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10 Essential Albums for Starting a Jazz Collection

Wed, January 16 2013 4:38pm - Source: Pop Dose

If I've seen it once I've seen it a hundred times.

Thelonious Monk – Straight No Chaser (Documentary, 1988)

Wed, August 15 2012 3:56pm - Source: Aquarium Drunkard

Thelonious Monk – Straight No Chaser : Produced by Clint Eastwood, the documentary is a medley/marriage between West German television documentarians Michael and Christian Blackwood's archival 1968 footage "of the groundbreaking modern jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk, including the only footage of the very private Monk off stage", and filmmaker Bruce Ricker's (then) contemporary behind the scenes look into Monk's life (interviews with family, bandmates, mgmt, etc). Raw and illuminating, a must-see for Monk devotees, and/or those interested in 20th century jazz (titans).

Fantasy Band: Graham Coxon, Blur

Fri, July 06 2012 11:39pm - Source: The Independent - Music

I've just been listening to a lot of Thelonious Monk's stuff.

In House With Dawn Richard: Singer Channels Joan of Arc, Preps 'Goldenheart' Album & Loves Diddy

Sat, June 02 2012 12:19am - Source: The BoomBox

Dawn Richard loves Diddy and she ain't afraid to show it.

Mini-bio of the great Thelonius Monk...

Thu, March 22 2012 3:21pm - Source: Uncut.co.uk

Even in the mid-20th century, a genius still needed a patron.

One Track Mind: Hiroe Sekine, “Evidence” (2012)

Fri, March 16 2012 12:44pm - Source: Something Else!

Over time I've found that the genius of the singular compositional style of Thelonious Monk manifests itself better the further away it is played from its original bebop context.

Denzel Washington Might Play Thelonious Monk In A Biopic, Thanks For Asking

Tue, February 14 2012 5:56pm - Source: Prefix Magazine

In a recent interview with the Guardian, Denzel Washington let loose that he might be in line to star in a musician biopic.

Denzel Washington Says He Has A Script For A Biopic Of Legendary Jazz Pianist Thelonious Monk, Also Considering A Comedy

Mon, February 13 2012 12:12pm - Source: The Playlist

The blockbuster opening of " Safe House " over the weekend, the second biggest of Denzel Washington 's career, serves as a reminder that he remains, in the U.S. at least, one of the most consistently reliable box-office draws around.

Jimmy Owens – The Monk Project (2012)

Sat, December 31 2011 1:31pm - Source: Something Else!

I was struck, time and again, by the considered, almost slow-motion attention to detail here, as trumpeter Jimmy Owens and Co. tease out every blues-soaked nuance from the oft-heard music of Thelonious Monk. It's easy to focus on the brilliant convolutions of his music, the blind-alley syncopations and the turbulent chord changes.

One Track Mind: Jason Stein Quartet, “Work” (2011)

Mon, November 21 2011 2:02pm - Source: Something Else!

One of the more distinctive and convincing points made by Ted Gioia in his definitive chronicle of jazz, The History of Jazz (1997, rev. 2011, Oxford University Press) is about the under-credited impact pianist Lennie Tristano made on the development of jazz.

TVD Recommends: Lionel Loueke at Snug Harbor

Thu, November 03 2011 6:29pm - Source: The Vinyl District

One of the hottest jazz guitarists on the international scene today is performing at the Frenchmen Street Club tonight.

Half Notes: Weird Nightmare – Meditations on Mingus (1992)

Wed, October 05 2011 1:11pm - Source: Something Else!

This record has more often than not been out of print.

My favourite album: Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk

Tue, August 30 2011 3:10pm - Source: The Guardian Music Blog

When I was discovering jazz as a student, Thelonious Monk seemed to epitomise the artistic originality, indifference to rules and guileless eccentricity (he liked weird hats, and was given to shuffling dances onstage) that I loved about the music.

Aretha Franklin to be Honored at Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz

Thu, August 11 2011 4:17am - Source: Rolling Stone

Aretha Franklin will receive the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz 's Founder's Award at the organization's 25th anniversary event in Washington, D.C. next month.

Book Notes - Clyde Edgerton ("The Night Train")

Thu, July 28 2011 2:32pm - Source: Largehearted Boy

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book.

Awesome Album Covers: Thelonious Monk And Sonny Rollins

Fri, July 15 2011 2:13pm - Source: WNEW

Though jazz isn't exactly our bag, it doesn't hurt to pay tribute, from time to time, to some of the greats of the idiom.

Chick Corea Plans Month-Long Jam Session for His 70th Birthday

Thu, May 26 2011 9:15pm - Source: Spinner

It's safe to say that most people who reach their 70th birthday have started to slow down and take it a bit easier than in their youth.

Sonny Rollins Strives for Perfection, Recalls Freezing on 'The Bridge'

Thu, February 24 2011 10:07pm - Source: Spinner

Born in 1930, Sonny Rollins grew up in the Sugar Hill neighborhood of Harlem and has been at the center of the jazz universe ever since.

Thelonious Monk's 'Monk's Dream': The Greatest Jazz Album Ever

Thu, December 02 2010 9:49pm - Source: Spinner

I came across Thelonious Monk (1917-1982) early in my jazz education and began to track down his stuff.

Album: Jacky Terrasson, Push (Concord)

Sun, June 13 2010 10:37am - Source: The Independent - Music

You can read the jazz recession into Terrasson's slight slip down the rankings in recent years, and the trying-too-hard-to-please-ness of this partial recovery with an augmented trio.

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