Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington
by Thelonious Monk
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Thelonious Monk bestography
Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington is ranked 11th best out of 54 albums by Thelonious Monk on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Thelonious Monk is Brilliant Corners which is ranked number 578 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,932.
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Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  bertrandu | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 71/100 | 6 |
| 2026 |  StefanR10 | Top 99 Music Albums of 1955 | 22/99 | 4 |
| 2026 |  Leonard | Top 50 Music Albums of 1955 | 23/50 | 3 |
| 2026 | LosWochos | Top 67 Music Albums of 1955 | 14/67 | 4 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 56 Music Albums of 1955 | 53/56 | 0 |
| 2026 | BorderFreeAndrew | Top 31 Music Albums of 1955 | 10/31 | 4 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 40 Music Albums of 1955 | 22/40 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Tamthebam | Top 62 Music Albums of 1955 | 22/62 | 3 |
| 2025 | stangetzaway | Top 13 Music Albums of 1955 | 13/13 | 0 |
| 2025 | stangetzaway | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 91/100 | 2 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 31 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 113 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 12/22/2025 19:12 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,616 | 70/100 |
| ! | 08/20/2025 14:54 | TonySayers61 | 25,549 | 64/100 |
| ! | 01/14/2025 20:42 |  Igtonumama | 10,784 | 63/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.0/100, a mean average of 75.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 10.2.
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Jboy56 06/06/2022 13:13 in What album are you listening to right now?Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington comments
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Jboy56 06/06/2022 13:11 | #286035
Superb combination of ingenious playing and classic jazz music songs performed by a genius.
TheDude85 04/27/2021 17:10 | #269041
A rousing effort to mainstream the "too Weird" Thelonious Monk, This Riverside re-packaged re-release of a 1955 effort, in 1958, was just the trick to begin to popularize the quirky composer. Monk's improvisational abilities are still heard hear, yet draped enough in traditional sounds to sit somewhat comfortable among the tried and true jazz fans of the day. The pianist is supported by two of the era's top rhythm players in Oscar Pettiford on bass and Kenny Clarke on drums.
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