Artist
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk appears once in our Jazz list, placing as high as No. 6. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.
- Ranked entries
- 1
- Appears on
- Jazz
- Year
- 1947
- Highest placing
- No. 6 in Jazz
- Updated
- 2026-08-30
Appears on
'Round Midnight
1947 · Blue Note
Ranked No. 6 in Jazz
The most recorded composition by any jazz musician, and nobody plays it like its author. Monk's sense of where a note should not go is the whole style.