Today's Music: Thelonious Monk in Paris in 1969
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Today's music comes from jazz legend Thelonious Monk performing "Don't Blame Me" live in Paris in 1969. A recording of that concert is being released today on Blue Note Records. "Paris 1969" includes several of Monk's well known compositions played by his quartet, plus some old Tin Pan Alley tunes like this one that he plays solo on the piano in his own unmistakable style.
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