The off-kilter genius of Thelonious Monk ranks amongst music most cherished. And not without cause. A longtime NYC-resident (by way of North Carolina) and largely self-schooled pianist, Monk's ...
A showcase of Monk's extensive discography on Blue Note, Riverside and Columbia records. A showcase of Monk's extensive discography on Blue Note, Riverside and Columbia records. Thelonious Sphere Monk ...
Another stone resurrection from the Swiss-based ezz-thetics label, Celebrating 75 Years Of His First Recordings Revisited collects 23 of the tracks Thelonious Monk recorded for Blue Note between 1947 ...
This month we celebrate the birthday of one of the truly unique personalities in jazz: Thelonious Monk. Born on October 10, 1917, Monk created a style of improvisation and a repertoire of compositions ...
Thelonious Monk (1917 - 1982) jazz musician, lounging on a sofa. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images) Thelonious Monk was a misfit, even inside music. The avant-garde jazz pianist had always ...
For Thelonious Monk's 108th Birthday, we look back at the sparsely documented collaboration of the eccentric pianist and ...
Pianist Thelonious Monk was born in Rocky Mount, N.C., on Oct. 10, 1917. The centenary of this moment will likely inspire a wave of celebratory concerts and recordings. Since Monk’s death, in 1982, ...
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