CD1: Bye-Ya; We See; Blue Monk; I Want to Be Happy; Bemsha Swing; Caravan; Tea For Two; Pannonica; Brilliant Corners; 'Round Midnight. CD2: Well, You Needn't; Off ...

It's been 35 years since we lost Thelonious Monk, one of the 20th century's great artists. The man who thrilled jazz fans all over the world with his wholly novel approach to the piano has grown more ...

Bob Weinstock, the man behind many of the most important jazz recordings of the 1950s, died last week. Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk all recorded on Weinstock's label, ...

Like many a jazz label throughout history, Prestige Records was a small, independent company which happened to document greats: musicians like Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins and Thelonious ...

Jazz legend Thelonious Monk (1917-1982) was born on October 10, 1917. In honor of his birthday, we’re republishing John Swenson’s tribute to the late musician, printed in the June, 1982 issue of High ...

Titles include The Musings of Miles and Walkin. Thelonious Himself, The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery and Virtuoso on 180 gram vinyl. CES 2025 and NAMM 2025 are in the books and the ...

One fundamental paradox of compilation albums is the way so many good ones ultimately render themselves useless. Consider how many hits packages sit untouched on the shelves of aficionados, doomed to ...