Thelonious Monk – Oren Levine, jazz pianist and songwriter

Tunes on Tuesday: Reflections

Photo of Oren Levine's hands playing an electric piano. Text at top right reads 'Tunes on Tuesday March 3, 2026 Reflections'

Why this tune? I’m taking a break from the original songs this week to share Thelonious Monk’s lovely ballad “Reflections.” Monk recorded it at least twice, with a band in 1952 and as a solo pianist in 1959. I first heard the tune on a 1984 album “That’s the Way I Feel Now,” a collectionContinue reading “Tunes on Tuesday: Reflections”