Editing Thelonious Monk (section)

===1962–1970: Columbia Records===
[[File:Thelonious Monk (jazzpianist) (Kop) gaf nachtconcert in Concertgebouw te Amsterd, Bestanddeelnr 916-0544.jpg|left|thumb|Thelonious Monk, 1964]]

After extended negotiations, Monk signed in 1962 with [[Columbia Records]], one of the big four American record labels of the day. Monk's relationship with Riverside had soured over disagreements concerning royalty payments and had concluded with two European live albums; he had not recorded an album for Riverside since April 1960.

Working with producer [[Teo Macero]] on his debut for Columbia,<ref>Marmorstein, Gary. ''The Label The Story of Columbia Records.'' New York: Thunder's Mouth, 2007, pp. 314–315.</ref> the sessions in the first week of November had a lineup that had been with him for two years: tenor saxophonist Rouse (who worked regularly with Monk from 1959 to 1970), bassist [[John Ore]], and drummer [[Frankie Dunlop]]. ''[[Monk's Dream (Thelonious Monk album)|Monk's Dream]]'', his first Columbia album, was released in 1963.

Columbia's resources allowed Monk to receive more promotion than earlier in his career. ''Monk's Dream'' became the best-selling LP of his lifetime,<ref>Monk, Thelonious. ''Monk's Dream.'' Columbia reissue CK 63536, 2002. Liner notes, p. 8.</ref> and on February 28, 1964, he appeared on the cover of ''[[Time magazine|Time]]'' magazine, being featured in the article "The Loneliest Monk".<ref>{{cite magazine
  | title = The Loneliest Monk
  | magazine = [[Time (magazine)|Time]]
  | volume = 83
  | issue = 9
  | date = February 28, 1964
| url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,873856,00.html
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071122193839/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,873856,00.html
  | url-status = dead
  | archive-date = November 22, 2007
  | access-date =November 12, 2007
| author = Gabbard, Krin
}}</ref> The cover article was originally intended to run in November 1963, but it was delayed due to the [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|assassination of President John F. Kennedy]].<ref name=":2" /> According to biographer Kelley, the 1964 ''Time'' appearance came because "[[Barry Farrell (journalist)|Barry Farrell]], who wrote the cover story, wanted to write about a jazz musician and almost by default Monk was chosen, because they thought [[Ray Charles]] and Miles Davis were too controversial. ... [Monk] wasn't so political. ... Of course, I challenge that [in the biography]," Kelley wrote.<ref name="FA" />

[[File:Thelonius Monk at the Village Gate (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Monk at the [[Village Gate]], 1968]]

Monk continued to record studio albums, including ''[[Criss-Cross (album)|Criss Cross]]'', also in 1963, and ''[[Underground (Thelonious Monk album)|Underground]]'', in 1968. But by the Columbia years his compositional output was limited, and only his final Columbia studio record, ''Underground'', featured a substantial number of new tunes, including his only [[Triple time|{{music|time|3|4}} time]] piece, "Ugly Beauty".

As had been the case with Riverside, his period with Columbia contains multiple live albums, including ''[[Miles and Monk at Newport]]'' (1963), ''[[Live at the It Club]]'', and ''[[Live at the Jazz Workshop]]'', the latter two recorded in 1964, the last not being released until 1982. After the departure of Ore and Dunlop, the remainder of the rhythm section in Monk's quartet during the bulk of his Columbia period was [[Larry Gales]] on bass and [[Ben Riley]] on drums, both of whom joined in 1964. Along with Rouse, they remained with Monk for over four years, his longest-serving band.

In 1968, Monk, Gales, Rouse, and Riley played a concert at Palo Alto High School in the San Francisco Bay Area, at the invitation of a 16-year-old student charged with organizing school dances. This resulted in the quartet's final recording, ''[[Thelonious Monk discography#On other labels|Palo Alto]]'' (2020).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goldsby |first1=John |title=Jazz Concepts: High School Jazz |url=https://bassmagazine.com/lessons/jazz-concepts-high-school-jazz |newspaper=Bass Magazine - the Future of Bass |date=November 11, 2020|access-date= March 31, 2022}}</ref>