Thelonious Monk discography
41 albums from 1954 to 2020; 266 records in all and 2,488 physical editions listed.
Albums 41
| Year | Title | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 |  Piano SoloVinyl, CD, Cassette, RecordOwned | 67 |
| 1954 |  Thelonious Monk PlaysVinylOwned | 2 |
| 1956 |  Brilliant CornersVinyl, CD, Cassette, RecordOwned | 133 |
| 1956 |  The Unique Thelonious MonkVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 53 |
| 1956 |  Thelonious Monk Plays Duke EllingtonVinyl, CDOwned | 7 |
| 1957 |  Mulligan Meets MonkVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 80 |
| 1957 |  Thelonious HimselfVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 75 |
| 1957 |  Monk's MusicVinyl, CD, Cassette, RecordOwned | 33 |
| 1958 |  Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers With Thelonious MonkVinyl, CDOwned | 15 |
| 1958 |  Thelonious In ActionVinyl, CDOwned | 8 |
| 1958 |  In OrbitVinyl, CDOwned | 4 |
| 1959 |  Thelonious Alone In San FranciscoVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 64 |
| 1959 |  5 by Monk by 5Vinyl, CDOwned | 5 |
| 1961 |  Thelonious Monk With John ColtraneVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 82 |
| 1963 |  Criss-CrossVinyl, CD, Cassette, RecordOwned | 67 |
| 1963 |  In ItalyVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 23 |
| 1963 |  Monk's DreamVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 6 |
| 1963 |  Two Hours With Thelonious (European Concerts By Thelonious Monk)VinylOwned | 4 |
| 1964 |  It's Monk's TimeVinyl, CD, Cassette, RecordOwned | 48 |
| 1964 |  Big Band And Quartet In ConcertVinyl, CD, RecordOwned | 27 |
| 1965 |  Solo MonkVinyl, CD, Cassette, RecordOwned | 53 |
| 1965 |  MisteriosoVinyl, CDOwned | 30 |
| 1965 |  Monk In FranceVinyl, CDOwned | 13 |
| 1967 |  Straight, No ChaserVinyl, CD, Cassette, RecordOwned | 51 |
| 1968 |  UndergroundVinyl, CD, Cassette, RecordOwned | 46 |
| 1969 |  Monk's BluesVinyl, CD, Cassette, RecordOwned | 30 |
| 1972 |  Something In BlueVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 31 |
| 1973 |  The Man I LoveVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 28 |
| 1980 |  Blue SphereVinylOwned | 2 |
| 1982 |  Live At The Jazz WorkshopVinyl, CDOwned | 15 |
| 1982 |  Live At The It ClubVinyl, CDOwned | 14 |
| 1983 |  EvidenceVinyl, CDOwned | 10 |
| 1984 |  Blues Five SpotVinyl, CDOwned | 6 |
| 1985 |  Live! At The Village GateVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 7 |
| 1985 |  More Genius of Thelonious MonkVinyl, CDOwned | 2 |
| 1988 |  The London CollectionVinyl, CDOwned | 9 |
| 1988 |  Monk: On Tour In EuropeVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 3 |
| 1989 |  Live In Paris, 1964Vinyl, CDOwned | 4 |
| 2017 |  Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960Vinyl, CDOwned | 6 |
| 2018 |  MønkVinyl, CDOwned | 7 |
| 2020 |  Palo AltoVinyl, CDOwned | 11 |
Live albums 31
| Year | Title | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 |  Miles & Monk at NewportCDOwned | 1 |
| 1965 |  Misterioso (Recorded on Tour)Vinyl, CDOwned | 2 |
| 1969 |  Monk in TokyoVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 7 |
| 1972 |  The Giants of JazzVinylOwned | 1 |
| 1987 |  The Paris ConcertCDOwned | 1 |
| 1988 |  Live in Paris, 1967Vinyl, CD, RecordOwned | 4 |
| 1989 |  Live in Paris, 1964 – Alhambra, Volume 1CDOwned | 1 |
| 1991 |  The Bop Fathers, Volume 2CDOwned | 1 |
| 1991 |  The First European Concert ’61CDOwned | 1 |
| 1992 |  En concert avec Europe 1 (Olympia, 6/7 mars 1965)CDOwned | 1 |
| 1993 |  Live at the Five Spot Discovery!CDOwned | 1 |
| 1995 |  Thelonious Monk & Joe Turner in ParisCDOwned | 1 |
| 1996 |  In CopenhagenCDOwned | 1 |
| 1996 |  Live at Monterey Jazz Festival, ’63, Volume 1CDOwned | 1 |
| 2000 |  1963 in JapanCD, RecordOwned | 3 |
| 2000 |  Off MinorCDOwned | 1 |
| 2002 |  At Newport 1963 & 1965CDOwned | 3 |
| 2002 |  Thelonious Monk Live in Paris, Volume 2CDOwned | 2 |
| 2002 |  Olympia, Mar. 6th, 1965, Part 1CDOwned | 1 |
| 2002 |  Olympia, Mar. 6th, 1965, Part 2CDOwned | 1 |
| 2003 |  Monk in Paris: Live at the OlympiaCDOwned | 1 |
| 2005 |  Live at the 1964 Monterey Jazz FestivalCDOwned | 3 |
| 2006 |  In Philadelphia 1960CDOwned | 1 |
| 2007 |  Live in New York, Vol. 1CDOwned | 1 |
| 2007 |  Thelonious Monk Live in Paris, Volume 1CDOwned | 1 |
| 2008 |  Unissued in Europe 1971CDOwned | 1 |
| 2009 |  The Complete Thelonious Monk at the It ClubVinylOwned | 1 |
| 2013 |  Paris 1969Vinyl, CDOwned | 4 |
| 2013 |  Newport ’59VinylOwned | 1 |
| 2017 |  Live in Rotterdam 1967CDOwned | 1 |
| 2020 |  Palais des Beaux-Arts 1963VinylOwned | 1 |
Compilations 120
| Year | Title | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 |  Genius Of Modern Music Volume 1Vinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 55 |
| 1952 |  Genius Of Modern Music Volume 2Vinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 47 |
| 1953 |  Thelonious Monk TrioVinyl, CDOwned | 30 |
| 1956 |  MonkVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 95 |
| 1956 |  Thelonious Monk & Sonny RollinsVinyl, CDOwned | 12 |
| 1962 |  Greatest HitsVinyl, CDOwned | 10 |
| 1966 |  The Thelonious Monk StoryVinylOwned | 3 |
| 1967 |  Monk's MiraclesVinylOwned | 4 |
| 1968 |  The High PriestVinylOwned | 1 |
| 1971 |  Blue Monk, Vol. 2VinylOwned | 1 |
| 1972 |  Thelonious MonkVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 49 |
| 1973 |  Monk / TraneVinyl, CassetteOwned | 22 |
| 1973 |  Pure Monk VinylOwned | 18 |
| 1976 |  The Complete GeniusVinylOwned | 7 |
| 1977 |  At The Five SpotVinyl, CDOwned | 6 |
| 1979 |  Always KnowVinyl, CDOwned | 7 |
| 1980 |  EpistrophyVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 5 |
| 1980 |  I giganti del jazz, vol. 16VinylOwned | 1 |
| 1981 |  April In Paris / LiveVinylOwned | 10 |
| 1981 |  I giganti del jazz, vol. 35VinylOwned | 1 |
| 1982 |  'Round MidnightVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 26 |
| 1982 |  The Thelonious Monk Memorial AlbumVinyl, CDOwned | 8 |
| 1983 |  The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Thelonious MonkVinyl, CDOwned | 4 |
| 1983 |  Greatest Jazz Recordings of All Time: Great Jazz InventorsVinylOwned | 1 |
| 1985 |  European TourVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 12 |
| 1985 |  The Complete Black Lion And Vogue Recordings Of Thelonious MonkVinyl, CDOwned | 3 |
| 1985 |  Thelonious Monk and Milt JacksonVinylOwned | 1 |
| 1986 |  Thelonious Monk And Herbie NicholsVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 8 |
| 1986 |  The Complete Riverside RecordingsVinyl, CDOwned | 7 |
| 1986 |  Thelonious Monk and the Jazz GiantsCDOwned | 1 |
| 1988 |  The ComposerVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 9 |
| 1988 |  Monk's Classic RecordingsVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 4 |
| 1989 |  StandardsVinyl, CD, Cassette, RecordOwned | 13 |
| 1989 |  HackensackCDOwned | 4 |
| 1989 |  SoloCDOwned | 1 |
| 1989 |  The Blue Note YearsCDOwned | 1 |
| 1989 |  Top Jazz: Mingus / MonkCDOwned | 1 |
| 1990 |  11 Top TracksCDOwned | 1 |
| 1991 |  The Best Of Thelonious MonkCD, Cassette, RecordOwned | 9 |
| 1991 |  The Essential Thelonious MonkCD, CassetteOwned | 5 |
| 1991 |  The Essence Of Thelonious MonkCD, CassetteOwned | 4 |
| 1991 |  The Blue Note Years: The Best of Thelonious MonkCDOwned | 3 |
| 1991 |  Thelonious Monk Trio / Blue Monk, Vol 2CDOwned | 1 |
| 1992 |  ’Round Midnight and Other Jazz ClassicsCD, CassetteOwned | 4 |
| 1992 |  San Francisco HolidayCDOwned | 3 |
| 1992 |  At the Five Spot Cafe, New York City, August 1958CDOwned | 1 |
| 1992 |  Jazz Masters: From Original RecordingsCDOwned | 1 |
| 1993 |  A Jazz Hour With Thelonious Monk, Volume 2: EpistrophyCDOwned | 1 |
| 1996 |  1962 – 1968CDOwned | 6 |
| 1996 |  The Jazz Masters – 100 años de swingCDOwned | 1 |
| 1997 |  JazzmastersCD, CassetteOwned | 3 |
| 1997 |  Thelonious Monk: Original Jazz Classics CollectionCDOwned | 1 |
| 1998 |  Monk Alone: The Complete Columbia Solo Studio Recordings 1962-1968CDOwned | 6 |
| 1998 |  The Art Of The BalladCDOwned | 2 |
| 1998 |  The Riverside Tenor SessionsVinyl, CDOwned | 2 |
| 1998 |  Jazz ProfileCDOwned | 1 |
| 1999 |  'Round Midnight (The Complete Blue Note Sessions & More)CDOwned | 3 |
| 1999 |  The Finest in JazzCDOwned | 2 |
| 1999 |  1944/1948CDOwned | 1 |
| 1999 |  The Genius – ’Round MidnightCDOwned | 1 |
| 2000 |  Ken Burns JazzCDOwned | 5 |
| 2000 |  The Complete Prestige RecordingsCDOwned | 3 |
| 2000 |  Complete 1947 – 1952 Blue Note RecordingsCDOwned | 1 |
| 2000 |  The Chronological Classics: Thelonious Monk 1947–1948CDOwned | 1 |
| 2000 |  The Story of JazzCDOwned | 1 |
| 2001 |  The Columbia Years | '62-'68CD, RecordOwned | 5 |
| 2001 |  Riffin’CDOwned | 2 |
| 2001 |  After Hours at Minton’sCDOwned | 1 |
| 2001 |  Monk’s Moods – Original Recordings 1944–1948CDOwned | 1 |
| 2002 |  Monk's MoodCDOwned | 2 |
| 2002 |  85th Birthday CelebrationCDOwned | 1 |
| 2003 |  ForeverCDOwned | 1 |
| 2003 |  Monk Plays TheloniousCDOwned | 1 |
| 2004 |  Jazz Moods: ’Round MidnightCDOwned | 2 |
| 2004 |  A Proper Introduction to Thelonious Monk: Trinkle, TinkleCDOwned | 1 |
| 2004 |  Hall of Fame: JazzCDOwned | 1 |
| 2004 |  Modern Jazz Archive: Thelonious MonkCDOwned | 1 |
| 2004 |  Monk ’Round the WorldCDOwned | 1 |
| 2005 |  The Very BestCDOwned | 2 |
| 2005 |  Four in OneCDOwned | 1 |
| 2005 |  Midnight MoodsCDOwned | 1 |
| 2005 |  The Ultimate Jazz ArchiveCDOwned | 1 |
| 2005 |  We SeeCDOwned | 1 |
| 2006 |  Riverside ProfilesCDOwned | 2 |
| 2006 |  The Complete 1957 Riverside RecordingsCDOwned | 2 |
| 2006 |  Midnight MonkCDOwned | 1 |
| 2006 |  Monk’s MoodsCDOwned | 1 |
| 2006 |  Supreme Jazz: Thelonious MonkCDOwned | 1 |
| 2006 |  The Jazz BiographyCDOwned | 1 |
| 2007 |  The Measure of MonkCDOwned | 2 |
| 2007 |  Coleção Folha clássicos do jazz, Volume 8CDOwned | 1 |
| 2007 |  Original Album ClassicsCDOwned | 1 |
| 2007 |  PerfectCDOwned | 1 |
| 2007 |  The Chronological Classics: Thelonious Monk 1951–1952CDOwned | 1 |
| 2007 |  Une anthologie 1952/1956CDOwned | 1 |
| 2008 |  Blue Note LegendsCDOwned | 1 |
| 2008 |  Complete Studio Recordings – Master TakesCDOwned | 1 |
| 2008 |  Four Classic AlbumsCDOwned | 1 |
| 2008 |  The Very Best of JazzCDOwned | 1 |
| 2009 |  Jazz ManifestoCDOwned | 1 |
| 2009 |  Kind of MonkCDOwned | 1 |
| 2010 |  Eight Classic AlbumsCDOwned | 2 |
| 2010 |  The Definitive Thelonious Monk on Prestige and RiversideCDOwned | 1 |
| 2011 |  The Absolutely Essential 3 CD CollectionCDOwned | 1 |
| 2011 |  The Quintessence: New‐York – Paris 1947–1959CDOwned | 1 |
| 2011 |  The Riverside AnthologyCDOwned | 1 |
| 2012 |  Mitos do jazz, Volume 12: Thelonious MonkCDOwned | 1 |
| 2012 |  The Complete Columbia Studio Albums CollectionCDOwned | 1 |
| 2012 |  The Very Best of Thelonious MonkCDOwned | 1 |
| 2014 |  ’Round Midnight: The Complete Blue Note Singles (1947–1952)CDOwned | 1 |
| 2015 |  The Complete Albums Collection 1954–57CDOwned | 1 |
| 2015 |  The Complete Albums Collection: 1957–61CDOwned | 1 |
| 2015 |  Thelonious Monk Solo 1954 – 1961CDOwned | 1 |
| 2016 |  5 Original AlbumsCDOwned | 1 |
| 2016 |  Complete Studio Master TakesCDOwned | 1 |
| 2017 |  The Complete Prestige 10-Inch LP CollectionVinylOwned | 1 |
| 2018 |  The Rough Guide to Thelonious MonkVinyl, CDOwned | 2 |
| 2018 |  Portraits in JazzCDOwned | 1 |
| 2018 |  Timeless Classic AlbumsCDOwned | 1 |
| 2024 |  1957 RevisitedCDOwned | 1 |
EPs 1
| Year | Title | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 |  Modern Jazz FestivalVinylOwned | 1 |
Singles 1
| Year | Title | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 |  Ask Me Now / Willow Weep for MeVinylOwned | 1 |
Other releases 56
| Year | Title | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Genius Of Modern Music Vol. 2Vinyl, CDOwned | 10 |
| 1955 | Thelonious Monk Plays The Music Of Duke EllingtonVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 68 |
| 1956 | Gigi GryceVinylOwned | 3 |
| 1958 | Work / NuttyVinylOwned | 4 |
| 1959 | Work!Vinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 42 |
| 1959 | Blue Monk / RememberVinylOwned | 2 |
| 1961 | Nutty - Monk And TraneVinylOwned | 4 |
| 1961 | The Best Of Thelonious Monk PrestigeVinylOwned | 2 |
| 1964 | Die Thelonious Monk StoryVinylOwned | 2 |
| 1969 | Monk's Greatest HitsVinyl, CD, Cassette, RecordOwned | 42 |
| 1969 | Just A Glance At LoveVinylOwned | 4 |
| 1969 | PanoramaVinylOwned | 2 |
| 1970 | Reflections, Vol. 1VinylOwned | 3 |
| 1971 | Thelonious Monk In Tokyo = セロニアス・モンク・イン・トーキョーVinylOwned | 2 |
| 1974 | Who's Afraid Of The Big Band Monk?Vinyl, RecordOwned | 8 |
| 1975 | BrillianceVinylOwned | 13 |
| 1975 | Live In Paris Part 2Vinyl, CassetteOwned | 9 |
| 1976 | In PersonVinylOwned | 8 |
| 1977 | In ParisVinyl, CD, RecordOwned | 10 |
| 1977 | Nice Work In LondonVinylOwned | 4 |
| 1979 | The Riverside TriosVinyl, CDOwned | 7 |
| 1981 | Los Grandes Del Jazz 35Vinyl, CassetteOwned | 5 |
| 1982 | Genius MonkVinylOwned | 2 |
| 1982 | Genius Of Modern MusicVinylOwned | 2 |
| 1983 | Thelonious Monk 1963 In JapanVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 24 |
| 1983 | Tokyo ConcertsVinyl, CDOwned | 7 |
| 1985 | Blue MonkVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 23 |
| 1985 | The CollectionCassetteOwned | 3 |
| 1985 | Monk & PowellVinyl, CassetteOwned | 2 |
| 1987 | '63 In JapanRecordOwned | 2 |
| 1988 | The London Collection: Volume OneVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 7 |
| 1988 | The London Collection: Volume TwoVinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 5 |
| 1988 | Nonet, Live In Paris, 1967Vinyl, CDOwned | 4 |
| 1988 | Bolivar BluesVinyl, CassetteOwned | 2 |
| 1989 | Straight No Chaser (Music From The Motion Picture)Vinyl, CD, CassetteOwned | 16 |
| 1989 | Live In Paris, 1964 - Alhambra Vol. 1Vinyl, CDOwned | 2 |
| 1990 | MysteriosoVinylOwned | 5 |
| 1990 | Monk's Mood - Live In Paris, 1967 - Vol. 1Vinyl, CDOwned | 2 |
| 1990 | Round About Midnight - Live In Paris, 1967 - Vol. 2Vinyl, CDOwned | 2 |
| 1992 | Bemsha SwingVinyl, CDOwned | 2 |
| 1993 | Jazz Double BillCDOwned | 2 |
| 1996 | Hors-la-loi Du PianoCD, CassetteOwned | 2 |
| 1996 | This Is Jazz 5 - ベスト・オブ・セロニアス・モンクCD, CassetteOwned | 2 |
| 2001 | The London Collection: Volume ThreeVinyl, CDOwned | 5 |
| 2002 |  The TransformerCDOwned | 2 |
| 2005 | Evidence (Thelonious Monk Quartet With John Coltrane At Carnegie Hall)VinylOwned | 4 |
| 2005 | Ask Me NowCDOwned | 2 |
| 2006 | The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings Disc 2Vinyl, CDOwned | 5 |
| 2010 | The Prestige SessionsVinylOwned | 2 |
| 2012 | Vol. 2 Six Classic AlbumsCDOwned | 3 |
| 2014 | Jackie-ing (Live In Amsterdam May 1961)CDOwned | 2 |
| 2016 | Live in Paris - 16 Avril 1961CDOwned | 2 |
| 2017 | Live At Rotterdam 1967Vinyl, RecordOwned | 2 |
| 2018 | 1961 Live In ParisVinylOwned | 3 |
| 2018 | PortraitsVinyl, CDOwned | 2 |
| 2020 | The Bremen Town QuartetVinyl, CDOwned | 3 |
16 other, less published works are not shown.
2 unofficial releases (bootlegs) are not listed.
12 other works with no known date are not listed.