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Thelonious Sphere Monk was born on October 10, 1917, [7] in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, the son of Thelonious (or Thelious) and Barbara Monk. His sister, Marion, had been born two years earlier. His sister, Marion, had been born two years earlier.
But the truth is that no one can recapture the excitement, originality, and creativity of the original Monk recordings. One must always return to them". [ 2 ] On the same site Mark Sullivan observed: "These tracks are a sure attraction for Monk fans—along with the ability to hear all of Monk's compositions in one place—but they are not the ...
A tune based on rhythm changes in B ♭, [83] and one of Monk's staple tunes. [84] [85] "Rhythm-A-Ning" was first recorded on May 15, 1957, for the album Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk, [17] and later appears on Mulligan Meets Monk, [60] Les Liaisons dangereuses 1960, [9] and on Criss-Cross. [10]
Four in One (subtitled A Tribute to Thelonious Monk) is the debut album by the group Sphere featuring pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Buster Williams, and Monk's former drummer Ben Riley, and his former saxophonist Charlie Rouse. The album was released by the Elektra/Musician label.
Monk's Blues is an album by Thelonious Monk accompanied by a big band arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson. Originally released by Columbia Records in 1968, it was re-released on CD in 1994. Produced by Teo Macero , the album was recorded in Los Angeles by Monk's working quartet augmented by a group of Hollywood studio musicians.
Monk toured Europe in 1967 with a similar ensemble and played many of the same pieces featured on Big Band and Quartet in Concert. Recordings of a Paris concert with the 1967 group were later issued as Thelonious Monk Nonet Live in Paris 1967. Big Band and Quartet in Concert was called by reviewer Scott Yanow "essential for all jazz collections ...
MMTC: Monk, Miles, Trane & Cannon; The Monk: Live at Bimhuis; Monk on Monk; Monk Suite: Kronos Quartet Plays Music of Thelonious Monk; Monk's Casino; Monk's Dreams: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Sphere Monk; More Monk; The Music I Like to Play Vol. 3
Monk's Casino is a live album by German free jazz pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach featuring the complete compositions of Thelonious Monk recorded in Germany in 2003-04 for the Intakt label. [1] According to the liner notes by critic John Corbett , Monk's Casino is the first ever comprehensive recording project to include all Monk's songs.