Jazz Index - Jazzinstitut Darmstadt

Jazz Index – created on 4. September 2012 

The following bibliographical information is drawn from periodicals and books present in the archive of the 

Jazzinstitut Darmstadt. Our extensive periodical collection comprises more than 55,000 issues of some 

1,050 jazz periodicals. Close to two-thirds of the collection has been indexed. 

Following the more recent entries are abbreviations denoting the nature of the material in the respective 

articles. These symbols are: 

[A] = analytical remarks 

[B] = extensive book review 

[BT] = blindfold test 

[C] = concert review 

[D] = discography 

[F] = feature article 

[I] = interview 

["I"] = article written by the respective musician himself 

[O] = obituary 

[R] = extensive record review 

[T] = transcription 

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Monk, Thelonious (p * real name: Thelonious Sphere Monk; b: 10.Oct.1917, Rocky Mount/NC 

[People in Jazz; New Grove; rororo; Reclam; Who's Who; Dictionnaire; Gourse 1997; MusicHound; 

] {alt.date: 11.Oct.1917, Rocky Mount/NC [Companion; Rough Guide]} {alt.date: 10.Oct.1920, Rocky 

Mount/NC [Feather 1960]}; d: 17.Feb.1982, Weehawken/NJ {alt.date: 17.Feb.1982, Englewood/NJ 

[Who's Who; Rough Guide]}; Lexikon: Feather [1958]; Feather [1960]; People [1984]; Companion 

[1987]; New Grove [1988]; rororo [1988]; Reclam [1989]; Who's Who [1989]; Dictionnaire 

[1988,1995]; MusicHound [1999]; Rough Guide [1999]; vertical file: Thelonious MONK 

[...1998,2002,2005-2006]) 

*** 

Bill Gottlieb: Thelonious Monk - Genius in Bebop. Elusive Pianist Finally Caught in an Interview, in: Down 

Beat, 24.Sep.1947, p. 2 (F/I); Reprint, in: Down Beat: 60 Years of Jazz, Milwaukee 1995 (Hal Leonard 

Corp.) [book], p. 63-64 (F/I); Reprint, in: Rob van der Bliek (ed.): The Thelonious Monk Reader, New York 

2001 [book: University of Oxford Press], p. 22-25 (F/I) 

Orrin Keepnews: Thelonious Monk. The Original Interview, in: Orrin Keepnews: The View from Within. 

Jazz Writing 1948-1987, New York 1988 [book], p. 109-113 (F/I; Reprint von 1948)

Orrin Keepnews: Thelonious. Monk's Music May Be First Sign of Bebop's Legitimacy, in: The Record 

Changer, 7/4 (1948), p. 5, 20 (F); reprint, in: Rob van der Bliek (ed.): The Thelonious Monk Reader, New 

York 2001 [book: University of Oxford Press], p. 49-53 (F) 

Paul Bacon: Early Reviews, in: Rob van der Bliek (ed.): The Thelonious Monk Reader, New York 2001 

[book: University of Oxford Press], p. 27-35 (R; reprint from 1948-1949) 

Dan Burley: Thelonious Monk and His Bebop, in: New York Amsterdam News, 21.Feb.1948, p. 25 (F) 

[digi.copy] 

George Hoefer: The Hot Box. Pianist Monk Getting Long Awaited Break, in: Down Beat, 15/3 

(11.Feb.1948), p. 11 (F) 

George T. Simon: Bop's Dixie to Monk. Thelonious, Responsible for Much of Modern Jazz, Isn't Satisfied 

With All That's Happening to It, in: George T. Simon: Simon Says. The Sights and Sounds of the Swing 

Era, 1935-1955, New York 1971 [book], p. 413-415 (F/I; Reprint aus: Metronome, Feb.1948) 

Ira Peck: The Piano Man Who Dug Be-bop, in: PM's Sunday Picture News, 22.Feb.1948, p. M7 (F/I); 

Reprint, in: Rob van der Bliek (ed.): The Thelonious Monk Reader, New York 2001 [book: University of 

Oxford Press], p. 41-49 (F/I) 

George Simon: Bop's Dixie to Monk, in: Metronome, Apr.1948, p. 20, 34-35 (F/I); reprint, in: Rob van der 

Bliek (ed.): The Thelonious Monk Reader, New York 2001 [book: University of Oxford Press], p. 54-56 

(F/I) 

Horst Lippmann: Bebop Bohemien und Avantgardist. Thelonious Monk, in: Jazz (Deutschand), #1 (1949), 

p. 8-10 

Paul Bacon: Portrait de Thelonious Monk, in: Jazz Hot, #36 (Sep.1949), p. 7-8 (F); Reprint, in: Boris Vian: 

Écrits sur le jazz. Tome 1: Jazz Hot/Combat, Paris 1981 [book: Christian Bourgois Éditeur], p. 195-200 (F) 

Paul Bacon: The High Priest of Bebop. The Inimitable Mr. Monk, in: The Record Changer, 8/11 

(Nov.1949), p. 9-11, 26 (F); reprint, in: Rob van der Bliek (ed.): The Thelonious Monk Reader, New York 

2001 [book: University of Oxford Press], p. 56-62 (F) 

Horst Lippmann: Thelonious Monk. Be Bop Bohemien und Avantgardist, in: Jazz (Germany), #1 

(Dec.1949), p. 8-10 (F) [digi.copy] 

B. Hodgkins: Thelonious Monk in Person, in: Metronome, 66/11 (1950), p. 18 (C) 

Yves Buin: Thelonious Monk, Paris 1988 [book] 

Jerry Blume: Discographie de Thelonious Monk, in: Jazz Hot, #52 (Feb.1951), p. 30 (D) 

Claes Dahlgren: Nytt från New York. Monk insydd, in: Orkester Journalen, 19/10 (Oct.1951), p. 10 (short 

F) 

Erik Wiedemann: Thelonius Monk. Bebopens överstepräst, in: Orkester Journalen, 20/4 (Apr.1952), p. 12- 

13, 17 (F) 

NN: "Thelonious Monk" (Blue Note), in: Down Beat, 19/22 (5.Nov.1952), p. 11 (R) 

J. Turner: The Pianists in My Life. Washing Away the Duke, in: Melody Maker, 29/1025 (1953), p. 2 

Steve Race: ...Writes on Pianists, in: Melody Maker, 29/1054 (1953), p. 11

Joachim Ernst Berendt: Der Mönch der 88 Tasten. Gedanken über Thelonious Monk, in: Jazz Podium, 2/3 

(Apr.1953), p. 10-11 (F) [digi.copy] 

NN: Thelonious Monk – "Sweet and Lovely" / "Bye-Ya" / "Trinkle Tinkle" / "These Foolish Things" 

(Prestige), in: Down Beat, 20/7 (8.Apr.1953), p. 14 (R) 

NN: "Thelonious Monk" (Prestige 142), in: Down Beat, 20/11 (3.Jun.1953), p. 22 (R) [digi.copy] 

NN: Thelonious Monk – "Carolina Moon" / "Hornin' In" (Blue Note), in: Down Beat, 20/22 (4.Nov.1953), p. 

16 (R) 

Dieter Salemann: Thelonious Monk, in: Jazz Revue, 4/12 (Dec.1953), p. 171-172 (F) 

NN: Thelonious Monk – "Little Rootie Tootie" / "Monk's Dream" (Prestige), in: Down Beat, 20/25 

(16.Dec.1953), p. 16 (R) 

M. Nevard: Mulligan, Monk - and then a French Surprise, in: Melody Maker, 30/1081 (1954), p. 8-9 

Mary Lou Williams: The Mad Monk, in: Melody Maker, 30/1079 (1954), p. 11 

NN: Thelonious Monk for Paris Jazz Salon, in: Melody Maker, #1073 (10.Apr.1954), p. 1 (N) [digi.copy] 

Mary Lou Williams: Then Came Zombie Music and The Mad Monk, in: Rob van der Bliek (ed.): The 

Thelonious Monk Reader, New York 2001 [book: University of Oxford Press], p. 11-14 (F; reprint from: 

The Melody Maker, May 1954) 

N. Remy: Thelonious Monk, in: Jazz Hot, #88 (May 1954), p. 13, 19 (F) 

Leo Waldick: Aphorismen zum "3. Salon international du jazz", in: Jazz Podium, 3/7 (Jul.1954), p. 7-9 (C) 

[digi.copy] 

NN: Breaks. Thelonious Monk, in: Der Drummer, 10/1955, p. 6 (N: demonstrates development of jazz 

harmony) [digi.copy] 

Orrin Keepnews: Some Notes from the Trenches, in: Orrin Keepnews: The View from Within. Jazz Writing 

1948-1987, New York 1988 [book], p. 113-117 (F; Reprint aus diversen liner notes, 1955-1960) 

NN: Jazz-News. Amerika, in: Jazz-Echo, Jun.1955, p. 44 (N: Riverside contract) [digi.copy] 

NN: News, in: Jazz Podium, 4/6 (Jun.1955), p. 4 (N: Riverside contract) [digi.copy] 

Jörgen Grunnet Jepsen: Jazzens instrumentalister. Pianot, in: Orkester Journalen, 23/9 (Sep.1955), p. 13 

(F) 

NN: Jazz News. Amerika, in: Jazz-Echo, Nov.1955, p. 43 (N: records Ellington LP for Riverside) 

[digi.copy] 

Stanley Dance: Lightly and Politely. Monkish Piano, in: Jazz Journal, 8/12 (Dec.1955), p. 32-33 (R) 

Diverse Autoren: Sur deux grands oeuvres du jazz d'aujourd'hui (Miles/Monk), in: Jazz Hot, 22/116 

(1956), p. 13ff. 

Joachim Ernst Berendt: A Note on Monk, in: Jazz Monthly, 2/4 (1956), p. 7, 31 

Martin Williams: Monk Unique, in: Martin Williams: Jazz Changes, New York 1992 [book: Oxford 

University Press], p. 229-230 (R; Reprint von 1956)

Raymond Horricks: Thelonious Monk. Two Sides of an Enigmatic Musician, in: Jazz Monthly, 2/2 (1956), 

p. 8-11 

Nat Hentoff: Memories of Monk, in: Jazz Hot, #111 (Jun.1956), p. 16 (N) 

Nat Hentoff: Just Call Him Thelonious, in: Down Beat, 23/15 (25.Jul.1956), p. 15-16; reprint, in: Down 

Beat, 61/7 (Jul.1994), p. 30, 32-33 (F/I); reprint, in: Rob van der Bliek (ed.): The Thelonious Monk Reader, 

New York 2001 [book: University of Oxford Press], p. 71-77 (F/I) 

Martin Williams: Thelonious Monk Monk with Art Blakey, in: Martin Williams: Jazz Masters in Transition, 

1957-1969, New York 1970 [book], p. 12-15 (liner notes, Reprint: liner notes, 1957); Reprint, in: Martin 

Williams: Jazz Changes, New York 1992 [book: Oxford University Press], p. 197-201 (F) 

Michael James: Thelonious Monk. A Personal Appreciation, in: Jazz Monthly, 3/5 (1957), p. 8-9 

Orrin Keepnews: Liner notes for "Brilliant Corners", in: Rob van der Bliek (ed.): The Thelonious Monk 

Reader, New York 2001 [book: University of Oxford Press], p. 85-88 (F: reprint from 1957) 

Martin Williams: Thelonious Monk. A Prelude to Success, in: Martin Williams: Jazz Masters in Transition, 

1957-1969, New York 1970 [book], p. 11-12 (R; Reprint aus: Record Changer, Jan.1957) 

Louis Felman: Bud Powell, le virtuose, et Thelonious Monk, le tortionnaire, in: Jazz Magazine, #24 

(Feb.1957), p. 15-17 (F) 

Ira Gitler: Ira Gitler Interviews Thelonious Monk, in: Metronome, 74/3 (Mar.1957), p.19-20, 30, 37 (I); 

reprint, in: Rob van der Bliek (ed.): The Thelonious Monk Reader, New York 2001 [book: University of 

Oxford Press], p. 77-83 (I) 

Ira Gitler: En écoutant Thelonious, in: Jazz Magazine, #26 (Apr.1957), p. 18-19, 36 (I with Monk and his 

manager Harry Colomby); reprint, in: Les Années Jazz Magazine 1954-2000, Turin 2000 [book: 

Filipacchi], p. 66-68 (I); reprint, in: Jazz Magazine, #633 (Jan.2012), p. 42-45 (I) [digi.copy] 

Nat Hentoff: Thelonious Monk - "Brilliant Corners", in: Down Beat, 13.Jun.1957, p. 28-29 (R); reprint, in: 

Rob van der Bliek (ed.): The Thelonious Monk Reader, New York 2001 [book: University of Oxford Press], 

p. 88-89 (R) 

NN: Thelonious Monk - "Brilliant Corners", in: Metronome, 74/7 (Jun.1957), p. 25-26 (R); reprint, in: Rob 

van der Bliek (ed.): The Thelonious Monk Reader, New York 2001 [book: University of Oxford Press], p. 

90 (R) 

Dom Cerulli: Heard in Person. Thelonious Monk Quartet, in: Down Beat, 5.Sep.1957, p. 33 (C); reprint, in: 


p. 91-94 (C) 

Jørgen Leth: Thelonious Monk – "Locomotiv" / "Hackensack" (Metronome MEP 285), in: Jazz Bladet, 

Oct.1957, p. 11 (R) 

Jørgen Leth: Thelonious Monk – "The Unique Thelonious" (London LP LTZ-U 15071), in: Jazz Bladet, 

Oct.1957, p. 15 (R) 

Whitney Balliett: Monk, in: Whitney Balliett: The Sound of Jazz. 46 Pieces on Jazz, London 1961 [book], p. 

124-128 (F/R; reprint from 1958); Reprint, in: Whitney Balliett: Collected Works. A Journal of Jazz 1954- 

2000, New York 2000 [book: St.Martin's Press], p. 47-49 (F/R) 

Martin Williams: Miles, Monk, Mulligan, Mingus, and Rollins, in: Martin Williams: Jazz Masters in 

Transition, 1957-1969, New York 1970 [book], p. 15-19 (R; Reprint aus: American Record Guide, 

Jan.1958)

E. Jackson: Monk Went His Own Way, in: Melody Maker, 22.Mar.1958, p. 14 (R: Brilliant Corners) 

Teddy Leyh: Piano Perspektiven. Thelonious Monk, in: Jazz Podium, 7/3 (Mar.1958), p. 60 

E. Jackson: Thelonious Monk Is An Artist, in: Melody Maker, 21.Jun.1958, p. 13 (R: Thelonious Himself) 

Horst H. Lange: Discophilia. Thelonious Monk, in: Schlagzeug, 3/13 (Sep.1958), supplement (D) 

[digi.copy] 

NN: news..., in: Jazz Podium, 7/9 (Sep.1958), p. 180 (N: writes film music) [digi.copy] 

Frank John London: Thelonious Monk. Can Monk Withstand Success?, in: Down Beat, 30.Oct.1958; 

Reprint, in: Down Beat, 63/6 (Jun.1996), p. 34-35 (F/I) 

Frank London Brown: More Man Than Myth, Monk Has Emerged from the Shadows, in: Down Beat: 60 

Years of Jazz, Milwaukee 1995 (Hal Leonard Corp.) [book], p. 105-107 (F/I; Reprint aus DB, 30.Oct.1958); 

reprint, in: Down Beat, 76/7 (Jul.2009), p. 106-107 (F/I) [digi.copy] 

NN: Monk Collapses On Way To Court. Due With Baroness On Dope Rap, in: New York Amsterdam 

News, 25.Oct.1958, p. 1, 2, 11 (F/photo; also arrested: Charlie Rouse) [digi.copy] 

Gunther Schuller: Reviews. Recordings, in: Jazz Review, 1/1 (Nov.1958), p. 22-27 (R: extensive review of 

different recordings by Thelonious Monk) [digi.copy] 

John S. Wilson: Jazz Concert, in: New York Times, 29.Nov.1958, p. 18 (C: Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Jimmy 

Giuffre Three, Miles Davis Sextet, Thelonious Monk Quartet) [digi.copy] 

C. Izard: Monk et Dizzy. Démêles avec la police / tournée européenne retardée, in: Jazz Magazine, #43 

(Dec.1958), p. 13 (F) 

NN: Thelonious Monk auf Abwegen, in: Jazz Podium, 7/12 (Dec.1958), p. 255 

A. Blume: An Interview with John Coltrane, in: Jazz Review, 2/1 (1959), p. 25 (über Monk) 

G. Coulter: Clark Terry with Thelonious Monk - In Orbit, in: Jazz Review, 2/1 (1959), p. 37-38 (R) 

J. McKinney: Giants in Jazz. Thelonious Monk, in: Metronome, 76/1 (1959), p. 21, 32 

Max Harrison: Thelonious Monk, in: Sinclair Traill & The Hon Gerald Lascelles (eds.): Just Jazz 3, London 

1959 [book: Landsborough Publications], p. 14-22 (F) 

R.A. Perlongo: In person - Tristano and Monk (at Half Note), in: Metronome, 76/4 (1959), p. 33 (C) 

Rap.: A Night of Thelonious, in: Metronome, 76/8 (1959), p. 18-19 

Raymond Horricks Thelonious Monk. Portrait of the Artist as an Enigma, in: Raymond Horricks (ed.): 

These Jazzmen of Our Time, London 1959 [book: Victor Gollancz], p. 19-41 (F) 

Glenn Coulter: Clark Terry with Thelonious Monk – "In Orbit" (Riverside 12-262), in: The Jazz Review, 2/1 

(Jan.1959), p. 37-38 (R) [digi.copy] 

H. Thill: Wirkt Monk heute noch befruchtend?, in: Jazz Podium, 8/2 (Feb.1959),p. 44-45 

Burt Korall: Monk Band Cashes In (10-Piece Band), in: Melody Maker, 14.Mar.1959, p. 2 

NN: Essener Jazz-Tage ohne Thelonious Monk, in: Jazzpress, 2/12 (30.Mar.1959), p. 2 (N) [digi.copy]

John A. Tynan: Thelonious Monk – "Misterioso" (Riverside 12-279), in: Down Beat, 26/8 (16.Apr.1959), p. 

29-30 (R: 3 stars) [digi.copy] 

André Hodeir: Monk, ou le malentendu, in: Jazz Hot, #142 (Apr.1959), p. 8-10 (F); part 2, in: Jazz Hot, 

#143 (May 1959), p. 28-32 (F) 

Erich T. Vogel: Nat Hentoff über Thelonious Monk, in: Jazz Podium, 8/4 (Apr.1959), p. 93 

NN: Breaks, in: Schlagzeug, #21 (May 1959), p. 34 (N: ten piece band for Newport) [digi.copy] 

NN: Personalien, in: Schlagzeug, #21 (May 1959), p. 21 (N: released of drug charges) [digi.copy] 

Gunther Schuller: Thelonious Monk at Town Hall, in: The Jazz Review, 2/5 (Jun.1959), p. 6-8 (C) 

[digi.copy]; reprint, in: Rob van der Bliek (ed.): The Thelonious Monk Reader, New York 2001 [book: 

University of Oxford Press], p. 94-100 (C) 

NN: Thelonious Monk kommt nach Europa, in: Jazzpress, 2/19 (8.Jun.1959), p. 2 (N) 

Dick Wellstood: Monk's Music. "Thelonious Monk's Piano Originals, revealing instincts of The Genius of 

Jazz. As recorded on Riverside Records", in: The Jazz Review, 2/6 (Jul.1959), p. 32 (B: sheet music; 

piano solo transcriptions) [digi.copy] 

George Hoefer & Gene Lees: Newport. The Biggest Ever! The High Points: Duke Ellington's astounding 

swing / Lambert-Hendricks-Ross with Count Basie / Hawkins and Eldridge / The Maynard Ferguson band / 

Thelonious Monk's stomping quartet / The American debut of the Johnny Dankworth band, in: Down Beat, 

26/16 (6.Aug.1959), p. 12-17 (C) 

NN: "The Unique Thelonious Monk" (Riverside), in: Down Beat, 26/20 (1.Oct.1959), p. 32 (R) 

Albert Goldman: Man, You Gotta Dig That Cat, Thelonious, the Thinker, the Skull, the Long Medulla, in: 

The New Leader, 19.Oct.1959, p. 27 (F); reprint, in: Rob van der Bliek (ed.): The Thelonious Monk 

Reader, New York 2001 [book: University of Oxford Press], p. 111-113 (F) 

Humphrey Lyttelton: Monk - Genius in a Straw Hat, in: Melody Maker, 10.Oct.1959, p. 13 

NN: Laclos ne l'avait pas prévu. grâce à Vadim. Monk et Messengers effectuent la liaison dangereuse..., 

in: Jazz Hot, #147 (Oct.1959), p. 11-13 (F) 

NN: Monk et les Liaisons Dangereuses, in: Jazz Magazine, 5/52 (Oct.1959), p. 20-15, 45 (F); reprint, in: 

Les Années Jazz Magazine 1954-2000, Turin 2000 [book: Filipacchi], p. 77-84 (F) 

NN: Monk et les Liaisons dangereuses, in: Jazz Magazine, #52 (Oct.1959), p. 20-25, 45 (F) 

NN: music news. East. A Touch of Temperament, in: Down Beat, 26/22 (29.Oct.1959), p. 11 (C: Newport 

Jazz Festival tour) 

NN: Thelonious Monk – "Five by Monk by Five" (Riverside), in: Down Beat, 26/22 (29.Oct.1959), p. 34 (R) 

NN: music news. Monk's Times, in: Down Beat, 26/24 (26.Nov.1959), p. 13 (N: Monk arrives 1 hour early 

at gig at Black Hawk, San Francisco) 

Ira Gitler: Thelonious Monk, in: Down Beat, 56/9 (Sep.1989), p. 64 (C; Reprint aus den 60er Jahren) 

André Hodeir: De la popularité à la reconnaissance, in: Jazz Hot, #152 (1960), p. 20-22

Charles Fox & Peter Gammond & Alun Morgan & Alexis Korner: Jazz on Record. A Critical Guide, London 

1960 [book: Grey Arrow], p. 226-229 (F) 

G. Sales: I Wanted to Make It Better. Monk at The Black Hawk, in: Jazz, #5 (1960), p. 31-38 

Grover Sales Jr.: I Wanted to Make It Better. Monk at the Black Hawk, in: Jazz. A Quarterly of American 

Music, #5 (winter 1960), p. 31-38 (F/I); reprint, in: Rob van der Bliek (ed.): The Thelonious Monk Reader, 

New York 2001 [book: University of Oxford Press], p. 100-109 (F/I) 

H. Snitzer: Monk Defends Ping Pong Title, in: Metronome, 77/11 (1960), p. 23-25 (Fotos) 

Leonard Feather: The Jazzman as Critic. The Blindfold Test. Reactions to Thelonious Monk, in: Leonard 

Feather: The Encyclopedia of Jazz, New York 1960 [book: Bonanza Books], p. 480 (F/I with Miles Davis, 

George Wallington, Count Basie) 

Michael James: Thelonious Monk, in: Michael James: Ten Modern Jazzmen, London 1960 [book: 

Cassell], p. 81-92 (F); reprint, in: Rob van der Bliek (ed.): The Thelonious Monk Reader, New York 2001 

[book: University of Oxford Press], p. 134-145 (F) 

Robert Reisner: Thelonious Monk, in: Robert Reisner: The Jazz Titans, Garden City/NY 1960 [book: 

Doubleday & Company], p. 87-90 (F) 

Whitney Balliett: Catching Trout, in: Whitney Balliett: Dinosaurs in the Morning. 41 Pieces on Jazz, London 

1965 [book], p. 67-70 (C; reprint from 1960); Reprint, in: Whitney Balliett: Collected Works. A Journal of 

Jazz 1954-2000, New York 2000 [book: St.Martin's Press], p. 104-105 (C) 

Gunther Schuller: ...de Monk, in: Jazz Hot, #150 (Jan.1960), p. 16-21 (F) 

John S. Wilson: Thelonious Monk - "Work" (Prestige), in: Down Beat, 27/1 (7.Jan.1960), p. 38 (R) 

NN: Breaks, in: Schlagzeug, #29 (Jan.1960), p. 17 (N: Humphrey Lyttelton about Thelonious Monk) 

[digi.copy] 

Eric T. Vogel: Jazzgeschichte in der Town Hall, in: Jazz Podium, 9/2 (Feb.1960), p. 30-31 (C: Ornette 

Coleman, Benny Golson Jazztet, Thelonious Monk, Ernestine Anderson, John Coltrane, Lee Konitz, 

Count Basie) 

M. Gibson: Modern Jazz Piano, in: Jazz Journal, 13/2 (Feb.1960), p. 9, 12 

NN: Breaks, in: Schlagzeug, #30 (Feb.1960), p. 18 (N: gets new piano for performance at Philadelphia 

club) [digi.copy] 

Ralph J. Gleason: Thelonious Monk - "In San Francisco" (Riverside), in: Down Beat, 27/7 (31.Mar.1960), 

p. 29-30 (R) 

Eric T. Vogel: Thelonious Monk - "Alone in San Francisco" (Riverside), in: Jazz Podium, 9/4 (Apr.1960), p. 

94 (R) [digi.copy] 

Bob Dawbarn: The Monk Logic Triumphs, in: Melody Maker, 28.May 1960, p. 15 (R: Bemsha Swing) 

Dan Morgenstern: An Evening with Monk, in: Jazz Journal, 13/5 (May 1960), p. 3-4, 40 F) 

NN: Thelonious Monk. Same Old Unusual Story, in: Down Beat, 27/10 (12.May 1960), p. 12 (F: TV-Show) 

NN: Thelonious Monk a encore "fait des siennes"..., in: Jazz Hot, #155 (Jun.1960), p. 20 (short F)

Don DeMichael: Thelonious Monk - "At the Blackhawk" (Riverside), in: Down Beat, 27/19 (15.Sep.1960), 

p. 28-29 (R) 

Bob Dawbarn: Monk's Genius Makes This a Must, in: Melody Maker, 3.Dec.1960, p. 10 (R: The 

Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall) 

Michel-Claude Jalard: Trois apotres du discontinu, in: Jazz Magazine, #65 (Dec.1960), p. 42-47, 63 (F: 

Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Cecil Taylor); reprint, in: Les Années Jazz Magazine 1954-2000, Turin 

2000 [book: Filipacchi], p. 104-110 (F) 

NN: Jazzliebe, Humor oder Versehen der USA-Post?, in: Jazz Podium, 9/12 (Dec.1960), p. 260 (N/photo: 

Monk stamp actually shipped by US postal office) [digi.copy] 

Hans-Jürgen Winkler: Thelonious Monk, in: Hans-Jürgen Winkler: Jazz für Jedermann, München 1961 

[book], p. 262-263 (F) 

J.-M. Merret: Monk est un "Martien", in: Jazz Magazine, 7/67 (1961), p. 5 

Martin Williams: Monk and Coltrane - Echoes of 1957, in: Martin Williams: Jazz Masters in Transition, 

1957-1969, New York 1970 [book], p. 46-48 (R; Reprint aus: Down Beat, 1961); Reprint, in: Martin 

Williams: Jazz Changes, New York 1992 [book: Oxford University Press], p. 256-258 (R) 

Martin Williams: Thelonious Monk. Le jazz moderne a la recherche de la maturite, in: Les Cahiers du 

Jazz, #4 (1961), p. 6-15 (F) 

Nat Hentoff: Three Ways of Making It. John Lewis, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, in: Nat Hentoff: The 

Jazz Life, New York 1978 [book; Reprint, O: New York 1961], p. 178-203 (F) 

NN: The Art of Relaxation. Thelonious Monk & Lois Solomon, in: Metronome, 78/7 (1961), p. 7 (Satire) 

Raymond Mouly & J.-R. Masson: Monk - Newport - Cannonball - Mahalia, in: Jazz Magazine, 7/71 (1961), 

p. 22-27 

Siegfried Schmidt-Joos: Monk, in: Siegfried Schmidt-Joos: Jazz. Gesicht einer Musik, Gütersloh 1961 

[book], p. 343-346 (F) 

Teddy Leyh: Kritisches Mosaik. Monk's Music, in: Jazz Podium, 10/8 (1961), p. 197-198 

Whitney Balliett: Thelonious Monk, in: Ken Williamson (ed.): This Is Jazz, London 1961 [book: Jazz Book 

Club & George Newnes], p. 233-235 (F) 

NN: Monk i Maj, in: Orkester Journalen, 29/3 (Mar.1961), p. 4 (short F: tour) 

NN: Thelonious Monk Has a Fire, in: Down Beat, 28/6 (16.Mar.1961), p. 11 (short F) [digi.copy] 

Humphrey Lyttelton: Monk - Joker or Genius, in: Melody Maker, 29.Apr.1961, p. 5 

Max Jones: Magnificent - That's Monk, in: Melody Maker, 1.Apr.1961, p. 11 (R: At the Black Hawk) 

Bob Dawbarn: Monk and the Messengers. The Greatest Show in Jazz, in: Melody Maker, 6.May 1961, p. 

3 

Jean Tronchot: Trop courte prestation du quartette de Monk, in: Jazz Hot, #165 (May 1961), p. 20-21 (C) 

Max Jones: Monk Talks to the MM, in: Melody Maker, 6.May 1961, p. 2 (I) 

NN: Monk Leaves After "Mixed Receptions", in: Melody Maker, 13.May 1961, p. 20

NN: News..., in: Jazz Podium, 10/5 (May 1961), p. 124 (N: performs at Museum of Modern Art, New York) 

[digi.copy] 

Bertil Sundin & Lars Werner: En lektion I jazz. Recension av Thelonious Monks konserter I form av ett 

delvis redigerat bandat samtal mellan Bertil Sundin och Lars Werner, in: Orkester Journalen, 29/6 

(Jun.1961), p. 8-9 (C: Stockholm, 16. May 1961) 

Humphrey Lytelton: Monk Is Fantastic, Tells Charlie Rouse, in: Melody Maker, 17.Jun.1961, p. 7 

Max Harrison: Thelonious Monk, in: Max Harrison: A Jazz Retrospect, London 1991 [book; Reprint, O: 

1976], p. 28-31 (F; Reprint aus: Jazz Journal, Jun.1961) 

Ronald Atkins: Thelonious Monk, in: Jazz Monthly, 7/5 (Jul.1961), p. 15-16 (C) 

Bob Dawbarn: 1956 Monk - Weird But Wonderful, in: Melody Maker, 19.Aug.1961, p. 6 (R: Brilliant 

Corners) 

Gerald Lascelles: Thelonious Monk. Portrait of 'The Hat', in: Jazz Journal, 18/4 (Apr.1965), p. 10-12 (F) 

Sinclair Traill: Thelonious Monk at the Festival Hall, in: Jazz Journal, 18/4 (Apr.1965), p. 12 (C) 

Robert Kotlowitz: Monk Talk, in: Harper's Magazine, Sep.1961, p. 21.23 (F/I); reprint, in: Rob van der Bliek 

(ed.): The Thelonious Monk Reader, New York 2001 [book: University of Oxford Press], p. 113-117 (F/I) 

Bob Dawbarn: Monk - At His Simplest, in: Melody Maker, 21.Oct.1961, p. 7 (R: Plays the Music of Duke 

Ellington) 

Martin Williams: "Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane" (Jazzland), in: Down Beat, 28/26 (21.Dec.1961), p. 

38, 40 (R: 5 stars) [digi.copy] 

Martin Williams: "Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane" (Jazzland 46), in: Down Beat, 72/1 (Jan.2005), p. 

82 (R: 5 stars; reprint, from: Down Beat, 21.Dec.1961) [digi.copy] 

André Hodeir: Monk or the Misunderstanding, in: André Hodeir: Toward Jazz, New York 1962 [book: 

Grove Press; London 1965: The Jazz Book Club], p. 156-177 (F); reprint, in: Rob van der Bliek (ed.): The 

Thelonious Monk Reader, New York 2001 [book: University of Oxford Press], p. 118-134 (F); reprint, in: 

André Hodeir & Jean-Louis Pautrot: The André Hodeir Jazz Reader, Ann Arbor/MI 2006 [book: University 

of Michigan Press], p. 163-180 (F) 

James Poling (ed.): Esquire's World of Jazz, London 1962 [book: Arthur Baker], p. 120-129 (F: chapter 

"The private world of Thelonious Monk") 

James Poling (ed.): Esquire's World of Jazz, London 1962 [book: Arthur Baker], p. 193-207 (F: chapter 

"The Future of Jazz"; short I with Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Gerry Mulligan, Sonny Rollins, Dave 

Brubeck, John Lewis) 

Max Harrison: Monk, Thelonious, in: Stanley Dance (ed.): Jazz Era. The 'Forties, London 1962 [book: The 

Jazz Book Club & MacGibbon & Kee], p. 180-181 (F) 

W. Dohl: Thelonious Monk, in: Down Beat, 11/7 (1962), p. 162-163 

Demètre Ioakimidis: "Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane" (Jazzland), in: Jazz Hot, #172 (Jan.1962), p. 

43 (R) [digi.copy] 

Jean-Robert Masson: "John Coltrane with Thelonious Monk" (Jazzland), in: Jazz Magazine, #78 

(Jan.1962), p. 34-35 (R) [digi.copy]

George Hoefer: Hot Box. Thelonious Monk in the '40s, in: Down Beat, 29/27 (25.Oct.1962), p. 43-44 (F); 

reprint, in: Rob van der Bliek (ed.): The Thelonious Monk Reader, New York 2001 [book: University of 

Oxford Press], p. 14-18 (F) 

J. Bens: Concert. Monk l'explorateur, in: Jazz Magazine, 9/93 (1963), p. 37-38 

J. Clouzot & M. Delorme: L'amertume du prophète, in: Jazz Magazine, 9/93 (1963), p. 38-41 

Jean Tronchot: Une rétrospective Monkienne, in: Jazz Hot, 28/185 (1963), p. 6 

LeRoi Jones: Recent Monk, in: LeRoi Jones: Black Music, New York 1967 [book], p. 26-34 (F; Reprint 

aus: Down Beat, 1963) 

Bill Coss: Caught in the Act: Student Nonviolent Co-Ordinating Committee Benefit, in: Down Beat, 30/8 

(28.Mar.1963), p. 45 (C: Mingus/Mann/Monk) 

Jean Tronchot: Une rétrospective monkienne, in: Jazz Hot, #185 (Mar.1963), p. 6 (F) 

Claude Lennisois & Jeff Gilson: Monk, un classique moderne, in: Jazz Hot, #186 (Apr.1963), p. 6-8 (C) 

François Postif: 'Round 'Bout Sphere, in: Jazz Hot, #186 (Apr.1963), p. 22-25, 39, 41 (I); Reprint, in: 

François Postif: Jazz Me Blues. Interviews et portraits de musiciens de jazz et de blues, Paris 1998 [book: 

Outre Mesure], p. 185-192 (I) 

Jean Clouzet & Michel Delorme: Thelonious Monk. Soliloque du prophète, in: Jazz Magazine, #443 

(Dec.1994), p. 33-35 (I; Reprint aus: Jazz Magazine, Apr.1963) 

NN: Monk and Adderley im Fernsehen, in: Jazz Podium, 12/4 (Apr.1963), p. 76 

R. Blome: Thelonious Monk in Deutschland, in: Jazz Podium, 12/4 (Apr.1963), p. 78 

NN: Jazz. Thelonious Monk Quartet, in: Showbusiness, 3/3 (15.May 1963), p. 6 (short F: TV performance 

in Germany) [digi.copy] 

Ole Just Astrup: Musikerna kring Monk, in: Orkester Journalen, 31/7-8 (Jul/Aug.1963), p. 10-11 (F) 

Horst Lippmann: Pianorama. Thelonious Monk - "Monk's Dream" (CBS), in: Jazz Podium, 12/10 

(Oct.1963), p. 216, 220 (R) [digi.copy] 

Ira Gitler: Thelonious Monk - "Two Hours with Thelonious Monk" (Riverside); "Criss-Cross" (Columbia), in: 

Down Beat, 30/28 (24.Oct.1963), p. 26-27 (R) 

NN: Steve Lacy. The Land of Monk, in: Down Beat, 30/27 (10.Oct.1963), p. 14-15 (F/I with Lacy) 

Gunther Schuller: Thelonious Monk, in: Martin Williams (Hg.): Jazz Panorama. From the Pages of Jazz 

Review, New York 2/1967 [book, O: New York 11964], p. 216-238 (A/T) 

Joachim-Ernst Berendt: Twen Platte (25). Die Thelonious-Monk-Story, in: Twen, 6/2 (1964), p. 49ff. 

Martin Williams: Solo Monk, in: Martin Williams: Jazz Changes, New York 1992 [book: Oxford University 

Press], p. 202-204 (F; Reprint: liner notes, 1964) 

Martin Williams: Thelonious Monk - The Golden Monk, in: Martin Williams: Jazz Heritage, New York 1985 

[book], p. 201-205 (F; Reprint: liner notes, 1964) 

Martin Williams: Thelonious Monk. Prelude to Success, in: Jazz, 3/6 (1964), p. 8-10

Wilfrid Mellers: From art back to jazz. Modern jazz and the composing improviser. Thelonious Monk and 

Charlie Parker, Ornette Coleman and John Coltrane, in: Wilfrid Mellers: Music in a New Found Land. 

Themes and Developments in the History of American Music, London 1964 [book], p. 331-350 (F/A) 

NN: Kennedy's death causes tour and concert cancellations, in: Down Beat, 31/1 (2.Jan.1964), p. 11 (F) 

Barry Farrell: The Loneliest Monk. Jazzman Thelonious Monk, in: Time, 28.Feb.1964, p. 42-46, cover 

(F/I); reprint, in: Rob van der Bliek (ed.): The Thelonious Monk Reader, New York 2001 [book: University 

of Oxford Press], p. 149-161 (F/I) 

Ira Gitler: Caught in the Act. Thelonious Monk, Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, in: Down 

Beat, 31/6 (27.Feb.1964), p. 34-35 (C) 

Ira Gitler: Thelonious Monk, Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, in: Down Beat, 31/6 

(27.Feb.1964), p. 34-35 (C) 

LeRoi Jones: The Acceptance of Monk, in: Down Beat, 31/6 (27.Feb.1964), p. 20-22 (F); responses, by 

Barry Farrell, Dennis R. Hendley, Ben S. Page, in: Down Beat, 31/9 (9.Apr.1964), p. 6 (letters); reprint, in: 


p. 163-169 (F) 

LeRoi Jones: The Acceptance of Monk, in: Down Beat, 31/6 (27.Feb.1964), p. 20-22 (F) 

Martin Williams: A Night at the Five Spot, in: Down Beat, 31/4 (13.Feb.1964), p. 20-2 (F); Reprint, in: 

Martin Williams: Jazz Changes, New York 1992 [book: Oxford University Press], p. 90-97 (F) 

Gérard Bremond & Jacques-J. Gaspard & Michel Delorme: En butte à Monk, in: Jazz Hot, #197 

(Apr.1964), p. 18-22 (F/C/I) 

Leonard Feather: Feather's Nest, in: Down Beat, 23.Apr.1964, p. 39 (F); reprint, in: Rob van der Bliek 

(ed.): The Thelonious Monk Reader, New York 2001 [book: University of Oxford Press], p. 161-163 (F) 

Michel-Claude Jalard: Thelonious Monk a l'heure du simulacre, in: Jazz Magazine, #436 (Apr.1994), p. 

19-21 (F/C; Reprint aus Jazz Magazine, #105 [Apr.1964]); reprint, in: Jazz Magazine, #623 (Mar.2011), 

supplement, p. ii-iii (F/C) 

Don DeMichael & Pete Welding: Jazz Basics. Thelonious Monk - "Brilliant Corners" (Riverside), in: Down 

Beat, 31/14 (18.Jun.1964), p. 22 (R) 

Elliot Horne & John Birchard: Chords & Discords. Feather, No..., in: Down Beat, 31/13 (4.Jun.1964), p. 7 

(letters) 

Harvey Pekar: "Monk: Big Band and Quartet in Concert" (Columbia), in: Down Beat, 31/14 (18.Jun.1964), 

p. 25 (R) 

Dan Morgenstern: Caught in the Act. Thelonious Monk, Carnegie Hall, New York City, in: Down Beat, 

31/22 (30.Jul.1964), p. 17 (C) 

Martin Williams: Rehearsing with Monk, in: Down Beat, 31/22 (30.Jul.1964), p. 14-16 (F); reprint, in: Rob 


194-202 (F) 

Pete Welding: Miles Davis/Thelonious Monk - "Miles and Monk at Newport" (Columbia 2178 & 8978), in: 

Down Beat, 31/23 (13.Aug.1964), p. 22 (R: 3 1/2 stars); reprint, in: Frank Alkyer & Ed Enright & Jason 

Koransky (eds.): The Miles Davis Reader. Interviews and Features from DownBeat Magazine, New York 

2007 [book: Hal Leonard Books], p. 234-236 (R)

Martin Williams: Thelonious Monk. Arrival without Departure, in: Jazz Journal, 17/8 (Aug.1964), p. 12-14 

(F) 

Don Nelsen: Thelonious Monk - "It's Monk's Time" (Columbia), in: Down Beat, 31/28 (22.Oct.1964), p. 29 

(R); response, by John Pollard, in: Down Beat, 31/32 (17.Dec.1964), p. 9 (letter) 

W. Hein: Das moderne Jazz-Antiquariat (14. Folge). Harlem Jam Session, Mai 1941, in: Jazz Podium, 

13/10 (Oct.1964), p. 246-248# 

Max Barker: Monk - cornered!... but he's still not saying much. It took thirty interviews to compile a fourand-a-half-page 

feature for Time magazine, in: Crescendo, 3/4 (Nov.1964), p. 16 (F) 

C. Lenissois: Monk toujours, in: Jazz Hot, 31/208 (1965), p. 3, 5 

J.-L.Noames: Jazz à New York, in: Jazz Magazine, #123 (1965),p. 16-21 

Joe Goldberg: Thelonious Monk, in: Joe Goldberg: Jazz Masters of the 50s, New York 1965 [book], p. 24- 

44 (F/I) 

Whitney Balliett: A Celebration for Monk, in: Whitney Balliett: Dinosaurs in the Morning. 41 Pieces on 

Jazz, London 1965 [book], p. 25-27 (C) 

Bob Dawbarn: Old Bottles, But It's Still new Thelonious, in: Melody Maker, 13.Mar.1965, p. 14 (R: Five By 

Monk By Five) 

M.H.: Monk - The Mixture As Before (Quartet in Paris), in: Melody Maker, 13.Mar.1965, p. 8 (C) 

Mike Hennessey: Monk's Mood, in: Melody Maker, 20.Mar.1965, p. 9 (I) 

NN: Monk Quartett kommt, in: Jazz Podium, 14/3 (Mar.1965), p. 58 

NN: Monk Tour Starts, in: Melody Maker, 13.Mar.1965, p. 1 

Bill Mathieu: Thelonious Monk - "Monk" (Columbia), in: Down Beat, 32/8 (8.Apr.1965), p. 30 (R) 

Claude Lenissois: Monk Toujours, in: Jazz Hot, #208 (Apr.1965), p. 3, 5 (C) 

Jackie Sharpe: Thelonious Monk, Royal Festival Hall, in: Crescendo, 3/9 (Apr.1965), p. 9 (C) 

NN: Monk on the Critics, in: Crescendo, 3/9 (Apr.1965), p. 1 (short I) 

Les Tomkins: Thelonious speaking..., in: Crescendo, 3/10 (May 1965), p. 10-12 (F/I) 

Valerie Vilmer: Monk on Monk, in: Down Beat, 32/12 (3.Jun.1965), p. 20-22 (F/I); reprint, in: Down Beat, 

72/1 (Jan.2005), p. 56-58 (F/I) [digi.copy] 

Pete Welding: Thelonious Monk - "Solo Monk" (Columbia), in: Down Beat, 32/16 (29.Jul.1965), p. 31-32 

(R) 

B. Houston: Nutty, Twisted, Unorthodox, Hilarious - At His Best, in: Melody Maker, 28.Aug.1965, p. 10 (R: 

Solo Monk) 

NN: Getz, Dizzy, Monk to Solo with DB Festival Orchestra, in: Down Beat, 32/17 (12.Aug.1965), p. 10 (N) 

Randy Bloch: Chords & Discords. Monk Undeserving, in: Down Beat, 32/20 (23.Sep.1965), p. 12 (letter)

Jean-Louis Noames: Monk entre deux sommes, in: Jazz Magazine, #124 (Nov.1965), p. 46-49 (F/I); 

excrepted reprint, in: Jazz Magazine, #500 (Jan.2000), p. 12-13 (I) 

André Francis: Jazz, Bourges 1958 [book: Solfèges / Éditions du Seuil]; reprint: Bourges 1966 [book: 

Solfèges / Éditions du Seuil], p. 112-114 (F) 

Martin Williams: Misterioso, by the Thelonious Monk Quartet, in: Martin Williams: Where's the Melody? A 

Listener's Introduction to Jazz, New York 1966 [book], p. 68-70 (F) 

Martin Williams: Monk at the Five Spot, in: Martin Williams: Where's the Melody? A Listener's Introduction 

to Jazz, New York 1966 [book], p. 97-108 (F) 

Martin Williams: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, by Thelonious Monk Quintet, in: Martin Williams: Where's the 

Melody? A Listener's Introduction to Jazz, New York 1966 [book], p. 54-58 (F) 

P. Lattes: Quelle palete!, in: Jazz Hot, 32/220 (1966), p. 5-6 

P. Nahman: Monk à Paris, in: Jazz Hot, 32/220 (1966), p. 5 

Kenny Dorham: Thelonious Monk - "Monk Misterioso" (Columbia), in: Down Beat, 33/2 (27.Jan.1966), p. 

32 (R) 

Henry Woodfin: The new jazz. 1. The beginning, in: Sounds & Fury, 1/4 (Feb.1966), p. 18-21 (F) 

[digi.copy] 

Henry Woodfin: The New Jazz. 1: The Beginning (Hommage an Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Thelonious 

Monk, Charles Mingus), in: Sounds & Fury, 1/4 (Feb.1966), p. 18-21 (F; poems by Jutta Hipp) [digi.copy] 

Jutta Hipp: Thelonious Monk, in: Sounds & Fury, 1/4 (Feb.1966), p. 20 (poem) [digi.copy] 

Leonard Feather: Blindfold Test. Thelonious Monk, in: Down Beat, 33/8 (21.Apr.1966), p. 39 (BT: Andrew 

Hill: "Flight 19"; Art Pepper; "Rhythm-a-ning"; Dizzy Gillespie: "I Can't Get Started/Rsound Midnight"; Bob 

Florence: "Straight, No Chaser"; Phineas Newborn: "Well, You Needn't"; Bud Powell: "Ruby, My Dear"; 

Oscar Peterson: "Easy Listenin' Blues"; Denny Zeitlin: "Carole's Garden"); Reprint, in: Leonard Feather: 

The Encyclopedia of Jazz in the 60s, New York 1966 [book: Horizon Press], p. 29-30 (BT) [digi.copy]; 

Reprint, in: Down Beat, 61/2 (Feb.1994), p. 78 (BT); Reprint, in: Rob van der Bliek (ed.): The Thelonious 

Monk Reader, New York 2001 [book: University of Oxford Press], p. 183-187 (BT); excerpte and 

translation, in: Ritmo, #773 (Oct.2002), p. 13-14 (BT) 

C. Bird: Monk. Now Instant Creation Twice Nightly, in: Melody Maker, 30.Apr.1966, p. 6 

NN: Potpourri. Thelonious Monk in Poland, in: Down Beat, 33/10 (19.May 1966), p. 14 (N) 

Philippe Nahman & Pierre Lattes: Monk à Paris, in: Jazz Hot, #220 (May 1966), p. 5-6 (C) 

David Hogarth: Monk in Europe, in: Jazz Journal, 19/6 (Jun.1966), p. 23 (C) 

Martin Williams: Rehearsing with Monk, in: Down Beat, 31/22 (30.Jul.1964), p. 14-16 (F); Reprint, in: 

Martin Williams: Jazz Masters in Transition, 1957-1969, New York 1970 [book], p. 208-216 (F); Reprint, in: 

Martin Williams: Jazz Heritage, New York 1985 [book], p. 123-134 (F) 

Robert Shelton: Park Shows Given by Monk and Evans, in: New York Times, 23.Aug.1966, p. 33 (C) 

[digi.copy] 

Martin Williams: Thelonious Monk - The High Priest, in: Martin Williams: Jazz Heritage, New York 1985 

[book], p. 206-209 (F; Reprint: liner notes, 1967)

NN: Gary McFarland's Original Score of Thelonious Monk's "Straight, No Chaser", in: Down Beat Music 

'67 (1967), p. 104-116 

Orrin Keepnews: Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser (Columbia CL 2651), in: Tom Piazza: Setting the 

Tempo. Fifty Years of Great Jazz Liner Notes, New York 1996 [book], p. 212-215 (F; Reprint of liner notes 

from 1967) 

Peter Clayton & Peter Gammond: Five Spot Blues, in: Peter Clayton & Peter Gammond: Fourteen Miles 

on a Clear Night, London 1967 [book: The Jazz Book Club & Peter Owen], p. 38-40 (R) 

Ian Carr: Monk in Perspective, in: Jazz Journal, 20/1 (Jan.1967), p. 4-6 (F/A); reprint, in: Rob van der Bliek 

(ed.): The Thelonious Monk Reader, New York 2001 [book: University of Oxford Press], p. 203-210 (F/A) 

B. Houston: Thelonious With the Messengers, in: Melody Maker, 12.Aug.1967, p. 10 (R: Straight No 

Chaser) 

Denes Agay: The Joy of Jazz. Easy to Medium Grade Piano Solos, London 1968 [sheet music], p. 40-41 

(piano solo arrangement of "52nd Street Theme") 

Leonard Feather: Feather's Nest. Notes from All Over, in: Down Beat, 35/6 (21.Mar.1968), p. 15 (short F: 

Monk's real birthdate) 

Dan Morgenstern: Thelonious Monk – "Underground Monk" (Columbia CS 9632), in: Down Beat, 35/16 

(8.Aug.1968), p. 24 (R: 4 stars) [digi.copy] 

Diverse Autoren: Panorama des pianistes. Thelonious Monk, in: Jazz Hot, 35/247 (1969), p. 37 

Jorgen Grunnet Jepsen: A Discography of Thelonious Monk & Bud Powell, Copenhagen 1969 [bbok: Karl 

Emil Knudsen], p. 1-21 (D) 

Harvey Siders: Quotet. Which do you prefer: recording live, or in a studio?, in: Down Beat, 36/2 

(23.Jan.1969), p. 14 (short I; Monk: live) 

NN: Potpourri. Thelonious Monk at Chicago's Plugged Nickel, in: Down Beat, 36/8 (17.Apr.1969), p. 15 

(N) 

Barry McRae: Jazz Basics, No. 29. Thelonious Monk, in: Jazz Journal, 22/5 (May 1969), p. 37 (F) 

John Litweiler: Thelonious Monk - "Monk's Blues" (Columbia), in: Down Beat, 36/16 (7.Aug.1969), p. 23- 

24 (R) 

John S. Wilson: Jazzmen of 1950's Play in Holmdel. Modern Jazz Quartet, Monk and Miles Davis 

Perform, in: New York Times, 8.Sep.1969, p. 49 (C) [digi.copy] 

Bob Dawbarn: Thelonious Monk Orchestra "In Concert", in: Melody Maker, 25.Oct.1969, p. 26 (R) 

Larry Neal: Monk at Count Basie's, in: The Cricket, #4 (ca.1970), p. 4-5 (poem) [digi.copy] 

Martin Williams: Thelonious Monk. Modern Jazz in Search of Maturity, in: Martin Williams: The Jazz 

Tradition, New York 2/1983 [book; New York 1/1970], p. 154-171 (F); reprint, in: Rob van der Bliek (ed.): 

The Thelonious Monk Reader, New York 2001 [book: University of Oxford Press], p. 210-223 (F) 

NN: Potpourri. Thelonious Monk hospitalized, in: Down Beat, 37/9 (30.Apr.1970), p. 11 (N) 

Jef Langford: Monk's Horns, in: Jazz Journal, 23/11 (Nov.1970), p. 2-6 (F); part 2, in: Jazz Journal, 24/1 

(Jan.1971), p. 7 (F); part 3, in: Jazz Journal, 24/2 (Feb.1971), p. 3 (F)

Gary Elder: Well, You Needn't, in: The Journal of Popular Culture, 4/4 (1971), p. 850-862 (F); reprint, in: 


p. 170-181 (F) 

Sammy Mitchell: Caught in the Act. Thelonious Monk Quartet, Both/And Club, San Francisco, Cal., in: 

Down Beat, 38/5 (4.Mar.1971), p. 31 (C) 

Bill Dobbins: Music Workshop. Thelonious Monk's "I Mean You" Solo Transcribed and Annotated, in: 

Down Beat, 38/18 (28.Oct.1971), p. 38-39 (AT) 

Pearl Gonzalez: Monk Talk, in: Down Beat, 38/18 (28.Oct.1971), p. 12-13 (F/I); Reprint, in: Down Beat, 

66/7 (Jul.1999), p. 58-59 (F/I); reprint, in: Rob van der Bliek (ed.): The Thelonious Monk Reader, New 

York 2001 [book: University of Oxford Press], p. 187-193 (F/I) 

John Fordham: Monk, in: John Fordham: Shooting from the Hip. Changing Tunes in Jazz, London 1996 

[book: Kyle Cathie Limited], p. 26-27 (concert preview; Reprint, from: Time Out, Nov.1971) 

Lucien Malson: Thelonious Monk, in: Lucien Malson: Que sais-je? Les maitres du jazz, Paris 1972 [book], 

p. 88-98 (F) 

Brian Priestley: Monk in the Studio, in: Melody Maker, 22.Jul.1972, p. 30 

Bob Porter: Thelonious Monk – "Something in Blue" (Polydor 2460 152), in: Jazz Digest, 1/9-10 

(Sep/Oct.1972), p. 30 (R) [digi.copy] 

Tom Piazza: Caught in the Act. Thelonious Monk, Village Vanguard, New York City, in: Down Beat, 39/20 

(7.Dec.1972), p. 26 (C) 

Benny Green: Virtuosi. The Loneliest Monk, in: Benny Green: Drums in My Ears, London 1973 [book], p. 

121-122 (R) 

Hildred Roach: Thelonious Monk, in: Hildred Roach: Black American Music. Past and Present, Boston 

1973 [book], p. 90 (F) 

Balleras: Thelonious Monk - The Man I Love, in: Down Beat, 41/8 (1974), p. 30 (R) 

Gary Giddins: Thelonious Monk - Something In Blue, in: Down Beat, 41/2 (1974), p. 17 (R) 

Gary Giddins: Thelonious Monk - "Something in Blue" (Black Lion), in: Down Beat, 41/2 (31.Jan.1974), p. 

17 (R) 

NN: (Off the Record) It's Monk, in: Down Beat, 41/1 (17.Jan.1974), p. 9 (N) 

Jon Balleras: Thelonious Monk - "The Man I Love" (Black Lion), in: Down Beat, 41/8 (25.Apr.1974), p. 30 

(R) 

Will Powers: Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane – "Monk/Trane" (Milestone M-47011), in: Jazz Digest, 

3/4-5 (Apr/May 1974), p. 7 (R) [digi.copy] 

Peter Keepnews: Caught. New York Jazz Repertory Company. "The Music of Thelonious Monk", 

Carnegie Hall, New York City, in: Down Beat, 41/13 (18.Jul.1974), p. 37 (C) 

Peter Keepnews: Thelonious Monk, in: Jazz (Magazine) [USA], 1/1 (Summer 1976), p. 8 (short F) 

[digi.copy] 

Ira Gitler: Thelonious Monk Returns to Carnegie Hall, in: Radio Free Jazz, May 1976, p. 10 (C)

Michel Ruppli: Discographie de Thelonious Monk, in: Jazz Hot, #331 (Oct.1976), p. 22-25, 29 (D) 

Barry Levene (ed.): The Definitive Jazz Festival, London 1977 [sheet music] (T: piano solo arrangements 

of "Monk's Mood" [p. 53-55]; "In Walked Bud" [p. 56-57]; "'Round Midnight" [p. 58-59]; "Introspection" [p. 

60-61]) 

Dave Gelly: Thelonious Monk, in: NN (ed.): Thelonious Monk. Jazz Masters, London 1977 [sheet music], 

p. 4-7 (F) 

NN (ed.): Thelonious Monk. Jazz Masters, London 1977 [sheet music] (T: piano solo arrangements of 

"Brilliant Corners"; "Coming On the Hudson"; "Criss Cross"; "Evidence"; "Friday the 13th"; "I Mean You"; 

"Introspection"; "In Walked Bud"; "Locomotive"; "Misterioso"; "Monk's Dream"; "Off Minor"; "Pannonica"; 

"Rhythm-a-ning"; "Monk's Mood"; Straight No Chaser"; "Work"; "Trinkle Tinkle"; "Ruby My Dear") 

Stanley Crouch: Thelonious Monk: At the Five Spot (Milestone M-47043), in: Tom Piazza: Setting the 


from 1977) 

Valerie Wilmer: Round About Monk, in: Valerie Wilmer: Jazz People, London 1977 [book], p. 41-51 (F/I) 

Alan Groves: The loneliest Monk. Frustration beneath a funny hat, in: Jazz Journal, 30/11 (Nov.1977), p. 

10-13 (F) 

Jimmy Lyons: Whose Key?, in: Jimmy Lyons & Ira Kamin: Dizzy, Duke, The Count and Me. The Story of 

the Monterey Jazz Festival, San Francisco 1978 [book], p. 38 (F) 

Mark Gridley: Bop. Thelonious Monk, in: Mark Gridley: Jazz Styles, Englewood Cliffs 1978 [book], p. 128, 

130-132 (F) 

Dan Morgenstern: Doggin' Around. Monk's Music, in: Jazz Journal, 31/5 (May 1978), p. 21 (C) 

Al Fraser: Thelonious Sphere Monk, in: Dizzy Gillespie & Al Fraser: To Be or Not to Bop. Memoires, New 

York 1979 [book], p. 136-137 (I) 

Dizzy Gillespie: To Be, or Not to... Bop, in: Rob van der Bliek (ed.): The Thelonious Monk Reader, New 

York 2001 [book: University of Oxford Press], p. 18-22 (F; reprint, from 1979) 

Kitty Grime: Jazz at Ronnie Scott's, London 1979 [book], p. 51, 92-93 (short I) 

Jacques Réda: Thelonious Sphere Monk. Un art sans commencement, in: Jazz Magazine, #275 (May 

1979), p. 20-23 (F); Reprint, in: Jacques Réda: L'improviste. Une lecture du jazz, Paris 1980 [book], p. 

128-148 (F); Reprint, in: Jacques Réda: L'improviste. Une lecture du jazz, Paris 1990 [book: Folio Essais], 

p. 224-241 (F) 

Jacques Réda: Thelonious Monk d'ou vient le prophete? Silencieux depuis plus de sept ans, Monk 

demeure dans l'universe pianistique une interrogation décisive..., in: Jazz Magazine, #276 (Jun.1979), p. 

48-49, 66 (F) 

B. Blumenthal: Thelonious Monk, in: Musician, #26 (1980), p. 52-55 

Michael Weiss: "Balue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are" by Thelonious Monk, in: Down Beat Music '80 (1980), p. 58- 

60 (T) [digi.copy] 

Joël Pailhe: Monk by the Riverside, in: Jazz Hot, #378 (Nov.1980), p. 24-27 (F)

Arrigo Polillo: Thelonious Monk, in: Arrigo Polillo: Jazz. Geschichte und Persönlichkeiten, München 1981 

[book: Herbig], p. 524-535 (F); reprint, in: Arrigo Polillo (ed. Hans-Jürgen Schaal): Jazz. Die neue 

Enzyklopädie, München 2003 [book: Herbig], p. 562-573 (F) 

Denis Levaillant: Thelonious Monk, in: Denis Levaillant: L'improvisation musicale. Essai sur la puissance 

du jeu, Paris 1981 [book], p. 195 (T: Skippy) 

Orrin Keepnews: Thelonious Monk: April in Paris (Milestone M-47060), in: Tom Piazza: Setting the 


from 1981) 

André Francis: Jazz (nouvelle édition), Malesherbes 1982 [book: Microcosme / Seuil], p. 123-124 (F) 

Bert Vuijsje: Monk en Riverside, in: Jazzjaarboek, 1 (1982), p. 46-57 (F/R; Reprint aus: Jazzwereld, #33 

[Mar/Apr.1971]) 

Dan Morgernstern: Thelonious Monk, in: Dan Morgenstern: Living with Jazz. A Reader, New York 2004 

[book: Pantheon], p. 358-364 (F; originally published for "'Round Midnight", Milestone, 1982) 

Martin Williams: Monk Goes to College, in: Martin Williams: Jazz in Its Time, New York 1989 [book], p. 

233-235 (F; Reprint aus: Jazz Times, 1982) 

Russ Shor: Monk, in: IAJRC Journal, 15/1 (1982), p. 6 (F) 

Whitney Balliett: Monk, in: Whitney Balliett: Goodbye and Other Messages. A Journal of Jazz 1981-1990, 

New York 1991 [book], p. 37-39 (F/O; Reprint von 1982); reprint, in: Whitney Balliett: Collected Works. A 

Journal of Jazz 1954-2000, New York 2000 [book: St.Martin's Press], p. 604-606 (F/O); reprint, in: Rob 


227-229 (F/O) 

Louis-Victor Mialy: New York fête Monk, in: Jazz Hot, #391 (Jan.1982), p. 16-17 (C: Tribute to Thelonious 

Monk) 

Lee Jeske: Interpretations of Monk (by Steve Lacy, Don Cherry, Charlie Rouse, Roswell Rudd, Richard 

Davis, Ben Riley, Ed Blackwell, Muhal Richard Abrams, Barry Harris, Anthony Davis, Mal Waldron), 

Wollman Auditorium, Columbia University, New York City, in: Down Beat, 49/2 (Feb.1982), p. 57 (C) 

Orrin Keepnews: The Monk of Jazz. Memories of Tjelonious, The Legendary Pianist, in: Washington Post, 

18.Feb.1982, p. C1, C8 (F/O) [digi.copy] 

Marc Welinski, Jacques Chesnel, Francis Paudras, Henri Renaud, Kenny Clarke, Joel Pailhé, Armand 

Meignan: Thelonious Monk. Qui etait donc?, in: Jazz Hot, # 393 (Mar.1982), p. 17-23 (F) 

Whitney Balliett: The Talk of the Town. Notes and Comment, in: The New Yorker, 1.Mar.1982, p. 37-38 

(F/O) [digi.copy] 

Chris Sheridan: Porträt eines Einsiedlers. Thelonious Mon, 10. Oktober 1917 bis 17. Februar 1982, in: 

Jazz Podium, 31/4 (Apr.1982),p. 14-18 (F/O) 

Ira Gitler: Les mots de Monk. 1957 - Misterioso, in: Jazz Magazine, # 306 (Apr.1982), p. 7 (I) 

Jean Clouzet & Michel Delorme: Les mots de Monk. 1963 - Blue Monk, in: Jazz Magazine, # 306 

(Apr.1982), p. 8-11 (I) 

Jean-Louis Noames: Les mots de Monk. 1965 - Monk's Dream, in: Jazz Magazine, # 306 (Apr.1982), p. 

12 (I)

Lucebert & Simon Vinkenoog & Michael Horovitz: Thelonious Monk, in: Jazz Nu, 4/7 (Apr.1982), p. 269 (3 

Gedichte) 

Paul Slaughter: Les motsded Monk. 1970 - Reflections, in: Jazz Magazine, # 306 (Apr.1982), p. 14 (I) 

Ted Joans: The Funeral of Thelonious Monk, in: Coda, #183 (Apr.1982), p. 33-34 (C/O) 

Hans Lukas Lindenmaier: Thelonious Monk Diskographie, in: Jazz Podium, 31/5 (May 1982), p. 49-53 (D); 

Teil 2, in: Jazz Podium, 31/6 (Jun.1982), p. 44-46 (D) 

Eddy Determeyer: Thelonious Monk. Een verlegen muziekmens, in: Jazz Nu, 4/9 (Jun.1982), p. 370-371 

(F/I mit Randy Weston) 

Fred Bouchard: Memorable Memorial (Boston), in: Down Beat, 49/6 (Jun.1982), p. 14 (C) 

Max Harrison: Shades of Monk, in: The Wire, #10 (Dec.1984), p. 36-37 (R) 

Misha Mengelberg: Thelonious Monk. Criss Cross met en zonder, in: Jazz Nu, 4/9 (Jun.1982), p. 374-375 

(A/T) 

Renze de Vries: Theloniouus Monk. Op weg naar het einde: 1960..., in: Jazz Nu, 4/9 (Jun.1982), p. 367- 

370 (F) 

Rudy Koopmans: Thelonious Monk. De beslissende jaren, 1944-1960, in: Jazz Nu, 4/9 (Jun.1982), p. 364- 

367 (F) 

Tom Beetz: Thelonious Monk. De eerste stappen, 1917-1944, in: Jazz Nu, 4/9 (Jun.1982), p. 362-364 (F) 

Wim Winsemius: Thelonious Monk Discografie, in: Jazz Nu, 4/9 (Jun.1982), p. 372-373 

(D/Plattenverzeichnis) 

André Hodeir: La obra de Thelonious Monk y sus prolongaciones, in: Quartica Jazz, #7/8 (Jul/Aug.1982), 

p. 27-37, 41 (F/A/T: "Coming on the Hudson") 

NN: Discografia. Thelonious Monk, in: Quartica Jazz, #7/8 (Jul/Aug.1982), p. 38-41 (D) 

Orrin Keepnews: Thelonious Monk. A Remembrance, in: Keyboard, Jul.1982, p. 17-23 (F/O); reprint, in: 


p. 230-234 (F/O) 

Ran Blake: The Monk Piano Style, in: Keyboard Magazine, Jul.1982, p. 26-32 (A/T: excerpts from 

"Eronel", "Thelonious", "Hornin' In", "Crepuscule with Nellie", "Criss Cross", "Bags' Groove"); reprint, in: 


p. 248-260 (A/T) 

Peter Keepnews: Ad Lib. Monk's Music: Wrong Is Right, in: Down Beat, 49/12 (Dec.1982), p. 72 (F) 

Charles Blancq: Standard Tune Transformation. A Retrospective Look at Thelonious Monk (1917-1982), 

in: Jazz Research Papers, 3 (1983), p. 17-19 (F) 

H. hollenstein: Monk and Mingus. Gedanken beim Zusammenstellen eines Schallplatten-Vortrages, in: 

Jazz (Schweiz), 1/1983 

Lawrence O. Koch: Thelonious Monk. Composition Techniques, in: Annual Review of Jazz Studies, #2 

(1983), p. 67-80 (A)

Michael S. McLaughlin: African Music, Rhythm, and Jazz, in: Jazz Research Papers, 3 (1983), p. 74-91 

(A/T) 

NN: Da tutto il mondo. Nuove discografie (Monk on records), in: Musica Jazz, 39/3 (1983), p. 8 (B) 

Vittorio Castelli & Luca Cerchiari: Jazz su disco, Milano 1983 [book: Oscar Mondadori], p. 264-268 (R: 

"The Complete Genious", Blue Note; "Thelonious Monk", Prestige; "Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane", 

Milestone; "Sphere", Affinity) 

Kirk Silsbee: Thelonious Monk - "Live at the It Club" (Columbia), in: Down Beat, 50/1 (Jan.1983), p. 32-33 

(R) 

Lee Jeske: Thelonious Monk, 1917-1982, in: Down Beat, 49/5 (May 1982), p. 11 (O) 

Howard Mandel: Thelonious Monk -"Round Midnight" (Milestone); "Live at the Jazz Workshop" 

(Columbia), in: Down Beat, 50/7 (Jul.1983), p. 32-33 (R) 

Trevor Tolley: Thelonious Monk - The Complete Blue Note Recordings on Mosaic, in: Coda, #193 

(Dec.1983), p. 10-12 (F/R) 

Brian Priestley (ed.): Front Line Piano Solos 2, Ilford, Essex 1984 [sheet music], p. 43-47 (T: piano solo 

transcription of "Nice Work If You Can get It") 

Max Harrison: Thelonious Monk - 1961 European Tour Vols. 1&2/Live at the It Club, in: Jazz Forum, #90 

(1984), p. 57-58 (R) 

S. Futterman: Diverse Autoren: That's The Way I Feel Now. A Tribute to Thelonious Monl, in: Musician, 

#71 (1984), p. 82, 84 (R) 

Terry Martin: Thelonious Monk - "Tokyo Concerts" (Columbia); "Evidence" (Milestone), in: Down Beat, 

51/4 (Apr.1984), p. 42, 44-45 (R) 

Gerard J. Hoogeveen: The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Thelonious Monk, in: Jazz Nu, 6/68 

(Jun.1984), p. 326-329 (F/R) 

G. Buhles: A Tribute tzo Thelonious Monk - That's The Way I Feel Now, in: Jazz Podium, 33/10 

(Oct.1984), p. 52, 54 (R) 

Peter Kostakis: "That's the Way I Feel Now (A Tribut to Thelonious Monk)" (A&M), in: Down Beat, 51/10 

(Oct.1984), p. 33-34 R) 

Lars Westin: A Tribute to Thelonious Monk - That's The Way I Feel Now, in: Orkester Journalen, 52/11 

(Nov.1984), p. 29-30 (R) 

Scott Yanow: Diverse Autoren: A Tribute to Thelonious Monk. That's The Way I Feel Now, in: Cadence, 

10/11 (Nov.1984), p. 54-56 (R) 

Brian Priestley: Reflections, in: The Wire, #10 (Dec.1984), p. 34-35 (F) 

Jérôme Reese: Leaders et sidemen. Thelonious Monk, par Charlie Rouse, in: Jazz Hot, #416 (Dec.1984), 

p. 61-62 (F/I mit Charlie Rouse) 

Ran Blake: Round About Monk. The Music, in: The Wire, #10 (Dec.1984), p. 28-33 (F/A/T/D) 

Richard Cook: Tribute, in: The Wire, #10 (Dec.1984), p. 37 (R) 

Dave Liebman: Thelonious Monk. Blues Five Spot, in: Coda, #202 (1985), p. 13 (R)

Gary Giddins: Thelonious Monk, in: Gary Giddins: Rhythm-A-Ning. Jazz Tradition and Innovation in the 

80's, New York 1985 [book], p. 214-225 (F) 

Gerald Early: The Passing of Jazz's Old Guard. Remembering Charles Mingus, Thelonious Monk, and 

Sonny Stitt, in: Rob van der Bliek (ed.): The Thelonious Monk Reader, New York 2001 [book: University of 

Oxford Press], p. 235-240 (F; excerpted reprint, from: The Kenyon Review, 7/2, spring 1985, p. 21-36) 

Gérard Moreau: Signé Jazz, Bordeaux 1985 [book: Editions du Ponant], p. 118-119 (very short F/drawing 

of the artist) 

Jacques Réda: Retour à Monk (1917-1982), in: Jacques Réda: L'improviste, II. Jouer le jeu, Paris 1985 

[book], p. 200-202 (F/O) 

Max Harrison: Mosaic Survey, in: Rob van der Bliek (ed.): The Thelonious Monk Reader, New York 2001 

[book: University of Oxford Press], p. 35-40 (F/R; reprint from Jazz Forum, #96/1985) 

Max Harrison: The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Thelonious Monk, in: Jazz Forum, #96 (1985), p. 

35-38 (R) 

Milton L. Stewart: Thelonious Monk. Be-Bop or Something Different?, in: Jazz Research Papers, 5 (1985), 

p. 182-194 (A/T: Au Privave, Blue Monk) 

Philippe Carles: Thelonious Monk on Riverside, in: Jazz Magazine, #340 (1985), p. 52 (R) 

R. Palmer: Thelonious Monk. In Japan 1963, in: Jazz Journal, 38/7 (Jul.1985), p. 31-32 (R) 

David Pate: "Monk", in: Marge Hofacre's No Name Jazzletter, 1/11 (Sep.1985), p. 14 (short F) 

S. Adams: Thelonious Monk. Genius of Modern Music Vol.1, in: Jazz Journal, 38/9 (Sep.1985), p. 32-33 

(R) 

S. Adams: Thelonious Monk. The Man I Love, in: Jazz Journal, 38/9 (Sep.1985), p. 33 (R) 

Hans Lukas Lindenmaier: A Discography of Thelonious Monk; Monk on records, in: Jazz Podium, 34/11 

(Nov.1985), p. 54 (B) 

G. Ballaris: On the Scene. Italy - Monk Festival, in: Jazz Forum, #103 (1986), p. 14 (C) 

Henry Martin: Thelonious Monk - "I Should Care", in: Henry Martin: Enjoying Jazz, New York 1986 [book], 

p. 172-174 (A) 

Michel-Claude Jalard: Le fantome de Monk. A propos d'un concert donné à Paris, in: Michel-Claude 

Jalard: Le Jazz. Est-il encore possible?, Marseilles 1986 [book], p. 75-77 (F/C) 

Michel-Claude Jalard: Trois apotres du discontinu. Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Cecil Taylor, in: 

Michel-Claude Jalard: Le Jazz. Est-il encore possible?, Marseilles 1986 [book], p. 59-73 (F) 

Orrin Keepnews: The Complete Riverside Recordings, in: Orrin Keepnews: The View from Within. Jazz 

Writing 1948-1987, New York 1988 [book], p. 117-144 (F; Reprint der liner notes von 1986) 

Trevor Tolley: Thelonious Monk. The Complete Black Lion and Vogue Recordings of Thelonious Monk, in: 

Coda, #211 (1986), p. 12 (R) 

Art Lange: The Complete Black Lion and Vogue Recordings of Thelonious Monk, in: Down Beat, 53/8 

(Aug.1986), p. 30 (R)

Trevor Tolley: "The Complete Black Lion and Vogue Recordings of Thelonious Monk", in: Coda, #211 

(Dec/Jan.1986/1987), p. 12-13 (F/R) 

W. Royal Stokes: Monk Center for Arts. Closer to Reality, in: Jazz Times, Dec.1986, p. 8-9 (F) 

Amina Baraka: All Is One for Monk, in: LeRoi Jones & Amina Baraka: The Music. Reflections on Jazz and 

Blues, New York 1987 [book], p. 36 (poem) 

Amiri Baraka: Bang/Bang Outish (For Monk), in: LeRoi Jones & Amina Baraka: The Music. Reflections on 

Jazz and Blues, New York 1987 [book], p. 49 (poem) 

Peter Niklas Wilson: Versuch über das "Monkische". Zur musikalischen Ästhetik Thelonious Sphere 

Monks und ihrem posthumen Weiterwirken, in: Jazzforschung/jazz research, #19 (1987), p. 41-59 (F/A/T: 

excerpts from "Epistrophy"; "Well You Needn't"; "Criss Cross"; "Bye-Ya"; "Misterioso"; "Played Twice"; 

"Straight No Chaser"; "Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are"; "Trinkle Tinkle") 

Stuart Isacoff (ed.): Thelonious Monk. Jazz Masters, New York 1987 [sheet music] (T: piano solo 

transcriptions of "Off Minor"; "I Mean You"; "Ruby My Dear"; "In Walked Bud"; "Monk's Mood"; 

"Thelonious"; "Epistrophy"; "Introspection") 

Thomas Fitterling: Thelonious Monk. Sein Leben, seine Musik, seine Schallplatten, Schaftlach 1987 [book: 

Oreos] (F) 

Kirk Silsbee: Thelonious Monk. Exploring the Monk Canon, in: Los Angeles Reader, 20.Feb.1987, p. 11 

(F/I with Buell Neidlinger, Marty Krystall, Lou Donaldson) [digi.copy] 

Peter Kostakis: Down By the Riverside. Truth and Ugly Beauty - Thelonious Monk (The Complete 

Riverside Recordings), in: Down Beat, 54/6 (Jun.1987), p. 32, 34 (R) 

Peter Kostakis: Down By the Riverside. Truth and Ugly Beauty, in: Down Beat, 54/6 (Jun.1987), p. 32, 34 

(R: several albums) 

Javier Coma: Thelonious Monk. El mundo que nadie pudo robar, in: Quartica Jazz, #20 (Jul/Aug.1987), p. 

40-42 (F) 

Iron Werther: Thelonious Monk, in: Iron Werther: Bebop. Die Geschichte einer musikalischen Revolution 

und ihrer Interpreten, Frankfurt/Main 1988 [book], p. 119-124 (F) 

J. Bernlef: Hoe van de trap te vallen. Notities rond Monk-intrepretaties, in: Jazzjaarboek, 7 (1988), p. 67- 

78 (F/R) 

Jan Shapiro: In Search of the Original 'Round Midnight. A Study of Published Manuscripts, Transcriptions, 

and Recordings of Thelonious Monk's Composition, in: Jazz Research Papers, 8 (1988), p. 80-96 (F/T/D) 

Becca Pulliam: "Ruby My Dear". Notes from the Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition, in: 

Jazz & Keyboard Workshop, Jan.1988, p. 6-7 (A) [digi.copy] 

Bob Himmelsberger: "Ruby My Dear", in: Jazz & Keyboard Workshop, Jan.1988, p. 2-4 (T) [digi.copy] 

Stuart Isacoff: Thelonious Sphere Monk, in: Jazz & Keyboard Workshop, Jan.1988, p. 1, 5 (F/A) 

[digi.copy] 

Albrekt von Konow: Monks kväll i Stockholm. Thelonious Monk Quartet - "Live in Stockholm 1961" 

(Dragon), in: Orkester Journalen, 56/5 (May 1988), p. 27 (R) 

Art Lange: Thelonious Monk - Live in Stockholm 1961, in: Down Beat, 55/6 (Jun.1988), p. 36-37 (R)

Diverse Autoren: Monk-Sonderheft, in: Musica Jazz, 44/7 (Jul.1988), p. 18-57 (F/A/D: Artikel von Claudio 

Sessa, Ira Gitler, Michele Mannucci, Alberto Bazzuro, Gianfranco Salvatore, Giuseppe Piacentini, Giorgio 

Lombardi, Maurizio Franco, Franco D'Andrea) 

T. Wilborn: Monk Conservatory Announced, in: Down Beat, 55/10 (Oct.1988), p. 13 

Brian Priestley (ed.): Jazz Piano 5, Woodford Green, Essex 1989 [sheet music], p. 24-29 (T: piano solo 

transcription of "Just You, Just Me") 

Francois Postif: Thelonious Monk, in: Francois Postif: Les grandes interviews de Jazz Hot, Paris 1989 

[book], p. 67-74 (I); p. 209-210 (F) 

Philippe Koechlin & Filips & Artur & Patrice Narès & Alain Leroi: Oncle Ornicar presente Jazz Cartoon, 

Paris 1989 [book: Art Moderne], p. 54-55 (cartoon) 

Stephan Richter: Tradition im Werk Thelonious Monks, München 1989 [MA thesis: Ludwig-Maximilians- 

Universität] (F) 

Tony Scott: La mia vita nel mondo deineri, in: Blu Jazz, 1/3 (1989), p. 15-34 (F) 

Valerio Corzani: Monk al cinema. Straight No Chaser, in: Blu Jazz, 1/2 (1989), p. 34-35 (Film-R) 

Owen Cordle: Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Concert, in: Down Beat, 56/4 (Apr.1989), p. 46 (C) 

Peter Keepnews: Young Monk, in: The Village Voice, 8.Aug.1989, p. 18, 20-21 (F); reprint, in: Rob van der 

Bliek (ed.): The Thelonious Monk Reader, New York 2001 [book: University of Oxford Press], p. 4-11 (F) 

John McDonough: Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners, in: Down Beat, 56/9 (Sep.1989), p. 56 (R; Reprint 

aus den 50er Jahren) 

Art Lange: Straight, No Chaser, in: Down Beat, 56/11 (Nov.1989), p. 6 (R) 

Derek Ansell: Thelonious Monk. Derek Ansell surveys the recording career of the idiosyncratic high priest 

of bop, in: Jazz Journal, 42/11 (Nov.1989), p. 14-15 (F) 

John Norris: Thelonious Monk. Straight No Chaser. A Documentary Feature Movie Produced by Charlotte 

Zwerin and Bruce Ricker, in: Coda, #229 (Dec/Jan.1989/1990), p. 26 (Film-R) 

Brian Priestley (ed.): Jazz Piano 6, Woodford Green, Essex 1990 [sheet music], p. 36-41 (T: piano solo 

transcription of "Blue Monk") 

Helmut Weihsmann: Straight, No Chaser. Ein Flm über Thelonious Monk, in: Jazz Podium, 39/2 

(Feb.1990), p. 16-17 (Film-R) 

Kevin Whitehead: Genius of Modern Music Vol. 1/2; Straight No Chaser, in: Down Beat, 57/2 (Feb.1990), 

p. 34 (R) 

Stefan Richter: The Signifying Monk, in: Jazzthetik, 4/3 (Mar.1990), p. 6-11 (F) 

Edward Shanaphy Jr.: Thelonious Monk Institute Coming to Durham, in: The Piano Stylist & Jazz 

Workshop, Apr/May 1990, p. 29 (F) 

Jean Vernay: Vieille nouvelle. Round About Monk, in: Jazz Notes, #8 (Apr/May 1990), p. 30-31 (F: Essay 

aus dem Jahr 1949)

Claude Loxhay: It's Monk Time!, in: Jazz in Time, #14 (Jun.1990), p. 25-26 (F/R); part 2, in: Jazz in Time, 

#15 (Jul/Aug.1990), p. 25-26 (F/R); part 3, in: Jazz in Time, #18 (Nov.1990), p. 26 (F/R); part 4, in: Jazz in 

Time, #19 (Dec/Jan.1990/91), p. 44 (F/R); part 5, in: Jazz in Time, #20/21 (Feb/Mar.1991), p. 42 (F/R) 

Paul Herruer: Monks Morphology ofwel de vormpjes van een 'constant-composer', in: Jazz Nu, #145 

(Dec.1990), p. 116-117 (F) 

Michael Naura: Ein Kuß für Monk. Erinnerung an einenb großen Jazzpianisten, in: Michael Naura: Jazz- 

Toccata. Ansichten und Attacken, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1991 [book: rororo], p. 167-171 (F) 

Michael Wilderman: Tee Tops Thelonious Trumpet Tourney, in: Down Beat, 58/2 (Feb.1991), p. 11 (F: 

Thelonious Monk International Jazz Instrumental Competition) 

Charley Gerard: "Dinah" as played by Thelonious Monk, in: The Piano Stylist & Jazz Workshop, 

Aug/Sep.1991, p. 1-4 (T) 

Bill Crow: Garner & Monk, in: Bill Crow: From Birdland to Broadway. Scenes from a Jazzy Life, New York 

1992 [book], p. 144-149 (F) 

David H. Rosenthal: Hard Bop. Jazz & Black Music 1955-1965, New York 1992 [book: Oxford University 

Press], passim (F) 

J. Bernlef: Monk is zonder twijfel meest invloedrijke jazzcomponist van dit moment, in: Jazz Nu, #158 

(Feb.1992), p. 212-213, 215 (F) 

Bob Kaufman & Claude Pélieu: Poetry Jazz, in: Jazz Hot, #487 (Mar.1992), p. 15 (F/poems) 

Jacques Ponzio: Les images de Thelonious Monk, in: Jazz Hot, #487 (Mar.1992), p. 36-39 

(F/Videography) 

NN: Tribute to Thelonious Monk. Round About Midnight - Discography, in. Swing Journal, Apr.1992, p. 

222-227 (D) 

NN: Le tour du piano par Thelonious Monk, in: Viva la Musica, #142 (May 1992), p. 16-17 (C; Reprint) 

Stefano Zenni: Frammenti di armonia Monkiana, in: Musica Jazz, 48/11 (Nov.1992), p. 51-53 (A) 

Stefano Zenni: 'Round Monk, in: Musica Jazz, 48/11 (Nov.1992), p. 14-20 (F) 

Charles D. Gerard: Thelonious Monk. master Re-Arranger, in: Jazz Educators Journal, 25/2 (Winter 

1993), p. 34-35 (F/A/T) 

Dan Morgenstern: Some Modern Masters, in: Dan Morgenstern & Ole Brask: Jazz People, New York 1976 

[book: Harry N. Abrams], p. 212, 215 (F) 

Francis Hofstein: Le Mélancholie de Monk/The Melancholy of Monk, in: International Jazz Archives 

Journal, 1/1 (Fall 1993), p. 48-49 (F) 

Frank Tirro: The Pianists - Tadd Dameron, Bud Powell, and Thelonious Monk [p. 316-323 (F/A/T: 

Misterioso / Bemsha Swing)]; Thelonious Monk Quartet - Bemsha Swing [p. 51-52 (A/T)], in: Frank Tirro: 

Jazz History, New York 2/1993 [book] 

Gil Goldstein: Jazz Composer's Companion, Rottenburg 2/1993 [book], p. 14 (short A/T excerpt: "In 

Walked Bud") 

Hattie Gossett: In the Window / Monk, in: African American Review, 27/4 (Winter 1993), p. 571-572 

(poem) [digi.copy]

Lewis Porter & Michael Ullman: Mary Lou Williams, Bud Powell, and Thelonious Monk, in: Lewis Porter & 

Michael Ullman: Jazz. From Its Origins to the Present, Englewood Cliffs/NJ 1993 [book], p. 197-206 

(F/A/T: Well You Needn't / Bags' Groove) 

Lionel Grigson (ed.): Thelonious Monk Study Album, London 1993 [sheet music: Novello] (F/A/T: 

"Misterioso"; "'Round About Midnight"; "Little Rootie Tootie"; "Trinkle Tinkle"; "Evidence"; "Played Twice"; 

"Crepuscule With Nellie") 

Mark Gridley: Thelonious Monk, in: Mark C. Gridley: Jazz Styles. History and Analysis, Englewood Cliffs 

51993 [book], p. 146-149 (F) 

Laurent de Wilde: Thelonious Monk, la logique de l'orange, in: Jazzman, #162 (Jan.1993), p. 10 (F) 

Stefano Zenni: 'Round Monk. Le opere e i giorni del "genio", in: Musica Jazz, 49/1 (Jan.1993), p. 32-34 (F) 

Giuseppe Ballaris: Jazz Live. Thelonious Monk Competition, in: Musica Jazz, 49/2 (Feb.1993), p. 7 (C) 

Mario Benso: Monk en Arcueil, in: Cuadernos de Jazz, #18 (Sep/Oct.1993), p. 27-30 (F) 

Derek Ansell: Monk and Coltrane. Six months of magic, in: Jazz Journal, 46/11 (Nov.1993), p. 14-15 (F) 

Francis Marmande: La vie du jazz. Retour sur une des rares vraies rencontres du jazz et du cinéma, in: 

Jazz Magazine, #432 (Dec.1993), p. 16 (F) 

Gene Santoro: Monk Goes Downtown, in: Gene Santoro: Dancing In Your Head. Jazz, Blues, Rock, and 

Beyond, New York 1994 [book: Oxford University Press], p. 260-266 (F) 

John C. Paulson: The Mastery of Charlie Rouse. An Examination of Three Solo Transcriptions, in: Jazz 

Research Papers, 14 (1994), p. 95-105 (A/T: tenor saxophone transcription of "Bright Mississippi"; "Bye 

Ya"; "Five Spot Blues") 

Philippe Baudoin: Une composition inédite de Monk et quelques découvertes, in: Les Cahiers du Jazz, #2 

(1994), p. 41-45 (F/T: Harlem Is Awful Messy) 

Roger Luccioni: Monk et Bud. Piano Contest, in: Les Cahiers du Jazz, #2 (1994), p. 47-54 (F) 

Steve Lacy: Thelonious Monk, in: Steve Lacy: Findings. My Experience with the Soprano Saxophone, 

Torcy 1994 [book], p. 14 (F) 

Bret Primack: In Walked Monk. Thelonius. A Celebration of Thelonious Monk, in: jazz Times, 24/1 

(Jan.1994), p. 36-41, 104-105 (F/I mit John lewis, Billy Taylor, Walter Bishop Jr., James Williams, Benny 

Green, Trevis Shook, Mulgrew Miller, Rachel Z, T.S. Monk, Cedar Walton, Horace Silver, Ronnie 

Mathews, John Hicks, Kenny Barron, Joey Calderazzo) 

Francis Marmande: La vie du Jazz. Ou la plus belle "video" du jazz, in: Jazz Magazine, #433 (Jan.1994), 

p. 20 (F) 

Claude Loxhay: More Monk...!, in: Jazz in Time, #49 (Feb.1994), p. 30-31 (F/R/D: Monk und andere 

spielen Monk) 

Abdullah Ibrahim: Monk in Harlem, in: Du, 3 (Mar.1994), p. 80 (F) 

Amiri Baraka: Der Hohepriester des Bebop. Warum war Monk so hip?, in: Du, 3 (Mar.1994), p. 20-23 (F) 

Amiri Baraka: Dichtung für Monk, in: Du, 3 (Mar.1994), p. 70 (Gedichte)

Brian Priestley: Monks Stil - Eine Technik des Unvermögens?, in: Du, 3 (Mar.1994), p. 58-59, 61 (F) 

Christian Rentsch: Das traurige Ende, in: Du, 3 (Mar.1994), p. 92-93 (F) 

Francois Lacharme: Steve Lacy. His Master's Voice, in: Du, 3 (Mar.1994), p. 62-63 (F) [digi.copy] 

Francois Postif: Round About Sphere. Ein Interview mit Thelonious Monk, in: Du, 3 (Mar.1994), p. 28, 30 

(I) 

Fred Canté: Thelonious Monk's debuut in Nederland, 1961, in: NJA Bulletin, #11 (Mar.1994), p. 31-35 (F) 

Hans-Jürgen Schaal: Architektur der Freiheit. Via Monk zum Free Jazz, in: Du, 3 (Mar.1994), p. 42-46 (F) 

Helga Leiprecht: Chronik von Leben und Werk, in: Du, 3 (Mar.1994), p. 82-85, 88-91 (F) [digi.copy] 

Helga Leiprecht: The Monk Family. Eine Spurensuche, in: Du, 3 (Mar.1994), p. 32-33, 36 (F) 

Jacques Ponzio: Monk sehen. Betrachtung eines visuellen Kuriosums, in: Du, 3 (Mar.1994), p. 74-75, 78- 

79 (F) 

Jon Hendricks: Der Einzigartigste. Texten mit Monk, in: Du, 3 (Mar.1994), p. 23-24, 26-27 (F) 

Jürg Laederach: Tastendämmerung, in: Du, 3 (Mar.1994), p. 86-87 (F) 

Manfred Straka: Komponist, Solist, Begleiter. Eine musiktheoretische Annäherung, in: Du, 3 (Mar.1994), 

p. 47-48, 50-51 (F/A/T) [digi.copy] 

Marco Meier: Fred Canté - Most Mad Monk Man, in: Du, 3 (Mar.1994), p. 68-69 (F) 

Michael Naura: Monks Klavierspiel. Ein Gespräch mit Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, in: Du, 3 (Mar.1994), p. 

38-39, 41 (F); reprint, in: Michael Naura: Cadenza. Ein Jazzpanorama, Hamburg 2002 [book: Europäische 

Verlagsanstalt], p. 12-18 (F) 

Peter Rüedi: Big Band Monk. Monk im grösseren Ensemble, in: Du, 3 (Mar.1994), p. 53-53-54, 56 (F) 

Sven Gächter: Monk diesseits von Monk, in: Du, 3 (Mar.1994), p. 97-98 (F: musikalische Monk-Rezeption) 

Scott DeVeaux: Jazz History. The Onliest Monk, in: Jazz Player, 1/3 (Apr/May 1994), p. 35-37 (F) 

Alessandro de Falco: Gaslini/Monk, Pieraniunzi/Evans. Da pianista a pianista, in: Jazz (Italy), 1/2 

(Jul/Aug.1994), p. 8-9 (F) 

Bill Shoemaker: Celebratin' Monk (Sr.), in: Down Beat, 61/11 (Nov.1994), p. 64 (R: Interpretetions of 

Monk; Monk Big Band and Quartet in Concert; Live at Newport 1958 & 1963) 

Barry Kernfeld: What to Listen for in Jazz, New Haven 1995 [book: Yale University Press], p. 30-31 (A/T: 

rhythm in "Misterioso"); p. 47 (A: blues form in "Misterioso"); p. 163-164 (A/T: use of blue notes in 

"Misterioso") 

Franz Krieger: Jazz-Solopiano. Zum Stilwandel am Beispiel ausgewählter "Body and Soul"-Aufnahmen 

von 1938-1992, in: Jazzforschung/jazz research, 27 (1995), p. 211-228 (A/T) 

Giampiero Cane: MonkCage. Il Novecento musicale americano, Bologna 1995 [book: Clueb], passim (F) 

Herman Leonard: Jazz Memories, Levallois-Perret/France 1995 [book: filipacchi], p. 132-133 (photos)

Nat Hentoff: Memories of Thelonious Monk, in: Nat Hentoff: Listen to the Stories. Nat Hentoff on Jazz and 

Country Music, New York 1995 [book], p. 72-74 (F) 

Peter Hollerbach: The Sound of Surprise. The Politics of Thought and Action in the Music of Thelonious 

Monk, in: International Jazz Archives Journal, 1/3 (Fall 1995), p. 141-160 (A) 

Stephan Richter: Einige Überlegungen zu Thelonious Monks Komposition "Blue Monk", in: Stephan 

Richter: Zu einer Ästhetik des Jazz, Frankfurt 1995 [book], p. 30-38 (A) 

Stephan Richter: The Beauty of Building, Dwelling, and Monk. Aesthetics, Religion, and the Architectural 

Qualities of Jazz, in: African American Review, 29/2 (Summer 1995), p. 259-268 (F) [digi.copy] 

Thomas Owens: Pianists. Thelonious Monk [p. 140-144 (A/T)]; Ensembles. Thelonious Monk [p. 214-216 

(A)], in: Thomas Owens: Bebop. The Music and the Players, New York 1995 [book] 

Jacques Ponzio: Thelonious Monk. Un grand pretre a Newport, in: Jazz Hot, no. special (Anfang 1995), p. 

32-37 (F/D) 

NN: Il cd del mese. Thelonious Monk, in: Jazz (Italy), 2/6 (Jan.1995), p. 34-35 (F) 

Philippe Baudoin: Su di una composizione inedita di Thelonious Monk e qualche altra scoperta, in: Jazz 

(Italy), 2/6 (Jan.1995), p. 40-41 (F/T: "Harlem Is Awful Messy") 

Riccardo Scivales: I blues di Monk, Un ponte tra il passato e il futuro, in: Jazz (Italy), 2/6 (Jan.1995), p. 36- 

39 (F/A/T) 

Tom Piazza: How Two Pianists Remade a Tradition, in: Tom Piazza: Blues Up and Down. Jazz in Our 

Time, New York 1997 [book: St.Martin's Press], p. 144-150 (R: Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk; Reprint, 

aus: New York Times, Jan.1995) 

Martin Schouten: De ontroering van een raadselachtige pianist. 'Mijn oren gingen naar school bij Monk', 

in: Jazz Nu, #191 (Feb.1995), p. 18-19, 21, 23 (F/R) 

Brian Priestley: Starter Pack. Jelly Roll Morton & Thelonious Monk, in: Jazz Magazine International (GB), 

#29 (Mar/Apr.1995), p.58-59 (F) 

Jan Kaspersen, Michael Holbeck, Finn Nielsen, Ebbe Traberg: Thelonious Monk. Man at Work, in: Jazz 

Special, #21 (Apr/May 1995), p. 30-33 (F) 

Preston Keys: "'Round Midnight", in: Piano Today, 15/3 (May/Jun.1995), p. 56-57 (T) [digi.copy] 

Herman te Loo: 'You've got to dig it to dig it, dig it?' Steve Lacy geeft workshop Monk, in: Jazz Freak, 

22/5-6 (Jul.1995), p. 6-7 (F) 

Jorge Camacho: Monk Atmosphere. Quand un peintre jazzfan parle d'un pianiste aux jeux de couleurs 

singuliers..., in: Jazz Magazine, #451 (Sep.1995), p. 20-21 (F) 

Willard Jenkins: 25 Who Mattered. Thelonious Monk, in: Jazz Times, 25/7 (Sep.1995), p. 48 (F) 

Bertrand Ravalard: Criss Cross. Monk - Ask for T, in: So What, Summer 1996, p. 3 (F) 

Chip Deffaa: Thelonious Monk, in: Chip Deffaa: Jazz Veterans. A Portrait Gallery, Fort Bragg/CA 1996 

[book: Cypress House], p. 142-143 (F) 

Dave Oliphant: From Bebop to Hard Bop, in: Dave Oliphant: Texan Jazz, Austin 1996 [book], p. 244-247 

(F)

James Kurzdorfer: Outrageous Clusters. Dissonant Semitonal Cells in the Music of Thelonious Monk, in: 

Annual Review of Jazz Studies, #8 (1996), p. 181-201 (A) 

Laurent de Wilde: Fondu au noir. A propos de Thelonious, in: Les Cahiers du Jazz, #7 (1996), p. 53-63 (F) 

Laurent de Wilde: Monk, New York 1996 [book: Marlow & Company] (F); review, by David Baise, in: 

Annual Review of Jazz Studies, #10 (1999), p. 315-320 (B) [digi.copy]; review, by Manfred Straka, in: Jazz 

Research News, #1 (Nov.2000), p. 40-41 (B); review, by Franck Bergerot, in: Jazzman, #14 (May 1996), 

p. 24 (B) 

Mark S. Haywood: Rhythmic Readings in Thelonious Monk, in: Annual Review of Jazz Studies, #7 

(1994/95), p. 25-45 (A/T) 

Stephan Richter: Jazz as Religion in Some Works by Frank London Brown and Thelonious Monk, in: 

Robert Sacré: Saints and Sinners. Religion, Blues and (D)evil in African-American Music and Literature, 

Liège 1996 [book: Études & Éditions], p. 247-252 (F) 

Riccardo Scivales: "Functional". Other Aspects of Monk's Solo Piano Style, in: Piano Today, 16/1 

(Jan/Feb.1996), p. 48-51 (A/T) [digi.copy] 

John Murph: The Thelonious Monk International Competition, in: (California) Jazz Now, 5/9 (Feb.1996), p. 

15 (F) 

François Postif: Blue Monk. Qui était donc Thelonious Sphere Monk?, in: Jazz Notes, #37 (Mar.1996), p. 

18-20 (F) 

Laurent de Wilde: La Baronne sortit autour de minuit.., in: Jazz Magazine, #458 (Apr.1996), p. 20-21 (F) 

Diverse Autoren: Discografia selecta de Thelonious Monk, in: Jazzology, #10 (Jun.1996), p. 36-37 (D/R) 

Jesper Anderson: Crepúsculo con Nellie. Memorias en la órbita del jazz, in: Jazzology, #10 (Jun.1996), p. 

46 (F) 

Joan Anton Corrales: Thelonious Monk. Gegangt del jazz, Thelonious Monk tota una eloqüent mostra 

intemporal de la bellesa de jazz, in: Jazzology, #10 (Jun.1996), p. 34 (F) 

Jordi Falgas: 'Round About Monk, in: Jazzology, #10 (Jun.1996), p. 40-41 (F) 

Jordi Jové: Julio dentro de Monk, in: Jazzology, #10 (Jun.1996), p. 43 (F) 

Josep Ramon Jové: El lugar de Thelonious Monk, in: Jazzology, #10 (Jun.1996), p. 38-39 (F) 

Juan Campos: Visiones sobre Thelonious Monk, in: Jazzology, #10 (Jun.1996), p. 35 (F) 

Kandido Huarte: Seis estampas de fray Thelonious, in: Jazzology, #10 (Jun.1996), p. 44-45 (F) 

Pio Lindegaard: Reflexiones acerca de Thelonious Monk, in: Jazzology, #10 (Jun.1996), p. 42 (F) 

Graham Hearn: Woodshedding. The Unique Thelonious, in: Jazz UK, #10 (Jul/Aug.1996), p. 13, 26 (A) 

Amiri Baraka: "A Monk Story", in: Brilliant Corners, 1/2 (Summer 1997), p. 57-60 (poem) 

David Kahn Feurzeig: Making the Right Mistakes. James P. Johnson, Thelonious Monk and the Trickster 

Aesthetic, Cornell University 1997 [book/dissertation: University Microfilm facsimile] (F/A/T: "Round 

Midnight") 

Eric Nisenson: Blue. The Murder of Jazz, New York 1997 [book: St. Martin's Press], passim (F)

Gene Santoro: Master of Space. Thelonious Monk, in: The Nation, 258/14 (11.Apr.1994), p. 498-500 (F); 

reprint, in: Gene Santoro: Stir It Up. Musical Mixes from Roots to Jazz, New York 1997 [book: Oxford 

University Press], p. 80-84 (F); reprint, in: Rob van der Bliek (ed.): The Thelonious Monk Reader, New 

York 2001 [book: University of Oxford Press], p. 241-245 (F) 

Jacques Ponzio & François Postif: Blue Monk. Prophet der Moderne im Jazz, St. Andrä-Wördern 1997 

[book] (F); review, by Manfred Straka, in: Jazz Research News, #1 (Nov.2000), p. 37-38 (B) 

Leonel Santos: Thelonious Monk. "Eu nao toco assim" / "I don't play that way", in: O Papel do Jazz, #2 

(1997), p. 48-52 (F in Portuguese), p. 46-50 (F in English) 

Leslie Gourse: Straight, No Chaser. The Life and Genius of Thelonious Monk, New York 1997 [book: 

Schirmer Books] (F); review, by David Baise, in: Annual Review of Jazz Studies, #10 (1999), p. 315-320 

(B) [digi.copy] 

Philippe Adler & Pierre de Chocqueuse: Passeport pour le jazz. Les grands CD du jazz moderne 1944- 

1997, Paris 1997 [book: Balland], p. 291-294 (F/R: "Genius of Modern Music"; "Brilliant Corners"; "With 

John Coltrane"; "Alone in San Francisco") 

Sascha Feinstein: Poems Celebrating Thelonious Monk and his Music, in: African American Review, 31/1 

(Spring 1997), p. 55-59 (F) [digi.copy] 

Adrian Jackson: The 1996 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition, in: JazzChord, 

#34 (Feb/Mar.1997), p. 16-17 (F/C) 

John Murph: The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Competition 1996, in: (California) Jazz Now, 6/9 

(Feb.1997), p. 15 (C) 

Sorab Modi: Jazz Live. Thelonious Monk Competition, in: Musica Jazz, 53/2 (Feb.1997), p. 8-9 (C) 

Dan Ouellette: Monk on Monk, in: Down Beat, 64/9 (Sep.1997), p. 22-25 (F/I with T.S. Monk) 

Thomas Fitterling: Thelonious Monk. Der geheimnisvolle Schweiger, in: Rondo, 6/4 (Sep/Oct.1997), p. 30- 

31 (F) 

Martin Schuster: "It's always night or we wouldn't need light." Thelonious Monk wäre am 10. Oktober 80 

Jahre alt geworden, in: Concerto, Oct/Nov.1997, p. 42-43 (F) 

JÝrgen Siegumfeldt: Mærkelige Mr. Monk. Apropos en flot plakat: Thelonious Monks besÝg anno 1962 i 

Odd Fellow (selvfÝlgelig!), in: Jazz Special, #37 (Dec/Jan.1997/98), p. 42-43 (F) 

Bill Dobbins: The Style of Thelonious Monk, in: Jazz Improv, 1/2 (1998), p. 141-145 (A/T) 

Gary Giddins: Visions of Jazz. The First Century, New York 1998 [book: Oxford University Press], p. 308- 

318 (F: chapter "Thelonious Monk. Rhythm-a-ning") 

Jacques Ponzio & Ellen Bertet & Yves Sportis: Straight No Chaser - Discographie de Thelonious Monk, in: 

Jazz Hot, #special (1998), p. 47-56 (D) 

Lewis Porter: John Coltrane. His Life and Music, Ann Arbor 1998 [book: University of Michigan Press], 

passim (F) 

NN: Thelonious Monk - "Introspection", in: Jazz Improv, 1/2 (1998), p. 157-110 (A/T) 

NN: Thelonious Monk - "'Round Midnight", in: Jazz Improv, 1/2 (1998), p. 153-156 (A/T)

NN: Thelonious Monk - "Ruby My Dear", in: Jazz Improv, 1/2 (1998), p. 148-152 (A/T) 

Quincy Troupe & Ben Riley: Remembering Thelonious Monk. When the Music Was Happening The He'd 

Get Up and Do His Little Dance, in: Robert G. O'Meally (ed.): The Jazz Cadence of American Culture, 

New York 1998 [book: Columbia University Press], p. 102-110 (F/I with Ben Riley) 

Randi Hultin: Born Under the Sign of Jazz, London 1998 [book: Sanctuary], p. 211-214 (F) 

Rick Madigan: "Solo Monk", in: Brilliant Corners, 2/2 (Summer 1998), p. 7 (poem) 

Gary Giddins: The Arranger's Monk (Bill Holman / T.S. Monk / Fred Hersch), in: Village Voice, 

17.Feb.1998 (R); reprint, in: Gary Giddins: Weather Bird. Jazz at the Dawn of Its Second Century, New 

York 2004 [book: Oxford University Press], p. 186-189 (R) 

Antonio Berini: Il Monk Tentet, in: Ritmo, #725 (May 1998), p. 17-18 (C) 

François-René Simon: En direct. Monk Tentet, in: Jazz Magazine, #482 (Jun.1998), p. 16 (C: tribute band 

with Don Sickler, Jack Walrath, Eddie Bert, Howard Johnson, Steve Lacy, Phil Woods, Kenny Barron and 

others) 

Rick Madigan: Solo Monk, in: The Note, 10/2 (Sep.1998), p. 6 (poem) 

Doug Ramsey: Thelonious Monk - "Monk Alone. The Complete Columbia Solo Studio Recordings" 

(Columbia), in: Jazz Times, 28/8 (Oct.1998), p. 91 (R) 

Betsy Sholl: Shore Walk with Monk, in: Brilliant Corners, 4/1 (Winter 1999), p. 7-8 (poem) 

Brian Priestley: Thelonious Sphere Monk, in: Samuel A. Floyd Jr.: International Dictionary of Black 

Composers, Chicago 1999 [book: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers], p. 832-839 (F/A: "'Round Midnight"; 

"Straight, No Chaser"; "Skippy"; "Brilliant Corners"; work list) [digi.copy] [digi.copy] 

C.T. Goodman: Beyond the Competition. The Monk Institute, in: Jazz Times, 1999/2000 Jazz Education 

Guide, p. 36-38, 40 (F) 

Charles Bernstein: Thelonious Monk and the Performance of Poetry, in: Charles Bernstein: My Way. 

Speeches and Poems, Chicago 1999 [book: University of Chicago Press], p. 18-24 (poem) [digi.copy] 

Charles Graham & Dan Morgenstern (eds.): The Great Jazz Day, Emeryville/CA 1999 [book: Woodford 

Press], p. 57-58 (short biography) 

Chris Raschka: Reheimnisvoller Thelonious, Zürich 1999 [book: Sanssouci] (art book) 

Clifford Korman: "Criss Cross". Motivic Construction in Composition and Improvisation, in: Annual Review 

of Jazz Studies, #10 (1999), p. 103-126 (A) [digi.copy] 

Gary Giddins: Thelonious Monk, in: Charles Graham & Dan Morgenstern (eds.): The Great Jazz Day, 

Emeryville/CA 1999 [book: Woodford Press], p. 133-135 (F) 

Ingrif Monson: Monk Meets SNCC, in: Black Music Research Journal, 19/2 (Fall 1999), p. 187-200 (F) 

[digi.copy] 

Kenny Mathieson: Giant Steps. Bebop and the Creators of Modern Jazz 1945-65, Edinburgh 1999 [book: 

Payback Press], p. 154-185 (F) 

Konrad Heidkamp: Thelonious Monk. Rolf Dieter Brinkmanns 'Wurlitzer', in: Konrad Heidkamp: It's All 

Over Now. Musik einer Generation - 40 Jahre Rock und Jazz, Berlin 1999 [book: Alexander Fest Verlag; 

2nd edition: Reinbek bei Hamburg 2007: ro-ro-ro], p. 106-120 (F)

Krin Gabbard: Evidence. Monk as Documentary Subject, in: Black Music Research Journal, 19/2 (Fall 

1999), p. 207-225 (F) [digi.copy] 

Linda Dahl: Morning Glory. A Biography of Mary Lou Williams, Berkeley 1999 [book: University of 

California Press], passim (F) 

Manfred Straka: Untersuchungen zu Kompositionen von Thelonious Monk, in: Jazzforschung/jazz 

research, #31 (1999), p. 89-118 (A/T: "Round Midnight"; "Epistrophy"; "Rhythm-a-Ning"; "Well You 

Needn't"; "Thelonious"; "Evidence"; "Misterioso"; "Criss Cross"; "Blue Monk"; "Straight No Chaser"; "Friday 

the 13th"; "Brilliant Corners"; "Coming on the Hudson") 

Mark Haywood: Monkishness. A Sonnet Sequence, in: Annual Review of Jazz Studies, #10 (1999), p. 1- 

15 (F/A) [digi.copy] 

Mark Tucker: Editor's Introduction, in: Black Music Research Journal, 19/2 (Fall 1999), p. 129-131 (F: 

special Monk issue) [digi.copy] 

Mark Tucker: Mainstreaming Monk. The Ellington Album, in: Black Music Research Journal, 19/2 (Fall 

1999), p. 227-244 (F) [digi.copy] 

Michele Caniato: From Popular Song to Jazz Composition. Thelonious Monk's "Ruby, My Dear", in: 

Annual Review of Jazz Studies, #10 (1999), p. 89-102 (A) [digi.copy] 

Rob van der Bliek: A Selection of Monk Sources, in: Black Music Research Journal, 19/2 (Fall 1999), p. 

245-252 (annotated bibliography) [digi.copy] 

Robert Hodson: "Making the Changes". Complexity and Coherence in Jazz Harmony, in: Jazz Research 

Proceedings Yearbook, #19 (1999), p. 80-91 (F/A: "Rhythm-a-ning") 

Robin D.G. Kelley: New Monastery. Monk and the Jazz Avant-Garde, in: Black Music Research Journal, 

19/2 (Fall 1999), p. 135-168 (F) [digi.copy] 

Sascha Feintein: Misterioso, in: Black Music Research Journal, 19/2 (Fall 1999), p. 201-205 (poem) 

[digi.copy] 

Scott DeVeaux: "Nice Work If You Can Get It". Thelonious Monk and Popular Song, in: Black Music 

Research Journal, 19/2 (Fall 1999), p. 169-186 (F/A) [digi.copy]; reprint, in: Rob van der Bliek (ed.): The 

Thelonious Monk Reader, New York 2001 [book: University of Oxford Press], p. 260-278 (F/A) 

Samuel Fromartz: Circa 1983. The Route to the Monk Institute, in: Jazziz, 16/2 (Feb.1999),Ed Enright: 

Down Beat Gallery. Bebop's Birthplace, in: Down Beat, 66/5 (May 1999), p. 77 (short F/photo) 

Jean Merlin: Monk in Paradise, in: Cuadernos de Jazz, #53 (Jul/Aug.1999), p. 34-35 (F/I with Fred Canté) 

Al van Starrex: Thelonious Monk. Maestroi Mysterioso, in: Coda, #287 (Sep/Oct.1999), p. 14-15 (F) 

Brian Priestley: Thelonious Monk and Charles Mingus, in: Bill Kirchner (ed.): The Oxford Companion to 

Jazz, New York 2000 [book: Oxford University Press], p. 418-431 (F) 

Gabriel P. Solis: Monk's Music and the Making of a Legacy, St. Louis/MO 2001 [PhD thesis: Washington 

University; published by UMI] (F/A/T: excerpts from "Eronel", "Bag's Groove", "I Mean You", "Ruby, My 

Dear"; "Round Midnight"; "Reflections") 

Geoffrey C. Ward & Ken Burns: Jazz. A History of America's Music, New York 2000 [book: Alfred A. 

Knopf; German translation as: "Jazz. Eine Musik und ihre Geschichte", München 2001 (Econ)], p. 382 (F: 

chapter "The Architect")

John F. Szwed: Jazz 101. A Complete Guide to Learning and Loving Jazz, New York 2000 [book: 

Hyperion], p. 171-174 (short F) 

Mark C. Gridley: Jazz Styles. History and Analysis, Upper Saddle River/NJ 7/2000 [book: Prentice Hall], p. 

154-157 (F/A) 

Robert Dean Hodson: Interaction and Improvisation. Group Interplay in Jazz Performance, Madison/WI 

2000 [PhD thesis: University of Wisconsin], p. 105-114 (A: chapter "'Rhythm-A-Ning". Jazz Harmony in 

Performance"); p. 128-139 (A: "Rhythm-A-Ning"; chapter "Common Forms"); p. 139-148 (A/T: 

"Misterioso"; chapter "Keeping the Form") [digi.copy] 

William Karlen: Anthologie du Jazz Classique. La synthèse d'un demisiècle de swing, Sierre/Switzerland 

2000 [book: Editions à la Carte], p. 163-166 (F) 

John Litweiler: Monk in Action, in: Coda, #289 (Jan/Feb.2000), p. 12-15 (F/R) 

Francisco Cruz & Thierry Pérémarti: Round About Monk, in: Jazzman, #55 (Feb.2000), p. 26-27 (F/I with 

Steve Lacy, Roswell Rudd, Reggie Workman, Enrico Rava) 

Steve Voce: Scratching the Surface... Bob and the Piano Players - Monk, in: Jazz Journal, 53/3 

(Mar.2000), p. 15 (F/I with Bob Brookmeyer) 

Max Harrison: Essential Jazz Records. Thelonious Monk, in: Jazz Review, #8 (May 2000), p. 26-29 (F) 

Franco Catalano: Monk for Ten, in: Ritmo, #749 (Jul.2000), p. 5-6 (C: tribute) 

Gerhard Graml: Der Hohepriester des Bop - eine Erinnerung, in: Concerto, Oct/Nov.2000, p. 12 (F) 

Duck Baker: Thelonious Monk - "The Complete Prestige Recordings" (Prestige), in: Jazz Times, 30/9 

(Nov.2000), p. 76 (R) 

Andy LaVerne: Master Class. Before Midnight. This classic Thelonious Monk tune "Round Midnight" 

presents special challenges to the improviser. In this first installment of a two-part Master Class, Andy 

LaVerne shows you how to spend the hours leading up to "Midnight", in: Keyboard, Dec.2000, p. 66-68, 

70, 72, 74 76 (A/T) 

Duck Baker: "Monkadelphia" (Dreambox Media), in: Jazz Times, 30/10 (Dec.2000), p. 147 (R: tribute to 

Monk) 

Adriaan Jaeggi: De waanzinnige jacht op details. Muzikale microscopie, in: Jazz (Nu), 24/5 (fall 2001), p. 

70-74 (F) 

Chris Sheridan: Brilliant Corners. A Bio-Discography of Thelonious Monk, Westport/CT 2001 [book: 

Greenwood Press] (F/D); review, by Bob Weir, in: Jazz Journal, 54/12 (Dec.2001), p. 22 (B); review, by 

John Truitt, in: Jazz Review, #28 (Jan.2002), p. 5 (B); review, by Robert Iannapollo, in: ARSC Journal, 

34/1 (Spring 2003), p. 60-61 (B) 

Frithjof Strauß: Epistrophy. Monkpoesi. En jazzpianostil som genstand for europaeisk og amerikansk 

litteratur, in: Walter Baumgartner & Per Erik Ljung & Frithjof Strauss (eds.): Skriva im jazz - skriva som 

jazz. Artiklar om ord och musik, Lund/Sweden 2001 [book: Absalon], p. 165-185 (F) 

Gabriel P. Solis: Monk's Music and the Making of a Legacy, St. Louis/MO 2001 [PhD thesis: Washington 

University], passim (F/A) [digi.copy] 

Hans-Jürgen Schaal (ed.): Jazz-Standards. Das Lexikon, Kassel 2001 [book: Bärenreiter], p. 42-43 (F: 

"Ask Me Now"); p. 58-59 (F: "Bemsha Swing"); p. 70-71 (F: "Blue Monk"); p. 135-137 (F: "Epistrophy"); p.

157-158 (F: "Four in One"); p. 210-212 (F: "I Mean You"); p. 244-246 (F: "In Walked Bud"); p. 315-318 (F: 

"Misterioso"); p. 321-323 (F: "Monk's Mood"); p. 385-387 (F: "Pannonica"); p. 403-404 (F: "Reflections"); 

p. 406-408 (F: "Rhythm-a-ning"); p. 410-413 (F: "Round Midnight"); p. 416-417 (F: "Ruby My Dear"); p. 

475-477 (F: "Straight No Chaser"); p. 525-526 (F: "Well You Needn't"); p. 565-566 (F: "52nd Street 

Theme") 

Henry Martin & Keith Waters: Jazz. The First 100 Years, Belmont/CA 2001 [book: Wadsworth/Schirmer], 

p. 192-193 (A: "Four in One") 

James Hale: Thelonious Monk - "The Columbia Years: '62-'68", in: Planet Jazz, 5 (fall/winter 2001), p. 24, 

26-27 (F/R) 

Richard Cook: Blue Note Records. The Biography, London 2001 [book: Secker & Warburg]; German 

translation, as "Blue Note. Die Biographie", Berlin 2004 [book: Argon], passim (F) 

Rob van der Bliek (ed.): The Thelonious Monk Reader, New York 2001 [book: University of Oxford Press] 

(F); review by James Hale, in: The Jazz Report, 14/3 (Spring 2001), p. 33 (B); review, by Brian priestley, 

in: Current Musicology, #71-73 (spring 2001-spring 2002), p. 500-508 (B) [digi.copy]; review, by John 

Robert Brown, in: Crescendo & Jazz Music, 38/4 (Aug/Sep.2001), p. 12 (B); review, by John Litweiler, in: 

Jazz Times, 31/7 (Sep.2001), p. 76 (B); review, by Aaron Cohen, in: Down Beat, 68/11 (Nov.2001), p. 72 

(B); review, by Laurence M. Svirchev, in: Planet Jazz, 5 (fall/winter 2001), p. 34-35 (B); review, by Kevin 

Whitehead, in: Jazz Notes, 12/4 (2001), p. 7-9 (B); review, by Philip Clark, in: Jazz Review (GB), #24 

(Sep.2001), p. 16-17 (B); review, by Richard Palmer, in: Jazz Journal, 55/3 (Mar.2002), p. 15 (B) 

Robert L. Doerschuk: 88. The Giants of Jazz Piano, San Francisco 2001 [book: Backbeat Books], p. 112- 

120 (F) 

Andy LaVerne: Master Class. Beyond Midnight. In this second installment of Andy LaVerne's de- and reconstruction 

of Monk's "Round Midnight", Andy presents some masterful interpretations of this classic 

tune, in: Keyboard, Jan.2001, p. 66-68, 70, 72, 74, 76 (A/T: versions of "Round Midnight" by Bill Evans, 

Herbie Hancock) 

Ted Panken: Workshop Monk, in: Down Beat, 68/1 (Jan.2001), p. 48 (R: "The Complete Prestige 

Recordings") 

Christina Grant: Springboard for Jazz in the Primary Classroom, in: Jazz Educators Journal, 33/5 

(Mar.2001), p. 39-41 (F: "Mysterious Thelonious": using Monk's music as teaching material in primary 

school) 

Denis Laborde: Thelonious Monk, le sculpteur de silence, in: L'Homme. Revue française d'anthropologie, 

#158/159 (Apr/Sep.2001: special issue "Jazz et Anthropologie"), p. 139-177 (F) 

Enno Blanke: Monk/Shepp. Scupule with Nellie... Jenseits des Verschrobenen - eine verlorene 

Möglichkeit, in: Jazz Podium, 50/7-8 (Jul/Aug.2001), p. 8-9 (F) 

Fred Bouchard: Thelonious Monk - "The Columbia Years, 1962-1958" (Columbia Legacy C3K 64887); 

"Tokyo Sessions" (Columbia Legacy C2K 63538), in: Down Beat, 68/10 (Oct.2001), p. 70 (R: 4 1/2 stars; 4 

stars) [digi.copy] 

Duck Baker: Thelonious Monk - "Genius of Modern Music, Volume 1/2" (Blue Note); "The Columbia Years 

'62-'68" (Columbia); "Monk in Tokyo" (Columbia); "Monk Live at the Jazz Workshop Complete" 

(Columbia), in: Jazz Times, 31/9 (Nov.2001), p. 111-113 (R) 

Henri Renaud: Monk jus'que au bout des doigts, in: Jazz Magazine, #520 (Nov.2001), p. 16-17 (F) 

Raymond Horricks: Miles Davis / Thelonious Monk. Two important new CD packages from 

Columbia/Sony, in: Crescendo & Jazz Music, 38/6 (Dec/Jan.2001/2002), p. 11-12 (R)

Frederick J. Spencer: Jazz and Death. Medical Profiles of Jazz Greats, Jackson/MS 2002 [book: 

University of Mississippi Press], p. 86-88 (F: cause of death) 

Jacques Ponzio: Intorno alla follia di Thelonious Monk, in: Ring Shout, 1 (2002), p. 11-28 (F) 

John Sinclair: 'round about midnight, in: Brilliant Corners, 6/2 (Summer 2002), p. 57-60 (poem) 

Luca Bragalini: Tra l'inquietudine e la beffa, l'asimmetria dei temi Monkiani, in: Ring Shout, 1 (2002), p. 43- 

75 (A) 

Mark Haywood: Jazz Quartet. A Sonnet Sequence, in: Annual Review of Jazz Studies, #12 (2002), p. 169- 

172 (poems about John Coltrane's "Greensleeves", Miles Davis' "So What", Thelonious Monk's "Blue 

Monk"; Oscar Peterson's "Georgia On My Mind") [digi.copy] 

Maurizio Franco: Il piamismo di Monk. Uno sguardo analitico, in: Ring Shout, 1 (2002), p. 29-42 (F) 

NN (ed.): Thelonious Monk Plays Standards Volume 1. 11 Transcriptions. Artist Transctiptions - Piano, 

Milwaukee/WI no date [ca.2002] [sheet music: Hal Leonard] (T: "April in Paris"; "Between the Devil and 

the Deep Blue Sea"; "Dinah"; "Don't Blame Me"; "Everything Happens to Me"; "I Should Care"; "I 

Surrender, Dear"; "Just a Gigolo"; "Liza"; "Nice Work If You Can get It"; "Sweet and Lovely") 

NN (ed.): Thelonious Monk Plays Standards Volume 2. 12 Transcriptions. Artist Transctiptions - Piano, 

Milwaukee/WI no date [ca.2002] [sheet music: Hal Leonard] (T: "All Alone"; "Body and Soul"; "Darn That 

Dream"; "Honeysuckle Rose"; "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance"; "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got 

That Swing)"; "Memories of You"; "Mood Indigo"; "My Melancholy Baby"; "Remember"; "Solitude"; "You 

Are Too Beautiful") 

Paolo Vitolo: Guida al jazz. Gli autori e le musiche dal bebop alla creative music, Milano 2002 [book: 

Bruno Mondadori], p. 168-174 (F) 

Vijay Iyer: Embodied Mind, Situated Cognition, and Expressive Microtiming in African-American Music, in: 

Music Perception, 19/3 (Spring 2002), p. 387-414 (F/A: "I'm Confessin'") [digi.copy] 

Alex Dutilh: Les dix évidences de Thelonious Monk, in: Jazzman, #77 (Feb.2002), p. 18-19 (F) 

Arnaud Merlin: 'Round Midnight. Anatomie d'un standard, in: Jazzman, #77 (Feb.2002), p. 20-21 (F) 

Frank Bergerot & Guillaume Bregeras: Thelonious Monk, 20 ans après, in: Jazzman, #77 (Feb.2002), p. 

12-17 (F/I with Laurent Coq, Ellery Eskelin, Danilo Perez, Stéphan Oliva, Laurent Courthaliac, Baptiste 

Trotignon) 

Hans-Jürgen Schaal: Denksport mit Kanten. Der Erfinder des Bebop heißt Thelonious Monk, in: Fono 

Forum, Feb.2002, p. 98-101 (F) 

Franz Krieger: Transcription of Thelonious Monk's "I Should Care", in: Jazz Research News, #6 

(Mar.2002), p. 290-295 (T) 

Ben Ratliff: Nellie Monk, 80, Wife of a Jazz Legend, Dies, in: New York Times, 27.Jun.2002 (F/O) [vert.file] 

Chris Sheridan: Collector's Corner. Cloistered Monk, in: Jazz Review, #33 (Jun.2002), p. 15 (D: concerts 

in Paris) 

Franck Médioni: Yves Buin. "Monk est un exemple de rigueur, de détermination et de courage", in: Jazz 

Notes, #69 (Jul/Aug.2002), p. 22-23 (F/I with author Yves Buin) 

Olivier Kociubinska: "Thelonious Monk", Yves Buin, in: Jazz Notes, #69 (Jul/Aug.2002), p. 42-43 (B)

Robin D.G. Kelley: The Jazz Wife. Muse and Manager, in: New York Times, 21.Jul.2002 (F: Nellie Monk, 

Anita Evans, Gladys Hampton, Lorraine Gordon) [vert.file: Thelonious MONK] [digi.copy] 

Bill Meredith: Copipous Thelonious, in: Jazziz, 19/10 (Oct.2002), p. 63 (R: reissues) 

Jack Cooke: Play Misterioso for Me. Twenty years after the pianist's death, Jack Cooke considers how 

Thelonious Monk's music has been interpreted by other musicians on record, in: Jazz Review, #38 

(Nov.2002), p. 14-16 (F) 

André Hodeir: Le premier Monk, in: André Hodeir: Le B-A-Be du Bop, Pertuis 2003 [book: Rouge profond], 

p. 29-35 (F/A; reprint from a series of essays, originally published in Jazz Magazine, 1989-1990) 

Eddie S. Meadows: Bebop to Cool. Context, Ideology, and Musical Identity, Westport/CT 2003 [book: 

Praeger], passim, esp. p. 219-240 (F: chapter "The Musical Language of Thelonious Monk") 

Finn Slumstrup: Gyldendals bog om jazz, Copenhagen 2003 [book: Gyldendal], p. 265-267 (F: short 

biography) 

George Wein & Nate Chinen: Myself Among Others. A Life in Music, New York 2003 [book: Da Capo], 

passim (F) 

Hans-Jürgen Schaal: Thelonious Monk. Schrille Schönheit, in: Piano News, 3/2003 (F); reprint, in: Carsten 

Dürer (ed.): Gespräche mit Jazz-Pianisten. 54 Interviews und Porträts, Düsseldorf 2003 [book: Staccato 

Verlag], p. 135-139 (F) 

James Peterson: Concepts of the Underground in Black Culture, Philadelphia/PA 2003 [PhD thesis: 

University pf Pennsylvania], passim (F) [digi.copy] 

Jürgen Arndt: Thelonious Monk und der Free Jazz, Graz 2002 [book: Adeva Musik; Beiträge zur 

Jazzforschung Bd. 11] (A/T); review, by Joe Viera, in: Jazz Zeitung, 28/12 (Dec.2003), p. 16 (B) 

Paul Bacon: Thelonious Monk and the Riverside Album Covers, in: Brilliant Corners, 7/2 (Summer 2003), 

p. 26-39 (F) 

Philip Martin James Ford: American Popular Music in the Cold War. The Hip Aesthetic and the 

Countercultural Idea, Minneapolis 2003 [PhD thesis: The University of Minnesota], p. 58-71 (F/A: chapter 

"Ironic Reduction. Miles and Monk"); p. 309-320 (F/A: chapter "Going Out in Jazz") [digi.copy] 

Rick Walters: Performing Texts; Playing with Jazz Aesthetics, Durham/NH 2003 [PhD thesis: University of 

New Hampshire], passim; especially p. 122-151 (F: chapter "Listening to Monk") [digi.copy] 

Giuseppe Barazzetta: Il mio Monk. Incontri con la famiglia, in: Ritmo, #776 (Jan.2003), p. 32-34 (F) 

Thomas Conrad: CDs We Missed. Monumental Monk, in: Down Beat, 70/1 (Jan.2003), p. 47 (R) 

Ron Cherian: Monk spielt nichts als Monk. Thelonious Monks Solo über seine Komposition Bemsha 

Swing, in: Jazz Zeitung, 28/7-8 (Jul/Aug.2003), p. 20 (A/T) 

R.J. DeLuke: Monk 'Cottage Industry' on the Horzion, in: Down Beat, 70/12 (Dec.2003), p. 20 (F/short I 

with T.S. Monk) 

Duncan Schiedt: Jazz in Black & White. The Photographs of Duncan Schiedt, Bloomington/IN 2004 [book: 

Indiana University Press], p. 76-77 (F/photo)

Krin Gabbard: Evidence. Thelonious Monk's Challenge to Jazz History, in: Krin Gabbard: Black Magic. 

White Hollywood and African American Culture, New Brunswick/NJ 2004 [book: Rutgers University Press], 

p. 179-198 (F) 

Mark Tucker: Mainstreaming Monk. The Ellington Album, in: Robert G. O'Meally & Brent Hayes Edwards 

& Farah Jasmine Griffin (eds.): Uptown Conversation. The New Jazz Studies, New York 2004 [book: 

Columbia University Press], p. 150-165 (F/A) 

Roger Kurt Green: Toward an Ethical Aesthetics. A Study of Levinas, Mid Twentieth-Century Avant-Garde 

Jazz and Poetry, Denver 2004 [MA thesis: University of Colorado], p. 33-36 (F: chapter "Performance and 

Community") [digi.copy] 

Tammy Kernodle: Soul on Soul. The life and music of Mary Lou Williams, Boston 2004 [book: 

Northeastern University Press], passim (F) 

John Corbett (& Jim Macnie & John McDonough & Paul de Barros): Thelonious Monk - "Monk in Paris. 

Live at the Olympia" (Thelonious Records), in: Down Beat, 71/1 (Jan.2004), p. 64-65 (R) 

Bill Milkowski: Moogioso. Thelonious Moog swing Monk with ugly beauty, in: Jazz Times, 34/1 (Feb.2004), 

p. 27-28 (F) 

Duck Baker: Thelonious Monk - "Monk in Paris" (Thelonious), in: Jazz Times, 34/1 (Feb.2004), p. 128-130 

(R) 

Jason Koransky: Horace Silver on Thelonious Monk, in: Down Beat, 71/7 (Jul.2004), p. 58 (F) [digi.copy] 

John Ephland: Paul Motian on Thelonious Monk, in: Down Beat, 71/7 (Jul.2004), p. 107 (F) [digi.copy] 

John Janowiak: Danilo Perez on Thelonious Monk, in: Down Beat, 71/7 (Jul.2004), p. 59 (F) [digi.copy] 

Christian Braad Thomsen: Thelonious Monk. Det fravaerende centrum, in: Jazz Special, #77 

(Aug/Sep.2004), p. 38-48 (F) 

Bob Gold: The Onliest Monk, in: Jersey Jazz, Oct.2004, p. 18 (F) 

Duck Baker: Thelonious Monk - "Monk 'Round the World" (Thelonious/Hyena), in: Jazz Times, 34/9 

(Nov.2004), p. 118 (R) 

Donald L. Maggin: Dizzy. The Life and Times of John Birks Gillespie, New York 2005 [book: Harper 

Collins], passim (F) 

Gene Rizzo: The Fifty Greatest Jazz Piano Players of All Time. Ranking, Analysis & Photos, 

Milwaukee/WI 2005 [book: Hal Leonard], p. 58-61 (F) 

James John McGowan: Dynamic Consonance in Selected Piano Performances of Tonal Jazz, 

Rochester/NY 2005 [PhD thesis: University of Rochester], p. 249-264 (A: "'April in Paris'. Bud Powell and 

Thelonious Monk"); p. 356-362 (T: "April in Paris") [digi.copy] 

Peter Niklas Wilson: Thelonious Monk, in: Peter Niklas Wilson (ed.): Jazz Klassiker, Stuttgart 2005 [book: 

Reclam], p. 241-251 (F) 

Ralf Dombrowski: Basis-Diskothek Jazz, Stuttgart 2005 [book: Reclam], p. 157-160 (R: "Genius of Modern 

Music", Blue Note; "Plays the Music of Duke Ellingon", Riverside); reprint, in: Ralf Dombrowski: Basis- 

Diskothek Jazz, Stuttgart 4/2011 [book: Reclam], p. 181-185 (R) 

Richard Cook: It's About That Time. Miles Davis On and Off Record, London 2005 [book: Atlantic Books], 

passim (F)

Bernard McAlinden: Composers' Corner. Thelonious Monk, in: Crescendo & Jazz Music, 41/6 

(Dec/Jan.2004/2005), p. 25 (F) 

Jason Zinoman: Theater Review / 'Monk'. Glancing Lightly at a Jazz Icon, in: New York Times, 

22.Mar.2005 (C: theater play) [vert.file] [digi.copy] 

Katherine Silkaitis: Sweet & Lovely. Rare Monk and Coltrane recordings discovered, in: Jazz Times, 35/5 

(Jun.2005), p. 38 (F) 

Mike Zwerin: Monk, Coltrane and the missing link in the history of jazz, in: International Herald Tribune, 

7.Sep.2005 (F/R: "at Carnegie Hall") [digi.copy] 

Germar v. Mönch: Der letzte Track (27). Thelonious Monk: "Misterioso" (1948), in: Jazzthetik, 19/10 

(Oct.2005), p. 98 (R) 

John Corbett (& John McDonough & Jim Macnie & Paul de Barros): Thelonous Monk Quartet with John 

Coltrane – "At Carnegie Hall" (Blue Note 35173), in: Down Beat, 72/10 (Oct.2005), p. 65, 67 (R: 5 stars; 5 

stars; 4 stars; 5 stars) [digi.copy] 

Lewis Porter: Evidence. A recently discovered, high-quality live recording featuring Thelonious Monk and 

John Coltrane sheds new light on their brief partnership, in: Jazz Times, 35/8 (Oct.2005), p. 34-39 (F); 

reprint with further comments, in: Jazz Times, 36/1 (Feb.2006), p. 54-55 (R) 

Ralf Bei der Kellen: Die allwissende Müllhalde. Folge 8: Monk =3, in: Jazzthetik, 19/11 (Nov.2005), p. 89 

(F: websites on Monk) 

Henrik Wolsgaard-Iversen: jazzens hellige gral. Nu kommer de aldrig før hørte fremragende optagelser 

med for eksempel Monk og Coltrane, og det ligner magi – eller også er det, in: Jazz Special, #86 

(Dec/Jan.2005/2006), p. 56-58 (F/R) 

Larry Blumenfeld: Auditions. Seeds of change, unearthed, in: Jazziz, 22/12 (Dec.2005), p. 50 (R: 

"Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall", Blue Note) 

Chad Jenkins: Thelonious Monk. Evidence, in: Columbia Jazz Resources , 

2006 (F/A) [digi.copy] 

Chad Jenkins: Thelonious Monk. I Should Care, in: Columbia Jazz Resources 

, 2006 (F/A) [digi.copy] 

David Yaffe: Fascinating Rhythm. Reading Jazz in American Writing, Princeton 2006 [book: Princeton 

University Press], passim (F) 

Fred van Doorn: De verborgen tapes van Monk met Coltrane. 'Holy shit!', in: Jazz Nu, 29/1 (Winter 2006), 

p. 56-59 (F) 

John Gennari: Blowin' Hot and Cool. Jazz and Its Critics, Chicago 2006 [book: University of Chicago 

Press], passim (F: and the critics) 

Lorraine Gordon & Barry Singer: Alive at the Village Vanguard. My Life In and Out of Jazz Time, 

Milwaukee 2006 [book: Hal Leonard], passim; especially p. 60-70 (F) 

NN: Thelonious Monk. Misterioso, in: Columbia Jazz Resources , 2006 (F/A) 

[digi.copy] 

Pannonica de Koenigswarter: Les Musiciens de jazz et leurs trois voeux, Paris 2006 [book: 

Buchet/Chastel; German translation as: "Die Jazzmusiker und ihre drei Wünsche", Stuttgart 2007:

Reclam; English translation (original language) as: "Three Wishes. An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats", New 

York 2008: Abrams Image], p. 32-45 (short I/photos) 

Renée M. Motteler: An Analysis of Vocal and Instrumental Approaches to Jazz Improvisation, Long 

Beach/CA 2006 [MA thesis: California State University], p. 9-10, 18-22, 41 (F/A/T: "In Walked Bud") 

[digi.copy] 

Roberto Pollillo & Arrigo Polillo: Swing, Bop & Free. Il jazz degli anni '60, Milano 2006 [book: Polillo 

Editore], p. 130-135 (short F/photos) 

Stanley Crouch: Considering Genius. Writings on Jazz, New York 2006 [book: Basic Civitas Books], p. 86- 

94 (F: chapter "At the Five Spot. Thelonious Monk") 

Bob Doerschuk: Caught. Nashville Channels Monk, in: Down Beat, 73/1 (Jan.2006), p. 24 (C: tribute to 

Thelonious Monk) [digi.copy] 

Larry Appelbaum: Monk/Coltrane. Discovery of the Year, in: Jazz Zeit, #58 (Jan/Feb.2006), p. 35 (F) 

Alan Bergman: From Archive to Classic. The Story of the Epic Monk/Coltrane Carnegie Hall Recording, in: 

Jazz Education Journal, 38/4 (Feb.2006), p. C30-C32 (F) 

Matt Lavelle: Chords & Discords. Monk/Coltrane Tops Store's Chart, in: Down Beat, 73/3 (Mar.2006), p. 

10 (letter) [digi.copy] 

Lynne Heffley: Arts Notes. Monk is still blazing jazz trails, in: Los Angeles Times, 23.Apr.2006 (F: about 

Monk's influence) [vert.file] [digi.copy] 

Larry Blumenfeld: The Thelonious Monk Guide. He recorded the same songs over and over and never 

wore them out, in: Village Voice, 6.Jun.2006 (F: annotated record guide) Aaron Cohen: Thelonious Monk 

Awarded Pulitzer and a Beer, in: Down Beat, 73/7 (Jul.2006), p. 18 (F) [digi.copy] 

NN: Prelude. Straight, with chaser, in: Jazziz, 23/7 (Jul.2006), p. 14 (F) 

Gary Giddins: Cadenza. It's Always Monk's Time. To consider achievements in jazz, the Pulitzer would 

have to recognize jazz as a distinctive way of playing music, in: Jazz Times, 36/6 (Aug.2006), p. 22 (F) 

Steve Greenlee: Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane – "The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings" 

(Riverside), in: Jazz Times, 36/7 (Sep.2006), p. 81-82 (R) 

Andy Hamilton: Lee Konitz. Conversations on the Improviser's Art, Ann Arbor 2007 [book: University of 

Michigan Press], p. 88-89 (F) 

Ingrid Monson: Freedom Sounds. Civil Rights Call Out to Jazz and Africa, New York 2007 [book: Oxford 

University Press], passim (F) 

Jeffrey Thomson: Epistrophy, in: Brilliant Corners, 12/1 (Winter 2007), p. 9 (poem) 

Vincenzo Caporeletti: Esperienze di analisi del jazz. Armstrong, Parker, Cesàri, Monk, Mingus, Intra, Soft 

Machine, Lucca 2007 [book: Libreria Musicale Italiana], p. 101-127 (A: chapter "Stratificazione metrica e 

modularità costruttiva in 'Straight No Chaser' di Thelonious Monk") 

Herb Boyd: Monk's Presence Returns to Minton's Playhouse, in: Down Beat, 74/1 (Jan.2007), p. 21 (F: 

one-man show "Monk") [digi.copy] 

Vincent Bessières: Généalogie. Thelonious Monk, in: Jazzman, #133 (Mar.2007), p. 13 (F) 

Will Friedwald: They Called Him Mr. Wizard, in: The New York Sun, 9.Apr.2007 (F) [digi.copy]

David Borgo: Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane – "At Carnegie Hall"; Thelonious Monk with 

John Coltrane – "The Complete Riverside Recordings", in: Jazz Perspectives, 1/1 (May 2007), p. 99-104 

(R) [digi.copy] 

Joe Lang: Caught in the Act. Tribite ti Thelonious Monk, Highlights in Jazz, Tribeca Performinc Arts 

Center, in: Jersey Jazz, 35/7 (Jul/Aug.2007), p. 20, 26 (C) [digi.copy] 

NN: Director Wants Wesley Snipes For Thelonious Monk Biopic, in: MTV Movies Blog, 31.Jul.2007 (short 

F) [digi.copy] 

Dan Ouellette: Tributes Galore. Contemporary musicians honor Monk, Dizzy and Rahsaan Roland Kirk, in: 

Jazz Times, 37/6 (Aug.2007), JVC Jazz Festival supplement, p. 6, 8 (F/I with Ben Riley, Don Sickler, 

Jimmy Heath, Steve Turre) 

Martha Waggoner: Six-Week Celebration of Thelonious Monk, in: San Francisco Chronicle, 6.Aug.2007 

(F: "Following Monk" festival; planned film documentary) [digi.copy] 

NN: Wesley Snipes as Thelonious Monk? 'El Cantane' director wants actor to play jazz innovator in 

planned biopic, in: Lee Bailey's EurWeb, 1.Aug.2008 (short F) [digi.copy] 

Grayson Currin: Classical Monk. A man whose life was changed by Monk's 1959 Orchestra performance 

gets to hear the music live once more in Durham, in: Independent Weekly, 10.Oct.2007 (F: Town Hall 

concert) [digi.copy] 

David Bosch: Monk at 90. The Monk Influence.New School University, in: Jazz Improv NY, 3/5 

(Nov.2007), p. 7 (C: tribute) [digi.copy] 

Alain Gerber: Vive critique des troubadours – éloge résolu de Thelonious, Chet et Charlie sur le bord du 

cratère, in: Les Cahiers du Jazz, #5 (2008), p. 74-79 (poem) 

Dariusz Terefenko: "Monk's Music. Thelonious Monk and Jazz History in the Making", by Gabriel Solis, in: 

ARSC Journal, 39/2 (Fall 2008), p. 314-316 (B) 

Gabriel Solis: Monk's Music. Thelonious Monk and Jazz History in the Making, Berkeley 2008 [book: 

University of California Press], passim (F) 

Garrett Williams: Monk by Moonlight, in: Brilliant Corners, 12/2 (Summer 2008), p. 10-11 (poem) 

Mike Hennessey: The Little Giant. The Story of Johnny Griffin, London 2008 [book: Northway 

Publications], passim (F/I) [digi.copy] 

Wynton Marsalis & Geoffrey C. Ward: Moving to Higher Ground. How Jazz Can Change Your Life, New 

York 2008 [book: Random House], p. 143-145 (F: chapter "Lessons from the Masters. Thelonious Monk") 

Ira Gitler. Apple Chorus. Honoring Monk, in: Jazz Improv, 3/9 (Mar.2008), p. 4 (F) [digi.copy] 

Michael Fitzgerald: Heard and Seen. Following Monk series at Duke University, in: Coda, #338 

(Mar/Apr.2008), p. 24-25 (C: tribute to Thelonious Monk) 

Paul de Barros: Scholar Recasts Monk's Influence, in: Down Beat, 75/3 (Mar.2008), p. 91 (B: "Monk's 

Music. Thelonious Monk and Jazz History in the Making", by Gabriel Solis) 

Eric Bishop: Jazz Loft Project Digs up Photographer's Musical Buried Treasures, in: Down Beat, 75/4 

(Apr.2008), p. 20 (F: W. Eugene Smith photo collection) 

George Kanzler: "Monk's Music", by Gabriel Solis, in: Jazz Times, 38/4 (May 2008), p. 138 (B)

Germán Lázaro: Un poco de Monk es mucho. Thelonious Monk - "The Complete Riverside Recordings", 

in: Cuadernos de Jazz, #106 (May/Jun.2008), p. 18-19 (F/R) 

Brian Priestley: "Monk's Music", by Gilbert Solis, in: Jazzwise, #124 (Oct.2008), p. 66 (B) 

Charles Hiroshi Garrett: "Monk's Music. Thelonious Monk and Jazz History in the Making", by Gabriel 

Solis, in: Journal of the Society for American Music, 2/4 (Nov.2008), p. 569-572 (B) [digi.copy] 

Amiri Baraka: Digging. The Afro-American Soul of American Classical Music, Berkeley 2009 [book: 

University of California Press], p. 222-235 (F/poem: chapter "The High Priest of BeBop") 

Eddy Determeyer: Middernacht met Monk. Kristalheldere muziek van een getroebleerde geest. De muziek 

van Thelonious Monk is tijdloos. Haar volstrekt eigenzinnige, weerbarstige karakter intrieert elke nieuwe 

generatie muzikanten. In Nederland eert het trio Borstlap-Bennink-Glerum de high priest of bop met een 

serie van drie CD's. Een overzicht, in: Jazz Nu, 32/2 (Spring 2009), p. 48-51 (F) 

Frederick Moehn: "Monk's Music. Thelonious Monk and Jazz History in the Making", by Gabriel Solis, in: 

American Music, 27/2 (Summer 2009), p. 258-263 (B) [digi.copy] 

Gary Giddins & Scott DeVeaux: Jazz, New York 2009 [book: W.W. Norton], p. 379-389 (F/A: chapter: 

"Thelonious Monk. 'Thelonious' / 'Rhythm-a-ning'") 

Leif Bo Petersen & Theo Rehak: The Music and Life of Theodore "Fats" Navarro. Infatuation, Lanham/MD 

2009 [book: Scarecrow Press], passim (F) 

Maxi Sickert: Clarinet Bird. Rolf Kühn. Jazzgespräche, Berlin 2009 [book: Christian Broecking Verlag], p. 

89-90 (F) 

Robin D.G. Kelley: Thelonious Monk. The Life and Times of an American Original, New York 2009 [book: 

Free Press], passim (F) 

Steve Larson: Analyzing Jazz. A Schenkerian Approach [Harmonologia. Studies in Music Theory, No. 15], 

Hillsdale/NY 2009 [Pendragon Press], passim (F/A: Thelonious Monk: "Round Midnight"; Oscar Peterson: 

"Round Midnight"; Bill Evans: "Round Midnight"); especially p. 33-50 (A), p. 109-126 (T: "Round Midnight", 

from "Monk's Greatest Hits") 

Joe Lang: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. The Music of Thelonious Monk. Frederick P. Rose Hall, in: 

Jazz Improv NY, Jan.2009, p. 12 (C) [digi.copy] 

Charles Tolliver: Megaphone. Musicians in their own words... Monk at Town Hall, in: All About Jazz, #82 

(Feb.2009), p. 11 (F) [digi.copy] 

Gary Heimbauer: 50 Years Later. Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall, in: Jazz Improv NY, 

Feb.2009, p. 12-14, 16 (F/I with Charles Tolliver, Jason Moran) [digi.copy] 

Nate Chinen: Home Life with Mikes. A Jazz History, in: New York Times, 22.Feb.2009 (F: W. Eugene 

Smith's tapes of Thelonious Monk and Hall Overton preparing the 1959 Town Hall concert arrangements) 

[digi.copy] 

Ben Ratliff: Music Review. 'In My Mind. Monk at Town Hall, 1959'. 2 Approaches to Monk's Historic Night, 

in: New York Times, 2.Mar.2009 (C: tribute concerts by Charles Tolliver, Jason Moran) [digi.copy] 

Will Friedwald: Monk's Town Hall Concert Reborn, Reworked, in: Wall Street Journal, 3.Mar.2009 (C: 

tribute concerts by Charles Tolliver, Jason Moran) [digi.copy] 

Marc Villard: Nouvelle Noir. Monk, in: Jazzman, #157 (May 2009), p. 74-75 (short story)

Gabriel Solis: Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall, book proposal, 10.Jun.2009 

(F: book proposal) [digi.copy] {confidential, internal use only} 

José Angelilo: Thelonious Monk o el genio hecho jazz, in: Cuadernos de Jazz, 14/113-114 (Jul/Oct.2009), 

p. 57-61 (F/A) 

Larry Blumenfeld: Blu Notes. In the loft, in: Jazziz, 26/3 (Jul.2009), p. 40 (F: about Hall Overton and 

Thelonious Monk rehearsing for the 1959 Town Hall concerts, and Sam Stephenson's rehearsal tapes) 

[digi.copy] 

Michael C. Heller: "Monk's Music. Thelonious Monk and Jazz History in the Making", by Gabriel Solis, in: 

Jazz Perspectives, 3/2 (Aug.2009), p. 177-181 (B) 

August Kleinzahler: Monk's Moods, in: New York Times, 18.Oct.2009 (B: "Thelonious Monk", by Robin 

D.G. Kelley) [digi.copy] 

Bobby Brown: Megaphone. Musicians in their own words... Monk's Music and the Guitar, in: All About 

Jazz, #90 (Oct.2009), p. 11 (F) [digi.copy] 

George Kanzler: Thelonious Monk. Pianists Riff on Monk, in: All About Jazz, #90 (Oct.2009), p. 9 (F/I with 

Geri Allen, Randy Weston, Jason Moran, Jim McNeely, Armen Donelian, Emilio Solla, Harold O'Neal, 

Clarice Assad, Gerald Clayton) [digi.copy] 

Paul de Barros: Monk's Life Thoroughly Detailed, Pointedly Reconsidered. "Thelonious Monk. The Life 

and Times of an American Original", by Robin D.G. Kelley, in: Down Beat, 76/11 (Nov.2009), p. 74 (B) 

[digi.copy]; response, by Robin D.G. Kelley: Chords & Discords. Monk Biographer Responds, in: Down 

Beat, 77/1 (Jan.2010), p. 10 (letter) [digi.copy] 

Jimmy Heath & Joseph McLaren: I Walked With Giants. The Autobiography of Jimmy Heath, Philadelphia 

2010 [book: Temple University Press], passim (F) 

Randy Weston & Willard Jenkins: African Rhythms. The Autobiography of Randy Weston, Durham/NC 

2010 [book: Duke University Press], passim (F) 

Sam Stephenson: The Jazz Loft Project. Photographs and Tapes of W. Eugene Smith from 821 Sixth 

Avenue, 1957-1965, New York 2010 [book: Alfred A. Knopf], passim (F); especially p. 50-68 (F/I: chapter 

"Thelonious Monk and Hall Overton") 

Felipe Díaz Reyes: 6 cuerdas para Monk, in: Cuadernos de Jazz, #116 (Jan/Feb.2010), p. 6-9 (F/I with 

Steve Khan, Peter Bernstein, Bobby Broom) 

Jimi Durso: Woodshed. Solo. Thelonious Monk's Iconoclastic Piano Solo On 'Bag's Groove', in: Down 

Beat, 77/2 (Feb.2010), p. 72-73 (A/T) [digi.copy] 

Robin D.G. Kelley: Straight, No Caricature. For decades the legacy of Thelonious Monk has been 

shrouded by the same false portrait that followed the pianist during his lifetime: Monk the unknowable 

oddball, the brilliant musical primitive whose compositional genius was rooted in mental quirks and cultural 

isolation. An unprecedented new biograogy by Robin D.G. Kelly, "Thelonious Monk. The Life and Times of 

an American Original" (The Free Press), aims to dispel this untruth. In this exclusive excerpt, Kelley 

highlights the humanity and worldliness of a sadly misunderstood giant, in: Jazz Times, 40/1 (Feb.2010), 

p. 54-57 (F: book excerpt) 

Vijay Iyer: Solo. Ode to a Sphere, in: Jazz Times, 40/1 (Feb.2010), p. 12 (F) 

Larry Blumenfeld: Blu Notes. Monk demystified, in: Jazziz, 27/3 (Mar.2010), p. 40-41 (B: "Thelonious 

Monk. The Life and Times of an American Original", by Robin D.G. Kelley) [digi.copy]

John Fordham: 50 great moments in jazz. The renaissance of Thelonious Monk. The high priest of 

improv's 1956 album Brilliant Corners is a remarkable insight into his wayward musical mind, in: The 

Guardian, 29.Apr.2010 (F) [digi.copy] 

Philip Clark: "Thelonious Monk. The Life and Times of an American Original", by Robin DG Kelley, in: The 

Wire, #314 (Apr.2010), op. 76 (B) 

Richard Williams: "Thelonious Monk. The Life and Times of an American Original", by Robin DG Kelley. 

Richard Williams on the eccentric but compelling rhythms that make a giant of jazz tick, in: The Guardian, 

19.Jun.2010 (F/B) [digi.copy] 

Günter Buhles: Was uns die Musik verraten kann. Über Subtexte im Jazz, in: Jazz Podium, 59/7-8 

(Jul/Aug.2010), p. 3-7 (F: Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, John Coltrane, 

Ornette Coleman) 

John Robert Brown: "Thelonious Monk. The Life and Times of an American Original", by Robin D.G. 

Kelley, in: Jazz Journal, 63/8 (Aug.2010), p. 16 (B) 

Brian Priestley: "Thelonious Monk. The Life and Times of an American Original", by Robin D.G. Kelley, in: 

Jazzwise, #145 (Sep.2010), p. 52 (B) 

"Fredi Fußwipper": Die Jazzpolizei ermittelt. Aktenzeichen 11.10. Heute: War Thelonious Monk ein 

Deutscher?, in: Jazzthetik, 24/11-12 (Nov/Dec.2010), p. 130 (F: satire) [digi.copy] 

Leonard Weinreich: "Thelonious Monk. The Life and Times oif an American Original", by Robin D.G. 

Kelley, in: IAJRC Journal, 43/4 (Dec.2010), p. 90-91 (B) 

^Mark Haywood: Monk Trio. A Sequence of Sonnets, in: Journal of Jazz Studies, 7/1 (2011) 

, p. 73-76 (poems) [digi.copy] 

Karl Lippegaus: John Coltrane. A Love Supreme, Hamburg 2011 [book: edel:vita], p. 62-69 (F: chapter 

"Thelonious") [digi.copy]; p. 70-73 (F: chapter "Soultrane") [digi.copy]; passim, especially p. 74-77 (F: 

chapter "At the Five Spot") [digi.copy] 

Márton Szegedi: "'Round Midnight" von Thelonious Monk. Eine musikalische Analyse, in: Jazz Research 

News, #39 (2011), p. 1860-1877 (A/T) 

Olivier Senn: "mieux citron que jamais." Thelonious Monk plays "Body and Soul", in: Claudia 

Emmenegger & Olivier Senn (eds.): Five Perspectives on "Body and Soul" And Other Contributions to 

Music Performance Studies, Zürich 2011 [book: Chronos], p. 77-91 (A/T) 

Paul Watkins: Disruptive Dialogics. Improvised Dissonance in Thelonious Monk and Wu-Tang Clan's 36 

Chambers, in: Critical Studies in Improvisation, 7/2 (2011), (F) [digi.copy] 

Ted Gioia: The History of Jazz, New York 2011 [book: Oxford University Press], p. 216-236 (F: mentioned 

in chapter "Modern Jazz Piano) 

Ulf Olsson: Strålande biografi om Thelonious Monk. "Thelonious Monk. The life and times of an American 

original", by Robin D.G. Kelley, in: Orkester Journalen, 79/1 (Feb/Mar.2011), p. 49 (B) 

Laurent de Wilde: Thelonious Monk. "S'il y a vien quelqu'un qui ne s'est jamais trahi, c'est bien Monk", in; 

Jazz Magazine, #623 (Mar.2011), supplement, p. iii (F) 

David Feuerzeig: The Right Mistakes. Confronting the "Old Question" of Thelonious Monk's Chops, in: 

Jazz Perspectives, 5/1 (Apr.2011), p. 29-59 (F/A/T: "Round Midnight") [digi.copy]

Tom Perchard: Thelonious Monk Meets the French Critics. Art and Entertainment, Improvisation, and its 

Simulacrum, in: Jazz Perspectives, 5/1 (Apr.2011), p. 61-94 (F/A: "Lulu's Back in Town") [digi.copy] 

Frank Alkyer: First Take. When 'Daddy' Became Thelonious Monk, in: Down Beat, 78/6 (Jun.2011), p. 8 

(F/I with T.S. Monk) [digi.copy] 

Frank Alkyer: Growing Up Monk. T.S. Monk Jr. on his father, his jazz family and the Monk Institute at 25, 

in: Down Beat, 78/6 (Jun.2011), p. 26-28, 30-31, 34-35 (F/I with T.S. Monk) [digi.copy] 

John Fordham: My favourite album. Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk, in: The Guardian, 30.Aug.2011 

(F) [digi.copy] 

François-René Simon: Thelonious Monk. "Monk's Music". En juin 1957, à New York, sous l'égide du 

producteur Orrin Keepnews, se déroule une séance d'enregistrement où le passé et le futur se 

rencontrant, incarnés par deux saxophonists de légende: Coleman Hawkins et John Coltrane. Trait 

d'union: Thelonious Monk. Aux baguettes: Art Blakey. What else?, in: Jazz Magazine, #628 (Aug.2011), p. 

50-53 (F) 

Classy Koehler: Jazz History. Short Takes, in: The Jassman, 6/1 (2012), p. 11 (short F) [digi.copy] 

Timme Rosenkrantz: Harlem Jazz Adventures. A European Jazz Baron's Memoir, 1936-1969 (edited by 

Fradley Garner), Lanham/MD 2012 [book: Scarecrow Press], passim (F) 

William Ford: The Faith of Thelonious Monk, in: Brilliant Corners, 16/2 (Summer 2012), p. 41-44 (poem) 

Jan Kaspersen: Musik der gjorde en forskel. Monk i Brønshøj, in: Jazz Special, #125 (Feb/Mar.2012), p. 

28-29 (F) 

Ib Skovgaard: Monks gode råd. Thelonious Monk var notorisk leveringsdygtig i kryptiske og gådefulde 

udsagn. Da sopran-saxofonisten Steve Lacy var medlem af Monks gruppe u 16 uger i 1960 noterede han 

en række i sin notesbog. De blev fundet i Lacys arkiv efter hans død i 2006 og er siden blevet kendt som 

Monks gode råd, in: Jazz Special, #126 (Apr/May 2012), p. 58-59 (F: Monk's advice to musicians, as 

noted down by Steve Lacy) [digi.copy] 

Christophe Izard: Monk et Dizzy, in: Jazz Magazine, #637 (May 2012), p. 43 (F) [digi.copy] 

Ethan Iverson: Rules of Grammar, in: , 19.Aug.2012 (F/A: often-made 

mistake in bridge to "Well You Needn't") [digi.copy]; follow-up: Ethan Iverson: Sure sign that you're a 

badass when ~60 yrs later the most basic facts of your work are still mysterious even to experts, in: 

, 21.Aug.2012 (F; reactions, readers' comments etc.) [digi.copy] 

Patrick Jarenwattananon: Could Thelonious Monk Win the Jazz Competition Named After Him?, in: A Blog 

Supreme , 28.Aug.2012 (F) [digi.copy] {filed under "Jazzpreise/USA/Thelonious Monk 

Competition"}

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