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Music Review: 'Criss Cross' from Thelonious Monk

Fresh Air | By Kevin Whitehead

Published August 27, 2003 at 12:00 AM EDT

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

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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