AMG Review of Jazz Profile

Stephen Thomas Erlewine
All Music Guide

Blue Note's Jazz Profile series is designed for neophytes and beginners curious about a certain musician. Collectors and diehard fans will have everything on this collection, and while they may quibble with the selections, Jazz Profile provides a succinct, helpful introduction to Thelonious Monk's recordings for Blue Note, featuring such highlights as "Humph," "Ruby, My Dear," "Well You Needn't," "April in Paris," "In Walked Bud," "'Round Midnight," "Criss Cross," "Straight No Chaser," and "Epistrophy."