Thelonious Monk * Thelonious In Action [New LP] no sale was featured on Kerrang's "666

was featured on Kerrang's "666 albums you must hear before you die" and went certified gold in 2008

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Thelonious Monk * Thelonious In Action [New LP] no sale was featured on Kerrang's "666In the early 1950s, Monk's career was hampered when his cabaret card (a license to work in city venues that served alcohol, and therefore, for a jazz musician a most important identification document) was revoked after a drug related incident. His meant for years he couldn't legally play in nightclubs. By 1957, Monk regained his cabaret card and his career reignited. He took up a residency at the Five Spot Caf in New York where this album was recorded