The Fusion Reactor #172 - A Tribute To Thelonious Monk

This week I thought I'd pay tribute to one of my favorite jazz artists - Thelonious Monk. He was progressive in his own way, at least compositionally and rhythmically. So here's a mixture of Monk songs, Monk covers, Monk tributes, and ... songs about monkeys. =)

Misterioso	Thelonious Monk	10:56
Bemsha Swing-Lively Up Yourself	Medeski Martin & Wood	5:41
Monkey See	Fleck, Béla & the Flecktones	3:17
Funk For Monk	Kobayashi, Ron	6:30
Epistrophy	Hunter, Charlie	3:41
We See	Garage a Trois	3:53
Sprung Monkey	Garage a Trois	6:15
Stomping Grounds/Untitled Instrumental/Green Chimneys	T.J. Kirk	5:34
Cross the Track/Thelonious	T.J. Kirk	4:45
Off Minor	Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey	4:26
I'm Trying to Contain an Outbreak Here and You're Driving the Monkey to the Airport	Forever Einstein	4:26
Thelonius	Beck, Jeff	3:16
Initiatic Quotient Of The Monk: Hypereyes	Priam	10:45
Initiatic Quotient Of The Monk: Birth Of Ucbald	Priam	3:05
Initiatic Quotient Of The Monk: Spiral .Irregular .End	Priam	13:08
Straight No Chaser	Baker, Ginger Trio	5:34
'Round Midnight	Bruford, Bill & Michael Borstlap	5:40
Monkey Businessman [Live]	Manring, Michael	3:48
The Main Monkey Business	Rush	6:02
Trinkle, Tinkle	Thelonius Monk With John Coltrane	6:41