Thelonious Monk | Monks Greatest Hits | CD

Thelonious Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer, born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, in 1917 and died in Weehawken, New Jersey, in 1982. He is often regarded as one of the founders of bebop, and his compositions and improvisations are full of dissonant harmonies and angular melodic twists. His piano style combines a highly percussive attack with abrupt use of silence and dramatic pauses.

Monk's Greatest Hits is a 1 CD compilation by Thelonious Monk on the Columbia label, dated 1997 and originally released in 1969. The album is in the bop and hard bop styles, and the compositions are credited to Monk, who also plays piano. Teo Macero is credited as producer.

Track List

1. Well, You Needn't
2. Misterioso
3. Bemsha Swing
4. 'Round Midnight
5. Epistrophy
6. Ruby, My Dear
7. Crepuscule With Nellie
8. Blue Monk
9. Straight, No Chaser