Albums with "Only Monk" Tunes

[marcoliv]

Did a search and apparently there was no such post in the past.

I love such albums and i'm always searching for more and it's also one of the ways i'm introduced to unfamiliar artists.

Heinz Von Hermann Trio - A Taste of T (The Music of Thelonious Sphere Monk)released by Jive in 2004 is one of these cases.

MCO

[Chuck Nessa]

If you want to have some fun, check out:

[Justin V]

The Great Jazz Trio - Monk's Moods, with the lineup of Hank Jones, Eddie Gomez and Jimmy Cobb.

[jazzbo]

Monk's Music Trio cds are well worth checking out; this is my favorite.

[paul secor]

Steve Lacy: Only Monk (Soul Note)

Steve Lacy: More Monk (Soul Note)

That's the Way I Feel Now - A Tribute to Thelonious Monk (A&M)

Edited May 18, 2011 by paul secor

[Joe]

Could have been gimmicky, but isn't...

John Stetch's EXPONENTIALLY MONK: Monk compositions arranged for prepared solo piano.

Edited May 18, 2011 by Joe

[ghost of miles]

[Dave James]

Arthur Blythe: Light Blue

[jlhoots]

Lacy / Rudd: School Days

Von Schlippenbach 3 CD set with all (?every) Monk composition.

[brownie]

The first ever all-Monk tunes album

[JohnS]

[BillF]

Wonderful album!

More info here on Monk tribute albums:

http://www.howardm.net/tsmonk/recordsx.php

Edited May 18, 2011 by BillF

[Head Man]

This one's a belter. Probably my favourite Bill Holman album.

Edited May 18, 2011 by Head Man

[mracz]

Tommy Flanagan's Thelonica

[aparxa]

Edited May 18, 2011 by aparxa

[EKE BBB]

Tete Montoliu - The music I like to play, vol.3. Let's call this (Soul Note)

[EKE BBB]

Grencsó Kollectiva - Plays Monk

[.:.impossible]

[Joe]

Alexander von Schlippenbach, MONK'S CASINO

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=17548

[AllenLowe]

there's a great Buel Neidlinger recording of Monk tunes, I think, with Marty Krystal, who is one of the great and under-recognized saxophonists of our time, IMHO.

[Joe]

  On 5/18/2011 at 4:23 PM, AllenLowe said:

there's a great Buel Neidlinger recording of Monk tunes, I think, with Marty Krystal, who is one of the great and under-recognized saxophonists of our time, IMHO.

This one?

THELONIOUS ATMOSPHERE (K2B2, 2001)

Not familiar with it, but Krystall has never failed to impress.

Not ALL Monk (some Ellington sprinkled throughout), but LOCOMOTIVE, on Soul Note, is very much worth tracking down. Ditto BLUE CHOPSTICKS, which draws upon the Herbie Nichols "songbook."

[A Lark Ascending]

Edited May 18, 2011 by A Lark Ascending

[paul secor]

Perhaps it's cheating, but:

Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane

Thelonious Monk Quartet: Live at the Five Spot - Discovery!

Thelonious in Action

5 by Monk by 5

[shaft]

I like the Esbjörn Svensson one a couple of posts up.

Great Swedish jazz!

[brownie]

Don't know how interesting that one is but I like the cover!