Monk's original theme song was only around for one season before it was replaced by Randy Newman's "It's a Jungle Out There." ...

Below, we asked 11 musicians and writers to share their favorite Thelonious Monk songs. Enjoy listening to their choices, check out the playlist at the bottom of the article and be sure to leave ...

Here's Kevin's review. (SOUNDBITE THELONIOUS MONK SONG, "BRILLIANT CORNERS") KEVIN WHITEHEAD, BYLINE: Thelonious Monk's "Brilliant Corners" from 1956 with Max Roach on drums. It's in a new ...

The novel follows the monk’s adventures as he travels across China in ... Journey to the West posed enormous challenges to a modern translator. Yu chased down every poem, song and piece of scripture ...