Thelonious Monk Discography - session index

1941 (age 24)

• Charlie Christian's Jam Session   Minton's Playhouse, NYC, May 12, 1941
• Charlie Christian's Jam Session   Minton's Playhouse, NYC, May, 1941
• Hot Lips Page's Jam Session   Minton's Playhouse, NYC, 1941
• Charlie Christian's Jam Session   same location, date
• Joe Guy's Jam Session   NYC, 1941
• Roy Eldridge's Jam Session   same location, date
• Hot Lips Page's Jam Session   same location, date
• Don Byas' Jam Session   Minton's Playhouse, NYC, 1941

1944

• Coleman Hawkins 4   NYC, Oct. 19, 1944

1946

• Dizzy Gillespie Orch.   Spotlight Lounge, Washington, DC, May-June, 1946
• Dizzy Gillespie Orch.   Spotlight Lounge, Washington, DC, June, 1946

1947 (age 30)

• The Thelonious Monk 6   WOR Studios, NYC, Oct. 15, 1947
• The Thelonious Monk 3   WOR Studios, NYC, Oct. 24, 1947
• The Thelonious Monk 5   WOR Studios, NYC, Nov. 21, 1947

1948

• Thelonious Monk 4   WNYC RB, Fest. Of American Music, Feb. 16, 1948
• The Thelonious Monk 4   Apex Studios, NYC, July 2, 1948

1950

• Charlie Parker - Dizzy Gillespie 5   NYC, June 6, 1950

1951

• The Thelonious Monk 5   WOR Studios, NYC, July 23, 1951
• Thelonious Monk 5   NYC, 1951

1952

• The Thelonious Monk 6   WOR Studios, NYC, May 30, 1952
• Thelonious Monk 3   NYC, Oct. 15, 1952
• Thelonious Monk 3   NYC, Dec. 18, 1952

1953

• Thelonious Monk 5 feat. Sonny Rollins   WOR Studios, NYC, Nov. 13, 1953

1954

• Thelonious Monk 5 feat. Frank Foster   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, May 11, 1954
• Thelonious Monk 1   Paris, France, June 7, 1954
• Thelonious Monk 3   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Sep. 22, 1954
• Sonny Rollins and Thelonious Monk 4   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Oct. 25, 1954
• Miles Davis All Stars   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Dec. 24, 1954

1955

• Miles Davis At The Newport Jazz Festival   Newport Jazz Fest., Freebody Park, Newport, RI, July 17, 1955
• Thelonious Monk 3   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, July 21 & 27, 1955
• Gigi Gryce 4   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Oct. 15, 1955

1956

• Thelonious Monk 3   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Mar. 17, & Apr. 3, 1956
• Thelonious Monk 1   NYC, Sep., 1956
• Thelonious Monk 5   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Oct. 9, 1956
• Thelonious Monk 5   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Oct. 15, 1956
• Thelonious Monk 5   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Dec. 7, 1956

1957 (age 40)

• Thelonious Monk 1/3   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Apr. 5, 1957
• Sonny Rollins 5/4/6   VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Apr. 14, 1957
• Thelonious Monk 1   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Apr. 16, 1957
• Art Blakey and JM with Thelonious Monk   NYC, May 14, 1957
• Art Blakey and JM with Thelonious Monk   NYC, May 15, 1957
• Thelonious Monk 7   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 25 & 26, 1957
• Thelonious Monk 4   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, July, 1957
• Thelonious Monk and Gerry Mulligan   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Aug. 12 & 13, 1957
• Thelonious Monk 4   Carnegie Hall, NYC, early show, Nov. 29, 1957
• Thelonious Monk 4   Carnegie Hall, NYC, late show, Nov. 29, 1957
• Thelonious Monk 3   TVB, The Sound Of Jazz, CBS Studio #58, NYC, Dec. 8, 1957
• Thelonious Monk 5   NYC, 1957-1958

1958

• Thelonious Monk 6   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Feb. 25, 1958
• Clark Terry 4 with Thelonious Monk   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, May 7 & 12, 1958
• Thelonious Monk 4 with Johnny Griffin   Five Spot Cafe, NYC, July 9, 1958
• Thelonious Monk 4 with Johnny Griffin   Five Spot Cafe, NYC, Aug. 7, 1958
• Thelonious Monk 4   Five Spot Cafe, NYC, Sep. 11, 1958

1959

• The Thelonious Monk Orch.   Town Hall, NYC, Feb. 28, 1959
• Thelonious Monk 5   Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 1 & 2, 1959
• Thelonious Monk 1   Fugazi Hall, SF, Oct. 21 & 22, 1959

1960

• Thelonious Monk 4 Plus Two   The Blackhawk, SF, Apr. 29, 1960

1961

• Thelonious Monk 4   Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland, Apr. 15, 1961
• Thelonious Monk 4   Studio Irene, Bussum, Holland, Apr. 15, 1961
• The Thelonious Monk 4   L'Olympia, Paris, France, Apr. 18, 1961
• The Thelonious Monk 4   Teatro Lirico, Milan, Italy, Apr. 21, 1961
• Thelonious Monk 4   Casino, Bern, Switzerland, May 10, 1961
• Thelonious Monk 4   Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, May 16, 1961
• Thelonious Monk 4   Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland, May 20, 1961

1962

• Thelonious Monk 4   NYC, Oct. 31, 1962
• Thelonious Monk 4   NYC, Nov. 1, 1962
• Thelonious Monk 4   NYC, Nov. 2, 1962
• Thelonious Monk 4   NYC, Nov. 6, 1962

1963

• Thelonious Monk 4   Birdland, NYC, Feb. 9, 1963
• Thelonious Monk 4   Birdland, NYC, Feb. 16, 1963
• Thelonious Monk 4   Birdland, NYC, Feb. 23, 1963
• Thelonious Monk 4   NYC, Feb. 26, 1963
• Thelonious Monk 4   NYC, Feb. 27, 1963
• Thelonious Monk 4   NYC, Feb. 28, 1963
• Thelonious Monk 4   live in Paris, France, Mar. 9, 1963
• Thelonious Monk 4   NYC, Mar. 29, 1963
• Thelonious Monk 4   Sankei Hall, Tokyo, Japan, May 21, 1963
• Thelonious Monk 4   TBS TV Studios, Tokyo, Japan, May 23, 1963
• Thelonious Monk 4 and Pee Wee Russell   Newport Jazz Fest., Newport, RI, July 3, 1963
• Thelonious Monk 4   Monterey Jazz Fest., Monterey, CA, Sep. 21, 1963
• Thelonious Monk 4   Monterey Jazz Fest., Monterey, CA, Sep. 22, 1963
• Thelonious Monk 4   Village Gate, Greenwich Village, NY, Nov. 12, 1963
• Thelonious Monk 10/4   Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC, Dec. 30, 1963

1964

• Thelonious Monk 4   NYC, Jan. 29, 1964
• Thelonious Monk 4   NYC, Jan. 30, 1964
• Thelonious Monk 4   NYC, Feb. 10, 1964
• Thelonious Monk 4   Alhambra, Paris, France, Feb. 22, 1964
• Thelonious Monk 4   Maison De La Radio, Paris, France, 1st set, Feb. 23, 1964
• Thelonious Monk 4   Maison De La Radio, Paris, France, 2nd set, Feb. 23, 1964
• Thelonious Monk 4   Teatro Lirico, Milan, Italy, Feb. 25, 1964
• Thelonious Monk 4   NYC, Mar. 9, 1964
• Thelonious Monk 4   NYC, Oct. 6, 1964
• Thelonious Monk 4   NYC, Oct. 7, 1964
• Thelonious Monk 4   NYC, Oct. 8, 1964
• Thelonious Monk 1   LA, Oct. 31, 1964
• Thelonious Monk 4   The It Club, LA, Oct. 31, 1964
• Thelonious Monk 4   The It Club, LA, Nov. 1, 1964
• Thelonious Monk 1   LA, Nov. 2, 1964
• Thelonious Monk 4   The Jazz Workshop, SF, Nov. 3, 1964
• Thelonious Monk 4   The Jazz Workshop, SF, Nov. 4, 1964

1965

• Thelonious Monk 1   NYC, Feb. 23, 1965
• Thelonious Monk 4   Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, Feb. 27, 1965
• Thelonious Monk 3   NYC, Mar. 2, 1965
• Thelonious Monk 4   TVB by BBC2, Jazz 625, The Marquee Club, London, England, Mar. 14, 1965
• Thelonious Monk 4   L'Olympia, Paris, France, 1st set, May 23, 1965
• Thelonious Monk 4   L'Olympia, Paris, France, 2nd set, May 23, 1965
• Thelonious Monk 4   L'Olympia, Paris, France, 3rd set, May 23, 1965
• Thelonious Monk 4   Place Des Arts, Montreal, Canada, Aug. 21, 1965

1966

• Thelonious Monk 4   Palais De La Mutualite, Paris, France, Mar. 18, 1966; Maison De L'ORTF, Paris, France, Mar. 20, 1966
• Thelonious Monk 4   live in Amiens, France, Mar. 23, 1966
• Thelonious Monk 4   Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland, Mar. 27, 1966
• Thelonious Monk 4   Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England, Apr. 29, 1966
• Thelonious Monk 4   Newport Jazz Fest., Newport, RI, July 2, 1966
• Thelonious Monk 4   NYC, Nov. 14, 1966
• Thelonious Monk 4   NYC, Nov. 15, 1966

1967 (age 50)

• Thelonious Monk 4   NYC, Jan. 10, 1967
• Dave Brubeck with Thelonious Monk 4   Puebla Arts Fest., Auditoria De La Reforma, Puebla, Mexico, May 12, 1967
• Thelonious Monk 4   same location, date
• Thelonious Monk 1   live in Atlanta, GA, c. fall 1967
• Thelonious Monk 4 with Guests   live in Stockholm, Sweden, Oct. 11, 1967
• Thelonious Monk 4 with Guests   De Doelen, Rotterdam, Holland, Oct. 28, 1967
• Thelonious Monk 4 with Guests   live in Rotterdam, Holland or Berlin, W. Germany, Oct. 28 or Nov. 4, 1967
• Thelonious Monk 4 with Guests   Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, Nov. 3, 1967
• Thelonious Monk 4 with Guests   live in Berlin, W. Germany, Nov. 4, 1967
• Thelonious Monk 4 with Guests   live in Mainz, W. Germany, Nov., 1967
• Thelonious Monk 4   NYC, Dec. 14, 1967
• Thelonious Monk 4   NYC, Dec. 21, 1967

1968

• Thelonious Monk 3   Village Vanguard, NYC, c. early 1968
• Thelonious Monk 3   NYC, Feb. 14, 1968
• Thelonious Monk Orch.   LA, Nov. 19, 1968
• Thelonious Monk Orch.   LA, Nov. 20, 1968

1969

• Thelonious Monk 1   TVB, Piano For Duke, Berlin, W. Germany, Nov. 6, 1969
• Thelonious Monk 1   TVB, Paris, France, Dec. 25, 1969
• Stars Of Bop   live in Paris, France, 1969

1970

• Thelonious Monk 4   Shinjuku Koseinenkin Kaikan, Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 4, 1970

1971

• The Giants Of Jazz   Sala Grande Del Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi, Milan, Italy, Oct. 20, 1971
• Giants Of Jazz / Bop Fathers   Theatre National Populaire, Paris, France, Oct. 22, 1971
• The Giants Of Jazz   Congress Hall, Warsaw, Poland, Oct. 29, 1971
• The Giants Of Jazz   Palac Lucerna Velky Sal, Prague, Czechoslovakia, Oct. 30, 1971
• The Giants Of Jazz   live in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Nov. 2, 1971
• Giants Of Jazz   Philharmonie, Berlin, W. Germany, Nov. 5, 1971
• The Giants Of Jazz   Kongresshalle, Boblingen, W. Germany, Nov. 7, 1971
• Giants Of Jazz   Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark, Nov. 9, 1971
• The Giants Of Jazz   Victoria Theatre, London, England, 1st concert, Nov. 14, 1971
• The Giants Of Jazz   Victoria Theatre, London, England, 2nd concert, Nov. 14, 1971
• Thelonious Monk 1/3   Chappell Studios, London, England, Nov. 15, 1971

1972

• Thelonious Monk 4   Village Vanguard, NYC, June 15, 1972
• Art Blakey and The Giants Of Jazz   Monterey Jazz Fest., Monterey, CA, Sep. 16, 1972
• Giants Of Jazz   studio recordings, Bern, Switzerland, Nov. 12, 1972

1975

• Thelonious Monk 4   Newport Jazz Fest. In New York, Lincoln Center, NYC, July 3, 1975

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