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Music Review: 'Criss Cross' from Thelonious Monk

Fresh Air | By Kevin Whitehead

Published August 26, 2003 at 6:00 PM HST

Kevin Whitehead reviews Thelonious Monk's classic 1962 album Criss Cross, recently reissued on Columbia Records.

Copyright 2003 Fresh Air

Kevin Whitehead

Kevin Whitehead is the jazz critic for NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. Currently he reviews for The Audio Beat and Point of Departure.

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