Once Again, Words Fail Us
While we here at Monk headquarter have got nothing against a good lyric, Theloneliestmonk is dedicated to celebrating music that doesn’t need ‘em.
We’ve got a particular fondness for that brand of adventurous mid-sixties hard bop that has a tough inside/outside layer of fiery badness, along with a chewy center of hot buttered soul. But while hard bop may be our gravy we’re always broadening our horizons and expand our parameters, following the muse of big eared DJ armatures: bluegrass, classical, Ethiopian jazz, turntablism, no-wave, soundtracks and scores, or post-whatever…
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Who is The Loneliest Monk?
In 1992 MTV’s Tabitha Soren interviewed presidential candidate Bill Clinton. When she asked him who his favorite musician was, he replied Thelonious Monk which caused her to ask, “Who is the loneliest monk?”
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