Jazz

Thelonious Monk: Thelonious Monk's Straight, No Chaser: Motion Picture Soundtrack

Directed by Charlotte Zwerin, the film documentary of Thelonious Monk's remarkable career features the pianist/composer in performance, along with his closest allies. The soundtrack includes his piano ...
Jazz

Thelonious Monk: Movie Music

Pianist Thelonious Monk recorded only one movie soundtrack in his career—for the French film Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 (The Dangerous Laisons), directed by Roger Vadim in 1959. The film was about ...
ecoustics

Thelonious Monk: “Monk’s Music” Mono Vinyl Reissue Review

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 ...
NPR

On The Centennial Of His Birth, A Look Back At Thelonious Monk's Jazz Legacy

The jazz legend would have turned 100 today. Critic Kevin Whitehead says Monk's music is "universally beloved, by jazz musicians across the stylistic spectrum who might agree about little else." GROSS ...
NUVO

Charlie Ballantine and the Music of Thelonious Monk

Joined by Amanda Gardier (saxophone), Jesse Wittman (bass), and trading off between drummers Cassius Goens III and Chris Parker, the quartet paid tribute to the timeless and, confirmed by Ballantine, ...