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:  Palo Alto  (2020)

Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bebop, Harp Bop, Post  Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz. Progressive Jazz, Modern Big Band

Label:  Impulse! Records

Rating:   *****

Format:   CD

Tracks:

 1.  Ruby, My Dear  (7:00)

 2.  Well, You Needn't  (13:17)

 3.  Don't Blame Me  (6:36)

 4.  Blue Monk  (14:02)

 5.  Epistrbophy  (4:26)

 6.  I Love You Sweetheart Of All My Dreams  (13:17)

Format:  LP

Side A:

 1.  Ruby, My Dear  (7:00)

 2.  Well, You Needn't  (13:17)

Side B:

 1.  Don't Blame Me  (6:36)

 2.  Blue Monk  (14:02)

 3.  Epistrbophy  (4:26)

 4.  I Love You Sweetheart Of All My Dreams  (13:17)

Personnel:

Thelonious Monk:  Piano

Larry Gales:   Double Bass

Ben Riley:  Drums

Charlie Rouse:  Tenor Saxophone

Palo Alto is an album by Thelonious Monk, originally released on October 27, 1968 by Impulse! Records, remastered and reissued on September 18, 2020 by Impulse! Records, recorded live at Palo Alto High School, California.