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Thelonious Monk

Geoffrey Smith celebrates the unique art of pianist Thelonious Monk (1917-82) with a programme of Monkish originals presenting the master solo, with big band, and in the company of star saxophonists John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins.

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Sun 8 Oct 201700:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Thelonious Monk

    Evidence

    • THELONIUS MONK QUARTET WITH JOHN COLTRANE AT CARNEGIE HALL.
    • BLUE NOTE RECORDS.
    • 2.

  • Thelonious Monk

    Evidence

    • THELONIUS MONK QUARTET WITH JOHN COLTRANE AT CARNEGIE HALL.
    • BLUE NOTE RECORDS.
    • 2.

  • Thelonious Monk

    Pannonica

    • Alone in San Francisco.
    • Riverside OJC.
    • 7.

  • Thelonious Monk

    Pannonica

    • Alone in San Francisco.
    • Riverside OJC.
    • 7.

  • Thelonious Monk

    Monk's Point

    • Solo Monk.
    • Sony.
    • 9.

  • Thelonious Monk

    Monk's Point

    • Solo Monk.
    • Sony.
    • 3.

  • Thelonious Monk

    Let's Call This

    • Four Classic Albums.
    • Avid Jazz.
    • 11.

  • Thelonious Monk

    Let's Call This

    • Four Classic Albums.
    • Avid Jazz.
    • 11.

  • Thelonious Monk

    Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are

    • Brilliant Corners.
    • Riverside.
    • 2.

  • Thelonious Monk

    Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are

    • Brilliant Corners.
    • Riverside.
    • 2.

  • Thelonious Monk

    I Mean You

    • Big Band and Quartet In Concert.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 2.

  • Thelonious Monk

    I Mean You

    • Big Band and Quartet In Concert.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 2.

  • Thelonious Monk

    Something In Blue

    • The London Collection Vol.3.
    • Black Lion.
    • 3.

  • Thelonious Monk

    Something In Blue

    • The London Collection Vol.3.
    • Black Lion.
    • 3.

Performers:

Title: Evidence
Artist: Thelonious Monk 
Composers: Thelonious Monk 
Album Title: Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall 
Label: Blue Note Records Catalogue No: 0946 3-35174 2 4 
Duration: 04’41 
Performers: Thelonious Monk, piano; John Coltrane, tenor saxophone; Ahmed Abdul-Malik, bass; Shadow Wilson, drums.


Title: Pannonica
Artist: Thelonious Monk 
Composers: Thelonious Monk 
Album Title: Alone in San Francisco 
Label: Riverside OJC Catalogue No: 231-2 
Duration: 03’53 
Performers: Thelonious Monk, piano.


Title: Monk's Point
Artist: Thelonious Monk 
Composers: Thelonious Monk 
Album Title: Solo Monk 
Label: Sony Catalogue No: 635-33 
Duration: 02’11
Performers: Thelonious Monk, piano.


Title: Let's Call This
Artist: Steve Lacy 
Composers: Thelonious Monk 
Album Title: Four Classic Albums 
Label: Avid Jazz Catalogue No: AMSC1187 
Duration: 07’13 
Performers: Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone; Mal Waldron, piano; Buell Neidlinger, bass; Elvin Jones, drums.


Title: Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are
Artist: Thelonious Monk 
Composers: Thelonious Monk 
Album Title: Brilliant Corners 
Label: Riverside Catalogue No: 08880-72305014 
Duration: 13’19 
Performers: Thelonious Monk, piano; Ernie Henry, alto saxophone; Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.


Title: I Mean You
Artist: Thelonious Monk 
Composers: Thelonious Monk 
Album Title: Big Band and Quartet In Concert 
Label: Columbia/Legacy Catalogue No: 88697995802 
Duration: 12’51 
Performers: Thad Jones, cornet; Nick Travis, trumpet; Eddie Bert, trombone; Steve Lacy, soprano saxophone; Phil Woods, alto saxophone; Charlie Rouse, tenor saxophone; Gene Allen, baritone saxophone; Butch Warren, bass; Frankie Dunlop, drums.


Title: Something in Blue
Artist: Thelonious Monk 
Composers: Thelonious Monk 
Album Title: The London Collection Vol.3 
Label: Black Lion Catalogue No: BLCD-760142 
Duration: 06’37 
Performers: Thelonious Monk, piano.

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  • Sun 12 Jun 201600:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Sun 8 Oct 201700:00
    BBC Radio 3

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