Ken Burns Jazz: The Definitive Thelonious Monk

by Thelonious Monk

Ken Burns Jazz: The Definitive Thelonious Monk cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 7 November 2000
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:15:33
  • Community rating: 4.18/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Part of the Ken Burns Jazz companion series, this Columbia Legacy disc surveys Thelonious Monk's recordings in a single volume. It presents the pianist's angular bebop compositions and idiosyncratic touch in recordings spanning his major-label years.

Genres

Descriptors: piano, complex, improvisation, compilation, classic

Tracklist

  1. Well, You Needn't (2:57)
  2. Epistrophy (3:08)
  3. Misterioso (3:22)
  4. Straight, No Chaser (2:57)
  5. Blue Monk (7:38)
  6. Brilliant Corners (7:46)
  7. Ruby, My Dear (6:20)
  8. Trinkle, Trinkle (6:40)
  9. Off Minor (7:51)
  10. Rhythm-A-Ning (3:56)
  11. Criss Cross (4:43)
  12. Green Chimneys (9:06)
  13. 'Round Midnight (3:51)
  14. Nice Work If You Can Get It (5:11)

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