The jazz legend would have turned 100 today. Critic Kevin Whitehead says Monk's music is "universally beloved, by jazz musicians across the stylistic spectrum who might agree about little else."
The psychedelic Franken-pop monster features production by Top Dawg's Sounwave, saxophone by Kamasi Washington and backing vocals by Cara Delevingne and Jenny Lewis.
On Nov. 17, Soul of a Woman wraps up the late soul star's career with 11 new songs — starting with "Matter of Time," a song of infectious hope and optimism.
On the three-minute, mid-paced punk churn, singer Jason Lubrano muses, with a tinge of humor, that there must really be something wrong if your heart stops beating.
When a song has been played to death, no matter how good or adored, it's time to send it packing — and yet, some are untouchable. Tell us what you think.