Thelonious Monk’s ‘Thelonious Himself’ was never a “crowd-pleaser” in the conventional sense. The LP rewarded repeat listens – and it still does today.

The thought that this Thelonious Monk recording could have been lost is too much. ‘Mønk’ is amazing.

‘Organ Monk Blue’ sustains Gregory Lewis’ intriguing concept of a Thelonious Monk on the organ. It didn’t hurt that this time Lewis revitalizes the blues along the way, too.

An album shaped by both interpretations of Monk and the interaction among these three.