A Deluxe edition (2CDs & book) as a tribute album dedicated to Pannonica by Koenigswarter, protector, friend, confidant of everything that mattered in the jazzmen's world in the 50s and 60s in New York. In homage to this great lady, several jazzmen composed music, like Thelonious Monk, Gigi Gryce, Horace Silver and many more. Thus we find in this album Nica's Dream, Pannonica, Nica's Tempo, Thelonica, Nicaragua... So many titles dedicated to Pannonica and performed by Thelonious Monk, Les Jazz Messengers, Tommy Flanagan,... Note the unpublished photo of Pannonica illustrating the cover, and the original recording of Pannonica's voice featuring most of the titles and musicians in the album. The 20-page booklet written by Yann Portail in French and English retraces Pannonica's extraordinary journey; it is largely illustrated with jazzmen's photos taken by Pannonica.
Tracks:
CD1
1. Nica?s Tempo (Gigi Gryce) 6?29
Gigi Gryce (as), Percy Heath (b), Art Blakey (dm), Thelonious Monk (p)
2. Nica?s Dream (Horace Silver) 12?10
The Original Jazz Messengers: Donald Byrd (tp), Hank Mobley (ts), Horace Silver (p), Doug Watkins (b), Art Blakey (dm)
3. Blues for Nica (Kenny Drew) 5?27
Kenny Drew (p), Paul Chambers (b), Philly Joe Jones (dm)
4. Pannonica (Thelonious Monk) 9?17
Sonny Rollins (ts), Ernie Henry (as), Thelonious Monk (celesta & p), Oscar Pettiford (b), Max Roach (dm)
5. Nica steps out (Freddie Redd) 4?30
Freddie Redd (p), George Tucker (b), All Dreares (dm)
6. Theme for Nica (Eddie Thompson) 5?20
Eddie Thompson (p), Arthur Watts (b), Andy White (dm)
7. Tonica (Kenny Dorham) 3?13
Kenny Dorham (tp), Charles Davis (bs), Steve Kuhn (p), Butch Warren (b), Buddy Enlow (dm)
CD2
1. Nica (Sonny Clark) 6?25
Sonny Clark (p), George Duvivier (b), Max Roach (dm)
2. Nica?s Dream (Horace Silver) 6?48
The Horace Silver Quintet: Blue Mitchell (tp), Junior Cook (ts), Horace Silver p), Gene Taylor (b) Roy Brooks (dm)
3. Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues (Thelonious Monk) 13?08
Sonny Rollins (ts), Ernie Henry (as), Thelonious Monk (celesta & P), Oscar Pettiford (b), Max Roach (dm)
4. Nicaragua (Barry Harris) 8?59
Pepper Adams (bs), Junior Cook (ts), Slide Hampton (tb), Barry Harris (p), Bob Cranshaw (b), Lenny McBrowne (dm)
5. Inca (Barry Harris) 5?34
George Duvivier (b), Leroy Williams (dm), Barry Harris (p)
6. Thelonica (Tommy Flanagan) 5?28
Tommy Flanagan (p)
7. Pannonica, and more (Pannonica) 1?14
(Pannonica de Koenigswarter)
