Artist: Thelonious Monk
Genre: Jazz
American jazz pianist and composer known for his unique improvisational style and angular compositions. His influence on jazz is fundamental. His importance to bebop and modern jazz establishes him as legendary figure. His distinctive playing and compositional innovations influenced countless musicians making him one of jazz's most important and instantly recognizable artists whose idiosyncratic approach challenged and expanded jazz's possibilities.
Thelonious Monk vinyl records
5 Thelonious Monk new and used vinyl albums and singles UK sellers
THELONIOUS MONK QUARTET Thelonious In Action (1961 UK 7-track mono LP on the white reel & mic label featuring a stellar line-up of Monk with Johnny Griffin on tenor Ahmed Abdul-Malik bass & Roy Haynes drums recorded at the famous Five Spot Cafe NYC in August 58. The front laminated flipback picture sleeve shows light wear & the vinyl reveals minimal play
£106.00 used
THELONIOUS MONK SEPTET Monks Music (1983 US issue of the 1957 6-track mono LP also featuring Ray Copeland Gigi Gryce Coleman Hawkins John Coltrane Wilbur Ware and Art Blakey picture sleeve reproducing the original albums artwork. The cover shows very little of its age & the vinyl is Near Mint OJC-084) Track Listing: 1
£50.00 used
THELONIOUS MONK Genius Of Modern Music Volume One (1984 French Direct Metal Mastering issue of the 1956 12-track mono LP surely a Top Ten in the history of jazz recordings featuring the melodic harmonic and rhythmic genius of Monks compositions including Round About Midnight Off Minor Epistrophy Well You Neednt Humph & more pasted picture sleeve reproducing the original album artwork
£34.00 used
THELONIOUS MONK QUARTET Monks Dream (1963 UK 8-track mono LP on a rough textured plain orange label produced by Teo Macero with Charles Rouse John Ore & Frankie Dunlop a significant addition to Monks already legendary performances frontlaminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve is Near Mint whilst the vinyl is graded Very Good with light hairlines/scuffing not affecting play BPG62135) Track Listing: 01
£56.00 used
THELONIOUS MONK Live At The It Club (Original 1982 US 12-track double LP recorded live on October 31st 1964 at the It Club in Los Angeles with Charlie Rouse Larry Gales & Ben Riley gatefold picture sleeve with extensive notes. The sleeve shows light age wear with a gold stamp on the back for review ahead of release whilst the vinyl has a few light paper scuffs leaving it Excellent C238030) Track Listing: A1 Blue Monk 7:30 A2 Well You Neednt 7:35 A3 Round Midnight 6:35 B1 Rhythm-a-ning 6:55 B2 Blues Five Spot (Five Spot Blues) 5:50 B3 Bemsha Swing 5:30 C1 Straight No Chaser 4:30 C2 Nutty 7:35 C3 Evidence 5:45 D1 Misterioso 8:20 D2 Gallops Gallop 5:15 D3 Ba-Blue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are 6:25
£28.00 used