About This Song
About "Thelonious (Rudy Van Gelder 24-Bit Mastering / 1998 Digital Remaster)" by Thelonious Monk
The self-titled 'Thelonious' is a portrait in dissonance: a herky-jerky theme that struts and stutters. Monk's piano is a series of sharp elbows, carving space with idiosyncratic logic. It's a manifesto of swing, both playful and prickly.