Editing Thelonious Monk (section)

===Tribute albums===
The following [[tribute album]]s to Monk have been released:
* ''[[Reflections (Steve Lacy album)|Reflections]]'' (1958) by [[Steve Lacy (saxophonist)|Steve Lacy]]
* ''[[Lookin' at Monk]]'' (1961) by [[Johnny Griffin]] and [[Eddie Lockjaw Davis]] Quintet
* ''[[Evidence (Steve Lacy album)|Evidence]]'' (1962) by Steve Lacy and [[Don Cherry (trumpeter)|Don Cherry]]
* ''[[A Portrait of Thelonious]]'' (1965) by the [[Bud Powell]] Trio
* ''Bennie Wallace Plays Monk'' (1981) by saxophonist [[Bennie Wallace]]
* ''[[Four in One (Sphere album)|Four in One]]'' (1982) by [[Sphere (American band)|Sphere]]: features former Monk sidemen Charlie Rouse (ten sax), Ben Riley (drums), Buster Williams (bass) and Kenny Barron (piano).
* ''Sings Thelonious Monk'' (1982) by singer Soesja Citroen, featuring the Cees Slinger Octet
* ''[[Thelonica]]'' (1983), by pianist [[Tommy Flanagan (musician)|Tommy Flanagan]]
* ''[[Light Blue: Arthur Blythe Plays Thelonious Monk]]'' (1983) by saxophonist [[Arthur Blythe]]
* ''That's The Way I Feel Now: A Tribute to Thelonious Monk'' (1984), an album featuring different groupings of rock and jazz musicians on each song including Steve Lacy, [[Donald Fagen]], [[Todd Rundgren]], [[Peter Frampton]], [[Carla Bley]], [[Joe Jackson (musician)|Joe Jackson]], [[Gil Evans]] and [[Was Not Was]].
* ''[[Monk Suite: Kronos Quartet Plays Music of Thelonious Monk]]'' (1985) by [[Kronos Quartet]] with [[Ron Carter]] on bass.
* ''[[Six Monk's Compositions (1987)]]'' (1987) by [[Anthony Braxton]]
* ''[[Only Monk]]'' (1987) by Steve Lacy
* ''[[Carmen Sings Monk]]'' (1988) by [[Carmen McRae]]
* ''[[Rumba Para Monk]]'' (1988), by [[Jerry Gonzalez]]
* ''[[Monk in Motian]]'' (1989) by [[Paul Motian]], featuring [[Joe Lovano]], [[Bill Frisell]], [[Geri Allen]] and [[Dewey Redman]]
* ''[[Thelonious Sphere Monk: Dreaming of the Masters Series Vol. 2]]'', by [[Art Ensemble of Chicago]] with [[Cecil Taylor]]
* ''[[Epistrophy (Ran Blake album)|Epistrophy]]'' (1991) by pianist [[Ran Blake]]
* ''[[We See]]'' (1993) by Steve Lacy
* ''Monk's Modern Music''<ref>{{cite web |title=Monk's Modern Music |url=https://www.amazon.com/Monks-Modern-Music-Rick-Roe/dp/B008PW0ZXW |website=Amazon|year=2004 }}</ref> (1994) by pianist Rick Roe with [[Rodney Whitaker]] on bass and Greg Hutchinson on drums <ref>{{cite web | url=https://annarborobserver.com/pianist-rick-roe/ | title=Pianist Rick Roe | date=September 25, 2024 }}</ref> 
* ''[[The Fo'tet Plays Monk]]'' (1995) by [[Ralph Peterson, Jr.]]
* ''[[e.s.t. Esbjörn Svensson Trio Plays Monk]]'' (1996) by [[Esbjörn Svensson Trio|e.s.t.]]
* ''[[Monk on Monk]]'' (1997) by [[T.S. Monk]], featuring [[Herbie Hancock]], Ron Carter, [[Wayne Shorter]], [[Grover Washington Jr.]], [[Roy Hargrove]], [[Clark Terry]], Geri Allen and others
* ''[[Brilliant Corners: The Music of Thelonious Monk]]'' (1997) by [[Bill Holman (musician)|Bill Holman]]
* ''[[Thelonious: Fred Hersch Plays Monk]]'' (1997) by [[Fred Hersch]]
* ''Interpretations of Monk Vol. 1'' (1997) by [[Muhal Richard Abrams]] and [[Barry Harris]]
* ''Interpretations of Monk Vol. 2'' (1998) by [[Anthony Davis (composer)|Anthony Davis]] and [[Mal Waldron]]
* ''[[Green Chimneys: The Music of Thelonious Monk]]'' (1999) by [[Andy Summers]]
* ''[[In the Key of Monk]]'' (1999) by [[Jessica Williams (musician)]]
* ''[[Standard Time, Vol. 4: Marsalis Plays Monk]]'' (1999) by Wynton Marsalis
* ''[[School Days (Steve Lacy album)|School Days]]'' (2002), recorded in 1963, by [[Steve Lacy (saxophonist)|Steve Lacy]] and [[Roswell Rudd]], with [[Henry Grimes]] and [[Dennis Charles]]
* ''[[Thelonious Moog]]'' (2003) by Steve Million and Joe "Guido" Welsh
* ''[[Monk's Casino]]'' (2005) by pianist [[Alexander von Schlippenbach]]; a triple CD set that includes every composition by Monk. According to the album's liner notes by critic [[John Corbett (writer)|John Corbett]], this is the first comprehensive recording of all Monk's songs. 
* ''[[An Open Letter to Thelonious]]'' (2008) by [[Ellis Marsalis Jr.|Ellis Marsalis]]
* ''[[In Monk's Mood]]'' (2009) by [[John Tchicai]]
* ''[[Friday the 13th: The Micros Play Monk]]'' (2010) by [[The Microscopic Septet]]
* ''[[Melodious Monk: A New Look at An Old Master]]'' (2011) by [[Kim Pensyl]] and [[Phil DeGreg]]
* ''[[The Monk Project]]'' (2012) by [[Jimmy Owens (musician)|Jimmy Owens]]
* ''[[Baritone Monk]]'' (2012) by The [[Claire Daly]] Quartet
* ''Talk Thelonious'' (2015) by [[Terry Adams (musician)|Terry Adams]]
* ''[[Joey. Monk. Live!]]'' (2017) by [[Joey Alexander]]
* ''[[John Beasley presents MONK'estra vol. 1]]'' (2016), by [[John Beasley (musician)|John Beasley]]
* ''[[John Beasley presents MONK'estra vol. 2]]'' (2017) by John Beasley
* ''[[Duck Baker Plays Monk]]'' (2017) by [[Duck Baker]], featuring solo fingerstyle acoustic guitar arrangements of Monk's work
* ''[[The Monk: Live at Bimhuis]]'' (2018) by [[Miho Hazama]] and [[Metropole Orkest|Metropole Orkest Big Band]]
* ''[[Work: the complete composition of Thelonious Monk, solo guitar]]'' (2018) by [[Miles Okazaki]]
* ''[[Thelonious Sphere Monk (MAST album)|Thelonious Sphere Monk]]'' (2018) by [[Tim Conley (musician)|MAST]]
* ''[[Monk's Dreams: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Sphere Monk]]'' (2018) by [[Frank Kimbrough]]
* ''[[Monks (album)|Monks]]'' (2019) by [[Borah Bergman]], [[Wilber Morris]], and [[Sunny Murray]] 
* ''[[Monk: fifteen piano reflections]]'' (2020) by [[Stefano Travaglini]]
* ''Steelonious'' (2016) by Mike Neer featuring Monk compositions played on lap steel guitar