Thelonious Monk
Videos
Thelonious Sphere Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "'Round Midnight", "B
Monk at Minton's Playhouse, New York, 1947
Thelonious Monk at Minton's Playhouse, 1947
Thelonious Monk (Amsterdam, 1961)
Thelonious Monk, 1964
Ornette Coleman
Videos
Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman was an American jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, violinist, and composer. He is best known as a principal founder of the free jazz genre, a term derived from his 1960 album
Coleman at the Enjoy Jazz Festival in Heidelberg, Germany, 2008
Coleman playing his signature alto saxophone in 1971
Coleman playing the trumpet at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, in 1981
Coleman playing the violin with Prime Time in 1978, flanked by guitarists Charlie Ellerbee (left) and Bern Nix (right)