The 1950s were a very productive decade for Thelonious Monk, perhaps his most productive as a composer. During the fifties his reputation and impact grew tremendously. His influence on other pianists ...
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Years ago, screenwriter-producer Peter Lord Moreland watched Straight No Chaser, the landmark 1988 documentary on bebop pianist-composer Thelonious Monk. Thus began a near-obsessive fascination with ...
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 ...
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 ...
No one doubts that the Green Music Center will have an impressive presence at Sonoma State University. But some people do question whether it should be there at all. The center’s main attraction, a ...
Alain Gomis’s documentary uses rushes from a 1969 French TV interview to make a smart indictment of music industry bias and offer viewers a subtle tribute to Monk. By Lisa Kennedy When you purchase a ...
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