Epistrophy; Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are; Evidence; Just A Gigolo; Blue Monk. At the time of this recording, Thelonious Monk was at both a creative and critical peak. He had recently signed with ...

On The Bean; Recollections; Flyin' Hawk; Drifting On A Reed; Sweet And Lovely; Little Rootie Tootie; Bye-Ya; Monk's Dream; Trinkle Trinkle; These Foolish Things; Bemsha Swing; Reflections; Let's Call ...

Limited to 4,000 individually numbered copies worldwide, the latest Thelonious Monk vinyl reissue features all-analog, one-step mastering. Handpicked from Craft’s extensive catalog, each Small Batch ...

There’s a story, possibly apocryphal, about Thelonious Monk and his 1956 composition “Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are.” Supposedly, Monk performed the number at a club and afterward, a rather dignified ...

For some performers, the shadow of a famous parent is a weight, as they try to make a name for themselves. But for T.S. Monk, the life and work of his father, legendary jazz pianist and composer ...

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 ...

Comebacks, heartbreaks and a tribute to a jazz legend. By Alex Barron, Tina Antolini, Dan Powell, Daniel Ramirez and Jon Pareles We asked Jon Batiste, Arooj Aftab, Mary Halvorson and others to share ...

You hum to a melody or tap your feet to a rhythm, then, in your mind’s eye, you take the leap of faith and cross the bridge of a pop song. The bridge is that section that connects other parts of the ...