A sample of songs written for and recorded for Nica and re-recorded by other artists.
(* Original artist)
*Coming On the Hudson - Thelonious Monk.
(One interviewee claims Monk wrote this about coming to see Nica at her home in Weehawken. TS Monk thinks it reflects his father's love of boats!)
*Nica's Dream - Art Blakey & Horace Silver The Jazz Messengers
(Art Blakey and Horace Silver were close friends of the Baronness)
*Thelonica- Tommy Flanagan
(Barry was another close friend and produced an album called Thelonica)
*Blues for Nica --- Kenny Drew
*Nica Steps Out --- Freddie Redd
*Nica's Tempo Jazz Messengers Drum Suite/Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers
*Tonica Kenny Dorham
*Bolivar Blues Thelonious Monk Monk's Dream
(Written at the Bolivar Hotel where Nica lived for some time). Nica's Dream Mel Torme - George Shearing
*Pannonica Thelonious Monk
Nica's Dream Stan Getz & Strings
*Nica's Tempo Gigi Gryce
Nica's Dream Horace Silver
Nica's Dream Bobby Shew
Panonica Donald Byrd
Nica's Dream Dee Dee Bridgewater
(Dee Dee adds lyrics to Silver's great song)
Nica's Dream Crusaders & Joe Sample
Nica's Dream Bud Shank & Kenny Burrell
Nica's Dream Joe Sample
Panonica Marilynn Seits
Nica Sonny Clark Trio
Nica's Dream The Hot Club of San Francisco
Nica´s Dream Rudi Calzado
Pannonica Jon Hendricks sung by Carmen McCrae
(Hendricks collaberated with Nica and Monk on the lyrics to this song) Nica introduces Monk - Taken at the 5 Spot, year unknown.
(A
private recording of Nica introducing Monk. This was bought from the
Monkzone website. We have tried many many times to find out more about
it!)
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