio, and is by far the tune Monk recorded the most. The melody is partly borrowed from Charlie Shavers' "Pastel Blue". Versions of the tune appear on Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk, and Monk's Blues. The tune appears on almost every single live album by Monk, including the albums from Carnegie Hall, Five Spot, Town Hall, Tokyo, Newport (1958, 1959, 1963), It Club, and at the Jazz Workshop. Abbey Lincoln wrote lyrics to the tune around 1961, and it was recorded by Jeanne Lee and Ran Blake on their album The Newest Sound Around, and by Carmen McRae as "Monkery's the Blues" on the album Carmen Sings Monk. The tune was the opening track on the 1959 album Thelonious Alone in San Francisco, his third solo album, recorded in 1959. Blue Sphere Probably one of the last official known compositions by Monk recorded on November 15, 1971, for The London Collection: Volume One, released by the Black Lion label. This is the only recording of this composition. The melody is based on blues riffs that are loosely crafted, and was largely improvised. Monk demonstrated his artistry in stride piano in this recording. Blues Five Spot A blues in B dedicated to the Five Spot Café, and appears on Misterioso, Monk's Dream, and Live at the It Club. It is also known as "Five Spot Blues". Boo Boo's Birthday A 21-bar tune in AAB-form. It was only recorded once, on December 21, 1967, for the album Underground. "Boo Boo" was the nickname of Monk's daughter, Barbara Evelyn Monk (September 3, 1953–January 10, 1984). Brake's Sake A tune that was recorded only twice, and the form is different on both versions. It was first recorded by Gigi Gryce with Monk