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Music Review: Thelonious Monk – Monk’s Music
Classic session featuring stirring piano work from Monk and tenor solos by Coleman Hawkins.
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Thelonious Monk's 1957 classic album, Monk's Music, returns in pristine condition.
Read More »Music Review: Thelonious Monk – Monk’s Music
Thelonious Monk's first unqualified masterpiece.
Read More »Music Review: Various Artists – Disney Jazz Volume 1: Everybody Wants To Be A Cat
An excellent contemporary collection of Disney songs done in the jazz format.
Read More »Book Review: Music: I – LXXIV by August Kleinzahler
The award winning poet writes eloquently about music.
Read More »Book Review: Coltrane on Coltrane: The John Coltrane Interviews, Edited by Chris DeVito
Well worth owning for those curious about the man behind the music.
Read More »Music Review: Thelonious Monk – The Definitive Thelonious Monk On Prestige and Riverside
A generous helping of early Monk classics on a two-disc reissue.
Read More »Music Review: John Coltrane – The Definitive John Coltrane On Prestige and Riverside
A great way to start collecting the music of the saxophone giant.
Read More »Music Review: Thelonious Monk – The Definitive Thelonious Monk
Definitive recordings from one of the giants of American jazz.
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