Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers With Thelonious Monk Deluxe Edition (Atlantic R2 670841/RHINO 603497842384, released 20 May. Album review by Leonard Weinreich)When some empty head on TV exclaims “I’m going to raise my […]
In our series in which musicians do a “deep dive” into the music of their inspirations, pianist Jonathan Gee writes about ten of his favourite tracks by Thelonious Monk: Skippy from Genius […]
The ninth of Jon Turney’s weekly selection (introduced HERE), sees Thelonius Monk getting a rhythmic refresher from a dazzling pianist. This isn’t purely a study in rhythm but rhythm is at the […]
Teodross Avery – Harlem Stories: The Music of Thelonious Monk (WJ3 1024. CD Review by Peter Vacher) This is the ninth ‘name’ album released by 47-year old Californian tenor saxophonist Teodross Avery; […]
Thelonious Monk – Palo Alto (Impulse! 00602507112851. CD Review by Peter Jones) By 1968 Thelonious Monk was considered a bit vieux chapeau in some quarters. It was well past bebop, and the […]
