Speaking of piano as a solo instrument, I'd have to mention "Functional" from Thelonious Himself.
Yancey and Monk may have lived in somewhat different worlds, but it sounds as if they drank from the same well.
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I was just looking at this one at amazon. One reviewer said the sound quality was kind of rough. Your thoughts?
The tapes came from Tristano's collection, so they're not studio quality but, to me, they're perfectly listenable.