Rhythm-a-Ning

This article is about the composition by Thelonious Monk. For the album by Gil Evans & Laurent Cugny, see Rhythm A Ning (album).

"Rhythm-A-Ning"
Song by Thelonious Monk
Published	1957
Genre	Jazz

"Rhythm-a-Ning" is a jazz composition by pianist Thelonious Monk. First appearing on the 1957 collaboration between Monk and saxophonist Gerry Mulligan entitled Mulligan Meets Monk, the piece has since appeared on dozens of Monk's releases, as well as being covered by musicians such as Dexter Gordon, Art Blakey, Kenny Barron, and Chick Corea.

The composition also lent its name to a 1985 book by Gary Giddins.

References

Thelonious Monk

Discography

Selected solo albums	Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1 Wizard of the Vibes Genius of Modern Music: Volume 2 Thelonious Monk Trio Monk Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington The Unique Thelonious Monk Brilliant Corners Thelonious Himself Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane Monk's Music Mulligan Meets Monk Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall The Complete 1957 Riverside Recordings Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk Thelonious in Action Misterioso The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall 5 by Monk by 5 Thelonious Alone in San Francisco Thelonious Monk at the Blackhawk Monk in France Thelonious Monk in Italy Monk's Dream Criss-Cross Monk in Tokyo Miles & Monk at Newport Big Band and Quartet in Concert It's Monk's Time Monk Solo Monk Live at the It Club Live at the Jazz Workshop Misterioso (Recorded on Tour) Straight, No Chaser Thelonious Monk Nonet Live in Paris 1967 Underground Monk's Blues

As sideman	Midnight at Minton's Bird and Diz Bags' Groove Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants Moving Out Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 Nica's Tempo In Orbit

Compositions	"Ask Me Now" "Bemsha Swing" "Blue Monk" "Epistrophy" "In Walked Bud" "Rhythm-a-Ning" "'Round Midnight" "Ruby, My Dear" "Straight, No Chaser" "Well, You Needn't"

Related articles	Blue Note Sessions Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser

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