Thelonious Monk - The Measure of Monk (2007)

Tracklist

01. Ruby, My Dear (3:11)
02. 'Round Midnght (3:14)
03. Straight, No Chaser (3:00)
04. Nutty (5:17)
05. Solitude (3:46)
06. Trinkle, Tinkle (6:40)
07. Crepuscule with Nellie (take 2) (4:43)
08. Well, You Needn't (11:24)
09. Epistrophy (3:11)
10. Let's Cool One (9:17)
11. I Mean You (take 1, alternate) (6:23)
12. Ask Me Now (take 3) (3:45)
13. Ugly Beauty (take 4) (7:39)
14. Bye-Ya (5:25)

As influential as he proved to be during the final decades of his lifetime, it appears that Thelonious Sphere Monk (1917-82) has only gained greater stature in the years since his death. Once considered too eccentric and complex to be appreciated by listeners and other musicians, Monk has become a standard of excellence, as both composer and soloist, for those who seek to extend the jazz ...