Favorite Monk tributes (single artist)

[johnblitweiler]

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Damon Short's bands all reward serious listening. He's a very fine, subtle composer-arranger-drummer. This goodie is from the 1980s.

Stan Tracey may have come closest of any pianist to the essence of Monk's piano art. Especially Monk's terrific swing. On a good night both of them could blow ou and me away.

[Gheorghe]

Bud Powell "A Tribute to Thelonious" from around 1961 is nice, though some compositions are not Monk.

Another rare album with about the same  title was from 1964 (solo in Paris and trio in NY) with only Monk Tunes. The only time Bud played "Bemsha Swing".