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, Hard 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!.

Artist:  Thelonious Monk Quartet

Title:  Thelonious In Action (Special Edition) (2026)

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

Label:  Ermitage

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Light Blue (5:18)

 2.  Coming On The Hudson (5:27)

 3.  Rhythm A-Ning (9:20)

 4.  Epistrophy (Theme) (1:06)

Side Two:

 1.  Blue Monk (8:34)

 2.  Evidence (8:53)

 3.  Epistrophy (Theme) (1:07)

Personnel:

Thelonious Monk:  Piano

Johnny Griffin:  Tenor Saxophone

Ahmed Abdul-Malik:  Bass

Roy Haynes:  Drums

Thelonious In Action is a live album by Thelonious Monk Quartet, originally released in 1958 by Riverside, remastered and reissued on January 16, 2026 by Ermitage, recorded live at the Five Spot Cafe, New York City, August 1958.  Special Edition Yellow Vinyl.