Thelonious Monk’s best-known composition, “’Round Midnight,” was first recorded 80 years ago this month. His slow, moody ballad ranks as among his finest work and one of the most enduring in jazz.

The jazz giant Thelonious Monk was an elusive personality even to those who knew him. In her 1988 documentary Thelonious Monk Straight, No Chaser, director Charlotte Zwerin presents both the artist ...

With his songs characterized by melodic dissonance and playful rhythmic and improvisational nature, Thelonious Monk helped define the challenging, almost rebellious, nature of jazz music during the ...

Pianist Pat Thomas performs the Thelonious Monk standard “Bye-Ya” with a delicate approach, as Joel Grip plays a standard ...

Craft Recordings Reissues Sought After 1957 Thelonious Monk Mono Mix In 180-gram Vinyl, All Analog Remastered Original Jazz Classics Series. Thelonious Monk’s, November 1957 release titled Monk’s ...

"My mother didn't want me to grow up in North Carolina" -- "What is jazz? New York, man!" -- "I always did want to play piano" -- "We played and she healed" -- "Why can't you play music like the Ink ...

Craft Recordings reissues Thelonious Monk’s 1957 gem Thelonious Himself—vinyl collectors, skip the $300 OG and grab this audiophile stunner instead. Before diving into the many reasons why you should ...

Thelonious Monk---Bebop Pioneer, and Bipolar? My Interview with Professor Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Thelonious Monk, The Life and Times of an American Original ...