After listening to an old Maynard Ferguson album and now, a recording of Monk's Bolivar Blues, I've decided I like my jazz "emphatic." Although unlike Ferguson's loud and high trumpet, Monk on his solo later in Bolivar Blues doesn't so much pound the piano as emphasize it. His playing from around the 4:20 mark on is a favorite. And Charlie Rouse's enthusiastic yet fuzzy-toned tenor is a welcome addition.
Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original By Robin D. G. Kelley indicates the title refers to the Bolivar Hotel, which was the residence of the Baroness Nica de Koenigswarter (a Rothschild and a jazz patron).
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