Through the standards
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk, piano, is on 92 recordings across 43 tunes on this site, from 1941 to 1971. Most often alongside Art Blakey, Charlie Rouse and Oscar Pettiford.
1940s
- Stompin' at the SavoyCharlie Christian · 1941 · piano · Esoteric
- April in ParisThelonious Monk Trio · 1947 · piano · Blue Note
- Nice Work If You Can Get ItThelonious Monk Trio · 1947 · piano · Blue Note
- Ruby, My DearThelonious Monk Trio · 1947 · piano · Blue Note
- Well You Needn'tThelonious Monk Trio · 1947 · piano · Blue Note
- 'Round MidnightThelonious Monk Quintet · 1947 · piano · Blue Note
- In Walked BudThelonious Monk Quintet · 1947 · piano · Blue Note
- EpistrophyThe Thelonious Monk Quartet · 1948 · piano · Blue Note
- I Should CareThelonious Monk Quartet with Kenny 'Pancho' Hagood · 1948 · piano · Blue Note
1950s
- My Melancholy BabyCharlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie · 1950 · piano · Mercury
- Straight, No ChaserThelonious Monk Quintet · 1951 · piano · Blue Note
- Sweet and LovelyThelonious Monk Trio · 1952 · piano · Prestige
- Bemsha SwingThelonious Monk Trio · 1952 · piano · Prestige
- Smoke Gets in Your EyesThelonious Monk Quintet · 1954 · piano · Prestige
- Well You Needn'tThelonious Monk · 1954 · piano · Disques Vogue
- Blue MonkThelonious Monk Trio · 1954 · piano · Prestige
- I Want to Be HappySonny Rollins and Thelonious Monk · 1954 · piano · Prestige
- More Than You KnowSonny Rollins · 1954 · piano · Prestige
- The Way You Look TonightSonny Rollins and Thelonious Monk Quartet · 1954 · piano · Prestige
- Bags' GrooveMiles Davis All Stars · 1954 · piano · Prestige
- Bemsha SwingMiles Davis All Stars · 1954 · piano · Prestige
- The Man I LoveMiles Davis All Stars · 1954 · piano · Prestige
- CaravanThelonious Monk · 1955 · piano · Riverside
- I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)Thelonious Monk Trio · 1955 · piano · Riverside
- I Let a Song Go Out of My HeartThelonious Monk · 1955 · piano · Riverside
- It Don't Mean a ThingThelonious Monk Trio · 1955 · piano · Riverside
- Mood IndigoThelonious Monk · 1955 · piano · Riverside
- SolitudeThelonious Monk Trio · 1955 · piano · Riverside
- Sophisticated LadyThelonious Monk Trio · 1955 · piano · Riverside
- 'Round MidnightMiles Davis with Thelonious Monk, Zoot Sims and Gerry Mulligan · 1955 · piano · Columbia/Legacy
- Darn That DreamThelonious Monk Trio · 1956 · piano · Riverside
- Honeysuckle RoseThelonious Monk Trio · 1956 · piano · Riverside
- Just You, Just MeThelonious Monk Trio · 1956 · piano · Riverside
- LizaThelonious Monk Trio · 1956 · piano · Riverside
- Memories of YouThelonious Monk · 1956 · piano · Riverside
- Tea for TwoThelonious Monk Trio · 1956 · piano · Riverside
- Bemsha SwingThelonious Monk Quintet · 1956 · piano · Riverside
- I Surrender DearThelonious Monk · 1956 · piano · Riverside
- 'Round MidnightThelonious Monk · 1957 · piano · Riverside
- I Should CareThelonious Monk · 1957 · piano · Riverside
- April in ParisThelonious Monk · 1957 · piano · Riverside
- I'm Getting Sentimental Over YouThelonious Monk · 1957 · piano · Riverside
- Blue MonkArt Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk · 1957 · piano · Atlantic
- In Walked BudArt Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk · 1957 · piano · Atlantic
- Rhythm-a-NingArt Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk · 1957 · piano · Atlantic
- EpistrophyThelonious Monk Septet · 1957 · piano · Riverside
- Well You Needn'tThelonious Monk Septet · 1957 · piano · Riverside
- Ruby, My DearThelonious Monk with Coleman Hawkins · 1957 · piano · Riverside
- Ruby, My DearThelonious Monk Quartet · 1957 · piano · Jazzland
- Rhythm-a-NingThelonious Monk and Gerry Mulligan · 1957 · piano · Riverside
- Straight, No ChaserThelonious Monk and Gerry Mulligan · 1957 · piano · Riverside
- Sweet and LovelyThelonious Monk and Gerry Mulligan · 1957 · piano · Riverside
- 'Round MidnightThelonious Monk Quartet · 1958 · piano · Milestone
- In Walked BudThelonious Monk Quartet with Johnny Griffin · 1958 · piano · Milestone
- Blue MonkThelonious Monk Quartet with Johnny Griffin · 1958 · piano · Riverside
- In Walked BudThelonious Monk Quartet with Johnny Griffin · 1958 · piano · Riverside
- Rhythm-a-NingThelonious Monk Quartet with Johnny Griffin · 1958 · piano · Riverside
- In Walked BudThe Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane · 1958 · piano · Blue Note
- In Walked BudThelonious Monk Quartet · 1959 · piano · Milestone
- Straight, No ChaserThelonious Monk Quintet · 1959 · piano · Riverside
- Rhythm-a-NingThelonious Monk Quartet with Barney Wilen · 1959 · piano · Sam / Saga
- Blue MonkThelonious Monk · 1959 · piano · Riverside
- Everything Happens to MeThelonious Monk · 1959 · piano · Riverside
- Ruby, My DearThelonious Monk · 1959 · piano · Riverside
1960s
- EpistrophyThelonious Monk Quartet Plus Two · 1960 · piano · Fantasy / Riverside
- Well You Needn'tThelonious Monk Quartet · 1961 · piano · Riverside box set
- Body and SoulThelonious Monk · 1962 · piano · Columbia
- Rhythm-a-NingThelonious Monk Quartet · 1962 · piano · Columbia
- Sweet and LovelyThelonious Monk Quartet · 1962 · piano · Columbia
- Tea for TwoThelonious Monk · 1963 · piano · Columbia
- Don't Blame MeThelonious Monk · 1963 · piano · Columbia
- EpistrophyThelonious Monk Quartet · 1963 · piano · Columbia
- Straight, No ChaserThelonious Monk Quartet · 1963 · piano · CBS/Sony
- Blue MonkThelonious Monk Quartet and Pee Wee Russell · 1963 · piano · Columbia
- LizaThelonious Monk Quartet · 1964 · piano · Columbia
- Blue MonkThelonious Monk Quartet · 1964 · piano · Columbia
- I Surrender DearThelonious Monk · 1964 · piano · Columbia
- Rhythm-a-NingThelonious Monk Quartet · 1964 · piano · Columbia
- Straight, No ChaserThelonious Monk Quartet · 1964 · piano · Columbia
- I'm Getting Sentimental Over YouThelonious Monk Quartet · 1964 · piano · Legacy
- Just You, Just MeThelonious Monk Quartet · 1964 · piano · Legacy
- DinahThelonious Monk · 1964 · piano · Columbia
- I Hadn't Anyone Till YouThelonious Monk · 1964 · piano · Columbia
- I'm Confessin'Thelonious Monk · 1964 · piano · Columbia
- Well You Needn'tThelonious Monk Quartet · 1965 · piano · Columbia
- Ruby, My DearThelonious Monk · 1965 · piano · Columbia
- Between the Devil and the Deep Blue SeaThelonious Monk · 1967 · piano · Columbia
- Straight, No ChaserThelonious Monk Quartet · 1967 · piano · Columbia
- In Walked BudThelonious Monk with Jon Hendricks · 1968 · piano · Columbia
- Ruby, My DearThelonious Monk Quartet · 1968 · piano · Impulse!
- Blue MonkThelonious Monk with orchestra · 1968 · piano · Columbia/Legacy