Monk’s Dream Local sculptor Yoshitomo Saito’s new bronze installation, Bemsha Swing in Denver, refers to the Thelonious Monk composition “Bemsha Swing,” in a funny way: via his own mystification at ...

Thelonious Monk (1917–1982) was a man of many hats — literally. A look at the covers for some of his most beloved albums — The Unique Thelonious Monk, Monk’s Music, Thelonious Alone in San Francisco, ...

Thelonious Monk, though controversial in his time, was a brilliant, innovative pianist and composer with a unique way of conceiving the music that was yet remarkably simpatico with standard forms.

Monk's Dream: 1 . Monk's Dream (Take 8), 2 . Body And Soul (Re-take 2), 3 . Bright Mississippi (Take 1), 4 . Blues Five Spot, 5 . Blue Bolivar Blues (Take 2), 6 . Just A Gigolo, 7 . Bye-Ya, 8 . Sweet ...