[on Thelonious Monk] I think we're still at a time when his music has not really been digested in our collective ear, our western ear. We're still coming to grips with some of those unusual harmonies and those quirky rhythmic characteristics. People are still discovering it .. But half of Monk's repertoire is really very poorly known, and in many cases it's as interesting - or more interesting - than the pieces that are known much more widely.