Thelonious Monk

Artist:  Thelonious Monk
Birth Name:  Thelonious Sphere Monk
Born:  October 10, 1917.  Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Died:  February 17, 1982 (Aged 64).  Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bebop, Harp Bop, Post Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Modern Big Band
Occupation:  Musician, composer
Instruments:  Piano

Thelonious Monk was an American Jazz Pianist and Composer.  He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the Standard Jazz repertoire, including "Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Ruby, My Dear" and more!. 

Title:  The Unique  (2016)
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bebop, Harp Bop, Post Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Modern Big Band
Label:  Concord Music Group
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away)  (3:11)
 2.  Memories Of You  (4:15)
 3.  Honeysuckle Rose  (5:32)
 4.  Dam That Dream  (6:30)
 5.  Tea For Two  (5:52)
 6.  You Are Too Beautiful  (4:53)
 7.  Just You, Just Me  (7:59)

Personnel:

Thelonious Monk:  Piano
Oscar Pettiford:  Bass, except for track 2
Art Blakey:  Drums, except for track 2

The Unique is a 1956 album from Thelonious Monk, the second studio for Riverside Records, originally released in 1956 by Riverside Records, remastered and reissued in 2016 by Concord Music Group, featuring Oscar Pettiford and Art Blakey.