Anthony C. Yu, a scholar of religion and literature best known for his landmark translation of the Chinese epic The Journey to the West, died May 12 after a brief illness.He was 76. Yu, the Carl ...

Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews a reissue of The Complete Riverside Recordings of pianist Thelonious Monk. He says it's really the story of two men: Monk and late record producer Orrin Keepnews.

Tuesday, Oct. 10 is the centennial of one Thelonious Sphere Monk. One of the all-time great jazz innovators, Monk was exceptionally gifted as a pianist and as a composer. When you hear a Monk song ...

It’s not possible for me to choose a favorite Monk song. At 19, I became obsessed with everything Thelonious and spent a year focused exclusively on absorbing as much as I could.