8 Thelonious Monk Songs Every Jazz Lover Should Hear At Least Once.

(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something about Thelonious Monk that grabs you—not with force, but with curiosity. You lean in when he plays, like someone telling a story just low enough to make you listen close. He doesn’t dazzle with flash or run wild with speed. Monk invites you into a world where wrong notes are right, silence swings as hard as sound, and the piano doesn’t just speak—it grins, stumbles, sighs, and testifies.For me, discovering Monk was like finding a hidden jazz club that only appears when the night is quiet enough. His music is strange, yes, but only because it’s...