'Palo Alto' is a previously unknown and unreleased live Thelonious Monk recording from 1968!
After the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in...
Solo Monk is the eighth album Thelonious Monk released for Columbia Records in 1965. The album is composed entirely of solo piano work by Monk. "This...
1957 solo album from Thelonius Monk reveals the pianist’s universe in its most intimate and intense form. John Coltrane (tenor sax) and Wilbur Ware (bass)...
In 1964, it had been a year since Thelonious Monk had entered the studio, and suddenly due to an appearance on the cover of Time Magazine, he was a celebrity...
Blues lovers everywhere knew the legend of Robert Johnson, but only one complete Robert Johnson song was commercially available until this 1961 album came...
'Mingus Dynasty' is an unjustly neglected album that was recorded in late '59, six months after the great bassist's classic 'Mingus Ah Um'. Six of the...
It would probably not be an overstatement to call this the most influential Brazilian album of all time. Originally released in 1959, Chega de Saudade...
Super-deep, rare 1957 Sun Ra outing that includes Phil Cohran in the line-up, along with the usual suspects. Includes killer tracks like 'Plutonian Nights',...
Cuba: Music and Revolution: Culture Clash in Havana: Experiments in Latin Music 1975-85 Vol. 1 is the new album compiled by Gilles Peterson and Stuart...
Twenty heavyweight cumbia, salsa and afro-funk bomb tunes!Soul Jazz Records delve into the vast vaults of Discos Fuentes, one of the oldest and largest...
Solo piano album from 1959. . Unencumbered by bass and drums, Monk is at his most introspective, taking advantage of the liquid tempo to patiently work...