Composer and pianist Thelonious Monk’s eccentric style and innovative harmonies redefined jazz. His numerous contributions to ...

The Classic Quartet is comprised of Charlie Rouse on tenor saxophone ... It also should be noted that the recordings here were previously released as Thelonious Monk 1963 Japan, at various times, by ...

Original Jazz Classics (OJC), created in 1982 (under Fantasy ... breakthroughs after his artistic turning point with Brilliant Corners. Thelonious Himself features just that: Monk alone, save one ...

He recorded less than half of his 170 compositions on three classic trio albums for Blue Note and one for Bethlehem before dying of leukemia at the age of 43 in 1963. He is often compared to ...

The band will perform jazz classics by Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, and Fats Waller, as well as some original compositions. The band features Jay Boehmer on the drums, Henry Heillig on the ...