The Very Best of Thelonious Monk 2012 The Complete Prestige Recordings 2000 The Columbia Years '62-'68 2000 Striaght, No Charser 1998 The Complete Riverside Recordings 1986 Monk Suite Kronos Quartet Plays Music of Thelonious Monk 1985. “Ruby, My Dear” is one of Thelonious Monk’s (piano) most sentimental and otherwise affective love songs. The melody is stark and memorably poignant and he fittingly kept it as a staple in his performance repertoire, recording it with a combo as well as an otherwise unaccompanied solo.
Monday, December 21, 2020
Thelonious Monk Tunes
Some real finds and compelling rediscoveries from Thelonious Monk, Dave Brubeck, Art Blakey, Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, Charles Mingus, Shirley Scott, and more
Thelonious Monk Best Songs
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