Thelonious Monk

Riverside record ‘Thelonious Monk at the Blackhawk’ in San Francisco (1960)

'Thelonious Monk at the Blackhawk' is an album recorded on April 29, 1960 at the Blackhawk in San Francisco and released in 1960 by Riverside..Track Listing : 1.Let'S Call This...

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Thelonious Monk finishes the recording of ‘Thelonious Himself’ for Riverside (1957)

Thelonious Monk's 'Thelonious Himself' is a studio album (almost all solo) recorded on April 12 and 16, 1957 and released the same year by Riverside.Track Listing : 1.April In Paris...

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Norwegian TV tapes Thelonious Monk in Oslo (1966)

April 15, 1966 - the Thelonious Monk Quartet - that is Thelonious Monk (p), Charlie Rouse (ts), Larry Gales (b) and Ben Riley (d) - plays live during a Norwegian...

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‘Sonny Rollins records ‘Vol. 2’ with Thelonious Monk and Horace Silver (1957)

'Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2' is an album recorded by Rollins on April 14, 1957 with Thelonious Monk and Horace Silver (both on the Monk composition 'Misterioso') and released the same...

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Monk & Coltrane record together an album logically called ‘Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane’ (1957)

'Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane' is a collaboration album recorded on April 12, June 26 and July 1957 and released In 1961 by Jazzland.Track Listing : 1.Ruby, My Dear (Thelonious...

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Thelonious Monk tapes a short film for Polish television (1966)

April 4, 1966 - Thelonious Monk with Charles Rouse (ts), Lawrence Gales (b) and Benjamin Riley (d) tapes a short film in Warsaw, Poland

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Riverside tape ‘The Unique Thelonious Monk’ with Art Blakey on drums (1956)

'The Unique Thelonious Monk' is an album of standards recorded on March 17 and April 3, 1956 with Art Blakey on drums and Oscar Pettiford on bass and released the...

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Thelonious Monk plays at Marquee Club in London (1965)

March 14, 1965 - the Thelonious Monk Quartet - that is Thelonious Monk (p), Charlie Rouse (ts) and Larry Gales (b) - performs at Marquee Club in London

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Riverside record ‘The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall’ (1959)

'The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall' is an album recorded on February 28, 1959 and released the same year by Riverside.Track Listing : 1.Thelonious (Thelonious Monk) - 00:56 ....

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Carmen McRae records the album ‘Carmen Sings Monk’ (1988)

Carmen McRae's'Carmen Sings Monk' is a studio album recorded on January 30 and February 1, 1988 and released in 1988 by Novus.Track Listing : 1.Get It Straight (Straight, No Chaser)...

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On TV today, Lester, Billie, Thelonious et al at ‘The Sound of Jazz’ (1957)

December 8, 1957 - if you love jazz, you do not want to miss "The Sound of Jazz", a special edition of the CBS television series "Seven Lively Arts." It...

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Art, Thelonious, Dizzy et al go to Portugal (1971)

November 21, 1971 - The Giants of Jazz - that is Art Blakey (d), Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Al McKibbon (b), Thelonious Monk (p), Sonny Stitt (as, ts) and Kai Winding...

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Dizzy, Thelonious et al meet in Copenhagen (1971)

November 9, 1971 - The Giants of Jazz - that is Art Blakey (d), Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Al McKibbon (b), Thelonious Monk (p), Sonny Stitt (as, ts) and Kai Winding...

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This week In Jazz Legends 52/52

How well do you know the music of Chet Baker, Helen Merrill, Dinah Washington, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Bill Evans , Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Sttit, Anita O'Day, Louis Armstrong, Jack...

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This week In Jazz Legends 50/52

How well do you know the music of Dinah Shore, Andy Williams, Ella Fitzgerald, Milt Jackson, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Dave Brubeck,...

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This week In Jazz Legends 49/52

How well do you know the music of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Abdullah Ibrahim, Carlos Ward, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Stan Getz, Flora Purim, Dave Brubeck, Benny Goodman, Wes Montgomery,...

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Me:nu Du Jour November 9 (EN.FR.ES)

We Listen To Santana, Isaac Hayes, A Tribe Called Quest, Leona Lewis, Eurythmics, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Wu-Tang Clan, Elvis Presley, Billy Joel, Men At Work, Madonna, Hiromi Uehara,...

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This week In Jazz Legends (Special Pianists) 45/52

How well do you know the music of Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, Horace Silver, Keith Jarrett, Oscar Peterson, Duke Ellington, Joe Zawinul, Bill Evans, Vijay Iyer, Dave Brubeck, Hiromi, Count...

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This week In Jazz Legends 44/52

How well do you know the music of Lou Donaldson, Thelonious Monk, Roy Hargrove, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Shaw, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus,...

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