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  • 248 Thelonious Monk

    A very brief run through some of the highlights of the career of a hugely significant musician who was not well appreciated in his time.  Also featuring some of his compositions covered by other artists,as may were.

    Preshow

    Title Artists Album Year
    Nutty Arthur Blythe Light Blue 1983
    Reflections (Donald Fagen, Steve Khan) Monk, Hal Willner, Various Artists That’s The Way I Feel Now 1984
    Monk’s Dream Robert Hurst Unrehurst, Volume 2 2010
    Ugly Beauty Joey Baron MiXMONK 2019

    Main show

    I Mean You Thelonious Monk Big Band and Quartet In Concert 1964
    Let’s Cool One Thelonious Monk The Complete Blue Note Recordings – Mosaic – (Disc 3) 1954
    Friday The 13th Thelonious Monk/Sonny Rollins The Complete Prestige Recordings (Disc 1) 2000
    Straight, No Chaser Miles Davis & John Coltrane Miles Davis & John Coltrane – The Complete Columbia Recordings 1955-1961 (Cd 5) 1999
    ‘Round Midnight (Joe Jackson) Monk, Hal Willner, Various Artists That’s The Way I Feel Now 1984
    Blue Monk (Dr. John) Monk, Hal Willner, Various Artists That’s The Way I Feel Now 1984
    Bemsha Swing Thelonious Monk Brilliant Corners 1956
    Rhythm-A-Ning Art Blakey & Thelonious Monk Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk 1957
    Hackensack Thelonious Monk The Complete Riverside Recordi 2011
    Work Chick Corea Trio Trilogy 2013
    Little Rootie Tootie MONK’estra MONK’estra, Vol. 1 2016
    Ugly Beauty Thelonious Monk Underground (Remaster) 1968
    Well, You Needn’t Thelonious Monk Palo Alto 2020

    Postshow

    In Walked Bud Alex Von Schlippenbach Monk’s Casino 2011
    Gallop’s Gallop Alex Von Schlippenbach Monk’s Casino 2011
    Misterioso – Sixteen – Skippy Alex Von Schlippenbach Monk’s Casino 2011
    Eronel Alex Von Schlippenbach Monk’s Casino 2011
    Trinkle-Tinkle Alex Von Schlippenbach Monk’s Casino 2011