Thelonious Monk
Blue MonkThe Very Best of Thelonious Monk 2012 via Fantasy
Recorded in Alabama July 23, 1937
1961 recording
American song originally written in 1899 by Ada Blenkhorn (1858–1927) with music by J. Howard Entwisle (1866–1903).
She was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 as an "Early Influence"
original recording August 1941