rok, I expect that meant Juilliard students are expected to study classical composers, not Monk. ;^)
acman, thanks for the additions. I almost included something from Ellis but decided I’d offered enough. But also to paraphrase that Mexican beer (cerveza) commercial, I don’t always enjoy big band, but when I do I listen to Basie!
pjw, on another audio site I have a different moniker -- M3 lover. I receive occasional questions about that, assuming it relates to a performance automobile or German camera. But that is an audio site so I chose a musical reference -- three of my favorite jazz artists: Miles, Monk, and Mingus. I later considered I should have used M4 so I could have included Mulligan, but it was too late. So o10, you know why I linked the same Mulligan album. Anyway, I likely have 25-30 Monk albums, mostly on vinyl. I even have an original poster from a Monk concert I attended in Honolulu in 1965. Yes, I’m a fan boy!