Thelonious Monk
Miles Davis, Newport 1955: the day of a sensational comeback
The jazz trumpeter had been sidetracked by heroin, but sealed his return with this deft, inventive set that showed how much he could wring out of a single piece of music
John Fordham
09, Jul, 2020 @10:00 AM
Sharp suits, thin ties and the coolest musicians on Earth: Jazz 625 is back!
It was a piece of black and white magic, a perfect fusion of sound and music boasting Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington – and lots of smoke. Can the landmark TV show now bewitch a new generation of fans?
Richard Williams
29, Apr, 2019 @1:43 PM
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes review – pristine doc of tonal clarity
Sophie Huber’s film, though sanctioned by the jazz record label, is no hagiography, interviewing key players and adding fantastic rostrum pictures of the era
Leslie Felperin
15, Mar, 2019 @8:00 AM
London jazz festival: this year's must-see gigs
Singer Zara McFarlane, the festival’s director, and our jazz critic choose their five unmissable concerts from this year’s festival
Zara McFarlane, John Cumming, John Fordham
09, Nov, 2017 @9:28 AM
The demons and obsessions of jazz genius Thelonious Monk
He played angular and slow when the fashion was for fast and sun-drenched. And a misdiagnosed bipolar condition meant he retreated into silence for the last years of his life. But now the pianist’s singular talent is finally being heard
Candace Allen
06, Nov, 2017 @9:53 AM
Thelonious Monk: Piano Solo review – his compelling first solo recording
(Sony Legacy)
Dave Gelly
29, Oct, 2017 @8:00 AM
Thelonious Monk: Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 review – long-lost classic
(Saga)
Dave Gelly
30, Jul, 2017 @7:00 AM
Thelonious Monk's surreally strange and spartan genius gets its due
The legendary pianist’s centenary was celebrated and his music vibrantly updated by John Beasley and his remarkable MONK’estra
John Fordham
12, Jul, 2017 @6:00 AM
John Beasley: Monkestra Vol 1 review – Thelonious Monk boldly reimagined
(Mack Avenue)
Dave Gelly
21, Aug, 2016 @7:00 AM
Orrin Keepnews obituary
Record producer who boosted the careers of jazz musicians including Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins
Richard Williams
04, Mar, 2015 @2:58 PM
Blue Note: Uncompromising Expression review – a lavishly illustrated history of the great jazz label
Richard Havers’s book about Blue Note records, with its details of the inspirations and excesses of the label’s major talents, amounts to a history of jazz itself, writes Peter Conrad
Peter Conrad
16, Nov, 2014 @12:00 PM
Blue Note: Uncompromising Expression review – classics in single measures
This collection of 75 singles from jazz and funk giants fro Monk to Coltrane mostly proves genius can deliver succinctly too, writes John Fordham
John Fordham
13, Nov, 2014 @10:00 PM
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