Thelonious Monk’s best-known composition, “’Round Midnight,” was first recorded 80 years ago this month. His slow, moody ...

The latest releases include Joe Pass’ Virtuoso , Wes Montgomery’s The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery , Thelonious Monk’s Thelonious Himself and Miles Davis’ The Musings of Miles and Walkin’ ...

Today's avant-garde is tomorrow's mainstream?as was the case with Monk. When widespread success finally arrived, there was this nagging suspicion he didn't quite know how to deal with it.

1. In walked Bud 2. Straight No Chaser 3. Ask Me Now 4. Coming On The Hudson 5. Epistrophy 6. Pannonica 7. Ruby 8. Monk's Dream 9. Rhythm-A-Ning 10. Reflection ...

He is often compared to Thelonious Monk, and his piano playing and compositions certainly do have some of the harmonic angularity people associate with Monk. But he had a very distinctive sound of his ...