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Sphere Music is the debut album by pianist Uri Caine featuring two compositions by Thelonious Monk which was first released on the JMT label in 1993.[1]

Sphere Music
Studio album by Uri Caine
Released	1993
Recorded	April and May 1992 Clinton Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	65:18
Label	JMT 514 007
Producer	Stefan Winter
Uri Caine chronology
Sphere Music (1993) Toys (1996)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Tom Hull	B+[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

In her review for Allmusic, Heather Phares said "An eclectic tour through different musical moods and styles, Sphere Music is an engaging, promising first work".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Uri Caine except as indicated

1. "Mr. B.C." - 8:55
2. "This Is a Thing Called Love" - 7:12
3. "When the Word Is Given" - 5:20
4. "'Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk) - 4:17
5. "Let Me Count the Ways" - 6:34
6. "Jelly" - 7:18
7. "Just in Time" (Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Jule Styne) - 7:50
8. "We See" (Monk) - 8:02
9. "Jan Fan" - 10:08

Personnel

• Uri Caine - piano
• Graham Haynes - cornet (tracks 3 & 9)
• Don Byron - clarinet (tracks 1, 4 & 6)
• Gary Thomas - tenor saxophone (tracks 3, 7 & 9)
• Anthony Cox (tracks 3, 5 & 7-9), Kenny Davis (tracks 1, 2 & 6) - bass
• Ralph Peterson, Jr., - drums

References

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