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Cartain Hook Clare Fischer Jonathan Bate

Nina Box Lefty the Salesman Willy Loman

John Knox Horace Tapscott Simon Rattle

Louis Blanc Alan Blankstein Fanny Blankers-Koen

Sneezy Tony Kofi Sir Toby Belch

Angelo Dundee Will Fife John Piper

The Pet Shop Boys The Beastie Boys The Animals

Fougasse Sergeant Delroy Smellie Janice Pongo Footrot

Mr Hammerstein The Hammer of the Scots Timmy Mallett

The Oldie Lester Young Dave Green

"It's All in the Game: Louis Armstrong, 1947-1957" on Night Lights from WFIU

Uriah Heep Alden Pyle Tony Lumpkin

Dr T J Eckleberg Specs Powell Janet Frame

In the days when the available Monk catalogue was a much more limited affair, the Blackhawk album was one of the basic must-have Riversides. Further thoughts on the Blackhawk disc. I originally had the LP, but now have the CD with extra tracks. It's obvious that a factor in the original exclusion of those tracks was the extent to which audience conversation is audible.

In the days when the available Monk catalogue was a much more limited affair, the Blackhawk album was one of the basic must-have Riversides.

Bill Hardman Sid Vicious Cruella De Vil

Yes, it's a great disc! The 60s LP is still in my collection, but played very rarely as I know to the note what's coming next!

Marshall Royal Marshall Ney Whinnie Mandela

Wonderful clip! Thanks!

Johnny Appleseed Julia Plant Lettice Leefe

Shaft Sid Whewell George Barrow

Myrtle the Turtle John Turturro Stanley Turrentine

The Witches of Eastwick Toby Esterhazy Phineas Fogg

Two sessions recorded in Norway and Denmark. Sound and visual quality excellent, as we've come to expect from the Jazz Icons series. If you've heard Monk play, but never seen him, this is the one to get. His extraordinary technique is closely observed, particularly on the Norwegian session, where you can also almost see Rouse thinking as Monk feeds him chords! Talking of unorthodox keyboard styles, I suppose no film exists of Carl Perkins in action?

Eartha Kitt Kitty O'Shea Puss in Boots