Thelonious Himself is a studio album by Thelonious Monk. It was released in 1957 via Riverside Records, his fourth for the label. The album is notable for featuring Monk on solo piano almost exclusively. The only non-solo performance is the last track, "Monk's Mood", which features John Coltrane on tenor saxophone and Wilbur Ware on bass.
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Thelonious Himself is a studio album by Thelonious Monk. It was released in 1957 via Riverside Records, his fourth for the label. The album is notabl… read more
Thelonious Himself is a studio album by Thelonious Monk. It was released in 1957 via Riverside Records, his fourth for the label. The album is notable for featuring Monk on solo piano al… read more
Thelonious Sphere Monk (Rocky Mount, North Carolina 10th October 1917 - Hartsdale, New York 17th February 1982) was a jazz pianist and composer. Widely considered as one of the most important musicians in jazz – he is one of only five jazz musicians to be featured on the cover of Time – Monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "Epistrophy," "'Round Midnight," "Blue Monk," "Straight No Chaser" and "Well, You Needn't." He could play be-bop … read more
Thelonious Sphere Monk (Rocky Mount, North Carolina 10th October 1917 - Hartsdale, New York 17th February 1982) was a jazz pianist and composer. Widely considered as one of the most importa… read more
Thelonious Sphere Monk (Rocky Mount, North Carolina 10th October 1917 - Hartsdale, New York 17th February 1982) was a jazz pianist and composer. Widely considered as one of the most important musicians in jazz – he is one of only… read more