Thelonious Monk Discography - session index

1941 (The age of 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 (The age of 27)

• 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 (The age of 30)

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

1948

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

1950

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

1951

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

1952 (The age of 35)

• 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  NYC, Nov. 13, 1953

1954

• Thelonious Monk 5  RVG, Hackensack, NJ, May 11, 1954
• Thelonious Monk 1  NYC, June 7, 1954
• Thelonious Monk 3  RVG, Hackensack, NJ, Sep. 22, 1954
• Thelonious Monk - Sonny Rollins 4  RVG, Hackensack, NJ, Oct. 25, 1954
• Miles Davis 5  RVG, Hackensack, NJ, Dec. 24, 1954

1955

• Miles Davis 6  Newport Jazz Fest., Newport, RI, July 17, 1955
• Thelonious Monk 3  RVG, Hackensack, NJ, July 21 & 27, 1955
• Gigi Gryce 4  RVG, Hackensack, NJ, Oct. 15, 1955

1956

• Thelonious Monk 3  RVG, Hackensack, NJ, Mar. 17, 1956
• Thelonious Monk 3  RVG, Hackensack, NJ, Apr. 3, 1956
• Thelonious Monk 1  NYC, Sep., 1956
• Thelonious Monk 5  NYC, Oct. 9, 1956
• Thelonious Monk 5  NYC, Oct. 15, 1956
• Thelonious Monk 5  NYC, Dec. 7, 1956

1957 (The age of 40)

• Thelonious Monk 1  NYC, Apr. 12, 1957
• Sonny Rollins 5/6  RVG, Hackensack, NJ, Apr. 14, 1957
• Thelonious Monk 3  Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Apr. 16, 1957
• Art Blakey & JM w/ Thelonious Monk  NYC, May 14, 1957
• Art Blakey & JM w/ Thelonious Monk  NYC, May 15, 1957
• Thelonious Monk 7  Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 25, 1957
• Thelonious Monk 7  Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, June 26, 1957
• Thelonious Monk 4  Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, July, 1957
• Gerry Mulligan - Thelonious Monk 4  NYC, Aug. 12, 1957
• Gerry Mulligan - Thelonious Monk 4  NYC, Aug. 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, NYC, Dec. 8, 1957
• Thelonious Monk 5  NYC, 1957-1958

1958

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

1959

• Thelonious Monk 10  Town Hall, NYC, Feb. 28, 1959
• Thelonious Monk 5  NYC, June 1, 2 & 4, 1959
• Thelonious Monk 1  live in SF, Oct. 20, 1959
• Thelonious Monk 1  live in SF, Oct. 21, 1959

1960

• Thelonious Monk 6  The Blackhawk, SF, Apr. 29, 1960

1961

• Thelonious Monk 4  Amsterdam, Holland, Apr. 15, 1961
• Thelonious Monk 4  L'Olympia, Paris, France, Apr. 18, 1961
• Thelonious Monk 4  Teatro Lirico, Milan, Italy, Apr. 21, 1961
• Thelonious Monk 4  Casino, Bern, Switzerland, May 10, 1961
• Thelonious Monk 4  Stockholm, Sweden, May 16, 1961
• Cannonball Adderley  NYC, c. 1961

1962 (The age of 45)

• 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  Paris, France, Mar. 9, 1963
• Thelonious Monk 4  NYC, Mar. 29, 1963
• Thelonious Monk 4  Tokyo, Japan, May 21, 1963
• Thelonious Monk 4  TBS-TV Studios, Tokyo, Japan, May 23, 1963
• Thelonious Monk 5  Newport Jazz Fest., Newport, RI, July 4, 1963
• Thelonious Monk 4  Montreux Jazz Fest., Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, Sep. 21, 1963
• Thelonious Monk 4  Montreux Jazz Fest., Casino De Montreux, Switzerland, Sep. 22, 1963
• Thelonious Monk 4  Village Gate, NYC, Nov. 12, 1963
• Thelonious Monk 10  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  Alhambra, Paris, France, 1st set, Feb. 23, 1964
• Thelonious Monk 4  Alhambra, 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 Jazz Workshop, SF, Oct. 31, Nov. 1, 1964
• Thelonious Monk 4  The Jazz Workshop, SF, Oct. 31-Nov. 4, 1964
• Thelonious Monk 1  LA, Nov. 2, 1964
• Thelonious Monk 4  The Jazz Workshop, SF, Nov. 3 & 4, 1964

1965

• Thelonious Monk 1  LA, Feb. 23, 1965
• Thelonious Monk 4  LA, Feb. 27, 1965
• Thelonious Monk 3  LA, Mar. 2, 1965
• Thelonious Monk 4  TVB, Jazz 625, Channel BBC 2, 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, Quebec, Canada, Aug. 21, 1965
• Thelonious Monk 1  NYC, Nov. 2, 1965

1966

• Thelonious Monk 4  Paris, France, Mar. 18, 1966
• Thelonious Monk 4  Paris, France, Mar. 18 or 20, 1966
• Thelonious Monk 4  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 (The age of 50)

• Thelonious Monk 4  NYC, Jan. 10, 1967
• Thelonious Monk 3 w/ Dave Brubeck  Puebla Arts Fest., Auditoria De La Reforma, Puebla, Mexico, May 12, 1967
• Thelonious Monk 1  NYC, aut. 1967
• Thelonious Monk 8  Continental, Oct. 11, 1967
• Thelonious Monk 9  Rotterdam, Holland, Oct. 28, 1967
• Thelonious Monk 9  Rotterdam, Holland or Berlin, West Germany, Oct. 28 or Nov. 4, 1967
• Thelonious Monk 9  Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, Nov. 3, 1967
• Thelonious Monk 8  Berlin, West Germany, Nov. 4, 1967
• Thelonious Monk 8  Continental, Nov., 1967
• Thelonious Monk 4  NYC, Dec. 14, 1967
• Thelonious Monk 4  NYC, Dec. 14 or 19, 1967
• Thelonious Monk 4  NYC, Dec. 21, 1967

1968

• Thelonious Monk 3  NYC, early 1968
• Thelonious Monk 3  NYC, Feb. 14 or 24, 1968
• Thelonious Monk Orch.  Hollywood, CA, Nov. 19, 1968
• Thelonious Monk Orch.  Hollywood, CA, Nov. 20, 1968

1969

• Thelonious Monk 1  TVB, Paris, France, Nov. 6, 1969
• Thelonious Monk 1  TVB, Paris, France, Dec. 25, 1969
• Stars Of Bop  Paris, France, 1969

1970

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

1971

• Giants Of Jazz  T.N.P., Paris, France, Oct. 22, 1971
• Giants Of Jazz  Philharmonie, Berlin, West Germany, Nov. 5, 1971
• Giants Of Jazz  Berne or Zurich, Switzerland, Nov. 12, 1971
• Giants Of Jazz  Victoria Theatre, London, England, 1st concert, Nov. 14, 1971
• Giants Of Jazz  Victoria Theatre, London, England, 2nd concert, Nov. 14, 1971
• Thelonious Monk 3  London, England, Nov. 15, 1971