Piano Solo (studio album) by Thelonious Monk

Piano Solo by Thelonious Monk
Year: 1954
Overall rank: 14,977th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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73/100 (from 27 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1954 (34th)
Award Top albums of the 1950s (428th)
Award Best albums of all time (14,977th)
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Thelonious Monk bestography

Piano Solo is ranked 11th best out of 53 albums by Thelonious Monk on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Thelonious Monk is Brilliant Corners which is ranked number 595 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,912.

Thelonious Monk album bestography « Higher ranked (13,843rd) This album (14,977th) Lower ranked (16,506th) »
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73/100 (from 27 votes)
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Monk is the man. His playing is so original. He sounds like a beginner in some respects.... Cool things
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2. Clifford Brown And Max Roach by Clifford Brown & Max Roach
3. Songs For Young Lovers by Frank Sinatra
4. Canções Praieiras by Dorival Caymmi
5. Mambo! by Yma Sumac
6. Swing Easy! by Frank Sinatra
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16. Interprète Ses Dernières Compositions, 2ème Série by Georges Brassens
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