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
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