@KarenBeChirico @vurnt22 I'm sorry if "sideman" came across as derogatory. What I meant was that McCoy could make musicians he plays with truly shine, while this was not a role Monk was as well suited for (cf their work with Coltrane).
Conversely, I still think Monk was more original as leader/composer.
@mcmansionhell@ByYourLogic Otto von Habsburg could be pretty funny at times, like when he said in an interview that the Austrian constitution barred โCriminals, Imbeciles, and Habsburgsโ from running for president.