Blue Monk

This is my favortie clip of Thelonious Monk playing. Not only does it display Monk’s music at his coolest, it also portrays the fullness of Monk’s piano in the trio setting. Direcly in front of Monk watching with a grin (that supposedly annoyed him) is Count Basie. Notice the white guy in the background has no idea of how to react to what he is experiencing.