Cette page décrit la discographie du pianiste de jazz américain Thelonious Monk.
Albums en tant que leader ou coleader Année Titre Leader Label Musiciens Notes 1951 Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1 Thelonious Monk Blue Note Records Idrees Sulieman, George Taitt (tr), Danny Quebec West, Sahib Shihab (as), Billy Smith (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Gene Ramey, Bob Paige (cb), Art Blakey (dm) Enregistré en 1947 1952 Genius of Modern Music: Volume 2 Thelonious Monk Blue Note Records Kenny Dorham (tp), Sahib Shihab, Lou Donaldson (as), Lucky Thompson (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Milt Jackson (vb), Al McKibbon, Nelson Boyd (cb), Art Blakey, Max Roach (dm) 1954 Thelonious Monk Trio Thelonious Monk Prestige Thelonious Monk (p), Percy Heath, Gerry Mapp (cb), Art Blakey, Max Roach (dm) 1954 Monk Thelonious Monk Prestige Ray Copeland (tp), Julius Watkins (c), Frank Foster, Sonny Rollins (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Curly Russell, Percy Heath (cb), Art Blakey, Willie Jones (dm) 1954 Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins Prestige Julius Watkins (c), Sonny Rollins (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Percy Heath, Tommy Potter (cb), Art Blakey, Willie Jones, Art Taylor (dm) 1954 Thelonious Monk Disques Vogue Thelonious Monk (p) 1955 Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington Thelonious Monk Riverside Records Thelonious Monk (p), Oscar Pettiford (cb), Kenny Clarke (dm) 1956 The Unique Thelonious Monk Thelonious Monk Riverside Records Thelonious Monk (p), Oscar Pettiford (cb), Art Blakey (dm) 1957 Brilliant Corners Thelonious Monk Riverside Records Clark Terry (tp), Ernie Henry (as), Sonny Rollins (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Oscar Pettiford, Paul Chambers (cb), Max Roach (dm) 1957 Thelonious Himself Thelonious Monk Riverside Records Thelonious Monk (p), John Coltrane (ts), Wilbur Ware (cb) 1957 Monk's Music Thelonious Monk septet Riverside Records Ray Copeland (tp), Gigi Gryce (as), Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Wilbur Ware (cb), Art Blakey (dm) 1957 Gerry Mulligan, Thelonious Monk Riverside Records Gerry Mulligan (bs), Thelonious Monk (p), Wilbur Ware (cb), Shadow Wilson (dm) 1958 Thelonious in Action Thelonious Monk quartet Riverside Records Johnny Griffin (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Ahmed Abdul Malik (cb), Roy Haynes (dm) Live 1958 Misterioso Thelonious Monk quartet Riverside Records Johnny Griffin (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Ahmed Abdul Malik (cb), Roy Haynes (dm) Live 1959 The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall Thelonious Monk Orchestra Riverside Records Donald Byrd (tp), Eddie Bert (tbn), (c), Jay McAllister (t), Phil Woods (as), Charlie Rouse (ts), Pepper Adams (bs), Thelonious Monk (p), Sam Jones (cb), Art Taylor (dm) Live 1959 Thelonious Monk Riverside Records Thad Jones (c), Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Sam Jones (cb), Art Taylor (dm) 1959 Thelonious Alone in San Francisco Thelonious Monk Riverside Records Thelonious Monk (p) 1960 Thelonious Monk quartet Riverside Records Joe Gordon (tp), Harold Land, Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), John Ore (cb), Billy Higgins (dm) Live 1961 Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane Riverside Records Gigi Gryce (as), Ray Copeland (tp), John Coltrane, Coleman Hawkins (ts) Thelonious Monk (p), Wilbur Ware, John Ore (cb), Shadow Wilson, Art Blakey (dm) Enregistré en 1957 1963 Monk's Dream Thelonious Monk quartet Columbia Records Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), John Ore (cb), Frankie Dunlop (dm) 1963 Thelonious Monk Riverside Records Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), John Ore (cb), Frankie Dunlop (dm) Live enregistré en 1961 1963 Criss Cross Thelonious Monk Columbia Records Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), John Ore (cb), Frankie Dunlop (dm) 1963 Thelonious Monk Columbia Records Nick Travis (tp), Thad Jones (cn), Eddie Bert (tb), Steve Lacy (ss), Phil Woods (as, cl), Charlie Rouse (ts), Gene Allen (bs, b cl, cl), Butch Warren (cb), Frankie Dunlop (dm), Hall Overton (arr) Live 1964 Miles and Monk at Newport Thelonious Monk quartet Columbia Records Pee Wee Russell (cl), Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Butch Warren (cb), Frankie Dunlop (dm) Live, la performance de Miles Davis date de 1958 1964 It's Monk's Time Thelonious Monk Columbia Records Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Butch Warren (cb), Ben Riley (dm) 1964 Thelonious Monk Columbia Records Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Larry Gales (cb), Ben Riley (dm) 1965 Solo Monk Thelonious Monk Columbia Records Thelonious Monk (p) 1965 Thelonious Monk Columbia Records Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Larry Gales, Butch Warren (cb), Ben Riley, Frankie Dunlop (dm) Live 1966 Thelonious Monk Riverside Records Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), John Ore (cb), Frankie Dunlop (dm) Live enregistré en 1961 1967 Straight, No Chaser Thelonious Monk Columbia Records Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Larry Gales (cb), Ben Riley (dm) 1968 Underground Thelonious Monk Columbia Records Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Larry Gales (cb), Ben Riley (dm), Jon Hendricks (voc) 1968 Thelonious Monk Columbia Records , Conte Candoli, Freddie Hill (tp), , Bob Bralinger, Billy Byers, Mike Wimberly (tbn), Buddy Collette, Tom Scott, Gene Cipriano, Ernie Small (s), Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Howard Roberts (g), Larry Gales (cb), Ben Riley, John Guerin (dm) 1969 Thelonious Monk Columbia Records Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Butch Warren (cb), Frankie Dunlop (dm) Live enregistré en 1963 1978 Thelonious Monk In Tokyo Thelonious Monk quartet Far East Records Paul Jeffrey (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Larry Ridley (cb), (dm) Live enregistré en 1970 1981 April In Paris / Live. Thelonious Monk Milestone Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), John Ore (cb), Frankie Dunlop (dm) Live enregistré en 1961 1982 Thelonious Monk Columbia Records Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Larry Gales (cb), Ben Riley (dm) Live enregistré en 1964 1982 Thelonious Monk Columbia Records Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Larry Gales (cb), Ben Riley (dm) Live enregistré en 1964 1987 Live In Stockholm 1961. Thelonious Monk Dragon Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), John Ore (cb), Frankie Dunlop (dm) Live enregistré en 1961 1988 Thelonious Monk Nonet France's Concert Records Clark Terry, Ray Copeland (tp), Jimmy Cleveland (tbn), Phil Woods (as), Charlie Rouse, Johnny Griffin (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Larry Gales (cb), Ben Riley (dm) Live enregistré en 1967 1988, 1989 The London Collection vol. 1., 2, 3. Thelonious Monk Black Lion Records Thelonious Monk (p), Al McKibbon (cb), Art Blakey (dms) Live enregistré en 1971 1993 Thelonious Monk Quartet Featuring John Coltrane Live at the Five Spot Discovery! Thelonious Monk Quartet Blue Note Records John Coltrane (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Ahmed Abdul Malik (cb), Roy Haynes (dm) Live enregistré en 1958 2005 Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall Thelonious Monk Quartet Blue Note Records John Coltrane (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Ahmed Abdul Malik (cb), Shadow Wilson (dm) Live enregistré en 1957 2007 Live At The 1964 Monterey Jazz Festival. Thelonious Monk Columbia Records Bobby Bryant, Melvin Moore (tp), Lou Blackburn (tbn), Buddy Collette (fl, s), Charlie Rouse (ts), Jack Nimitz (bs), Thelonious Monk (p), Steve Swallow (cb), Ben Riley (dm) Live enregistré en 1964 2014 The Complete 1961 Amsterdam Concert. Thelonious Monk Quartet Solar Records Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), John Ore (cb), Frankie Dunlop (dm) Live enregistré en 1961 2018 Mønk. Thelonious Monk Quartet Gearbox Records Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), John Ore (cb), Frankie Dunlop (dm) Live enregistré en 1963 2020 Palo Alto. Thelonious Monk Quartet Impulse! Charlie Rouse (ts), Thelonious Monk (p), Larry Gales (cb), Ben Riley (dm) Live enregistré en 1968
Box sets
Compilations 1991 : The Best of Thelonious Monk. The Blue Note Years (1947–1952, Blue Note) 2001 : The Columbia Years: '62–'68 (1962–1968, Sony) 2002 : Thelonious Monk 85th Birthday Celebration (1952–1961, ZYX Music)
Albums en tant que sideman Avec Coleman Hawkins 1944 : (Prestige).
Avec Milt Jackson 1952 : (Blue Note)
Avec Miles Davis 1954 : Bags' Groove (Prestige) 1954 : Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants (Prestige)
Avec Sonny Rollins 1954 : Moving Out (Prestige) 1957 : Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 (Blue Note)
Avec Gigi Gryce 1955 : (Savoy)
Avec Clark Terry 1958 : (Riverside)
Avec Art Blakey 1958 : (Atlantic) 1971 : (Atlantic)
Musique de film 1959 : Les Liaisons dangereuses 1960 de Roger Vadim. Les morceaux sont publiés en album en 2017 chez Sam Records.
Albums en hommage La musique de Thelonious Monk est très fréquemment jouée par les musiciens de jazz. Sont listés ci-dessous les albums entièrement composés de morceaux de Monk.
Par des pianistes
Par des saxophonistes
Par des guitaristes Éric Löhrer 1998 : Évidence (Siesta)
Andy Summers 1998 : Green Chimneys: The Music of Thelonious Monk
Elliott Sharp 2006 : Sharp? Monk? Sharp! Monk! (Criss Cross Jazz)
Noël Akchoté 2015 : Melodious - Plays The Music Of Thelonious Monk (Noël Akchoté Downloads)
Par des trompettistes Wynton Marsalis 1999 : (Columbia)
2011 : The Monk Project (IPO Recordings)
1988 : Rumba Para Monk
Par d'autres instrumentistes
Références
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