Thelonious Monk (piano), Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone), John Ore (bass on "Epistrophy," "Rhythm A Ning," "Bemsha Swing"), Butch Warren (bass on "Blue Monk," "Ruby ...
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 ...
What can you say about pianist Thelonious Monk? By the time these tracks were recorded, between '61 and '64, he had already amassed a body of work containing many tunes that had already become ...