Jon Batiste brings his singular artistic vision to Monk Movements, a deeply personal exploration of the music of Thelonious Monk released on Verve Records. The fourth installment in Batiste's ongoing Piano Series, this album finds the Grammy-winning multi-hyphenate returning to his jazz roots, interpreting one of the most iconic and idiosyncratic composers in the music's history.
Rather than offering a straightforward tribute, Batiste weaves Monk's deceptively complex harmonies together with Afro-Caribbean rhythms, blues, and classical influences drawn from his New Orleans upbringing — evoking the spirits of James Booker and Dr. John alongside Monk's cubist sensibility. His original compositions sit alongside beloved Monk standards like "Blue Monk," "Reflections," and "Crepuscule with Nellie," with pieces such as "Midnight Movement" drifting into hypnotic, Philip Glass-like territory, demonstrating just how expansively Batiste interprets this material.
- Format: Vinyl
- Label: Verve Records
- Genre: Jazz
- Release Date: 08/14/2026
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TRACKS
A1. In Walked Bud
A2. Blue Monk
A3. Ugly Beauty
A4. Susu's Back In Town
A5. Red Beans
A6. Brilliant Corners
B1. Light Green Reverie
B2. Monk Movement
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