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Thelonious Monk: Wrong Is Right-Part Two

By Stephen Braunginn | Strictly Jazz Sounds
October 17, 2026
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The conversation continues. In Part Two of Thelonious Monk: Wrong Is Right, Steve Braunginn rejoins T.S. Monk and Thelonious Monk IV, beginning with Thelonious Monk and the musical language he shared with Monk. From a remarkable Thelonious Monk story and T.S.'s "No Monk, no funk" to archival recordings and the fourth generation carrying the Monk legacy forward, the conversation ultimately returns home—to Thelonious Monk the father, husband and man behind the mythology, and to Nellie Monk, the woman T.S. calls his father's essential support system. Plus, music from Thelonious Monk/ Live in Paris 1967 Volume 2 .

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Thelonious Monk "Blue Monk" from Thelonious Monk/ Live in Paris 1967 Volume 2 (Rhythm-A—Ning Entertainment) 05:15
Thelonious Monk "Oska-T" from Thelonious Monk/ Live in Paris 1967 Volume 2 (Rhythm-A-Ning Entertainment) 15:20

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