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:  Criss-Cross  (2010)
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bebop, Harp Bop, Post Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Modern Big Band
Label:  Columbia Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Hackensack  (4:15)
 2.  Tea For Two  (3:49)
 3.  Criss Cross  (4:43)
 4.  Eronel  (4:32)
 5.  Rhythm-A-Ning  (3;55)
 6.  Don't Blame Me (Retake 1)  (7:07)
 7.  Think Of One  (6:07)
 8.  Crepuscule With Nellie  (2:48)
 9.  Pannonica  (6:47)

Bonus Tracks:

10. Coming On The Hudson  (7:33)
11. Tea For Two (Take 9)  (5:14)
12. Eronel (Take 3)  (5:59)

Personnel:

Thelonious Monk:  Piano
Charlie Rouse:  Tenor Saxophone
John Ore:  Bass
Frankie Dunlop:  Drums

Criss-Cross is an album by Thelonious Monk, originally released in 1963, remastered and reissued on May 25, 2010 by Columbia Records, featuring Charlie Rouse, John Ore and Frankie Dunlop.  This album is one of Monk's finest and one of the best Post-Bop Albums of the '60s, includes 3 Bonus cuts, two unreleased!.