Thelonious Monk – Thelonious Himself (E/E) – LP, JP 1974, With OBI

Thelonious Himself is an LP by Thelonious Monk from 1974 released on the Milestone, Riverside Records label.

About this album

Thelonious Himself is a landmark solo piano statement from Thelonious Monk, one of jazz’s most original voices. Recorded in 1957, the album strips away the bandstand and leaves Monk alone with his own rhythm, harmonies and silences, giving unusual clarity to his sharply angled style. His readings of standards and originals alike show how he could make familiar material feel newly unsettled and deeply personal. With its balance of invention, wit and introspection, the album remains one of the clearest windows into Monk’s singular approach to bop and post-bop piano.

Genre: Jazz