Conversation so far:
Who was Lorraine Gordon?
Monk to Lorraine Gordon and her first husband, Alfred Lion, the founder of Blue Note Records.
Who introduced them?
Ike Quebec introduced Monk to Lorraine Gordon.
Did he join Blue Note Records after that?
Shortly after meeting Gordon and Lion, Monk made his first recordings as the Coleman Hawkins Quartet leader for Blue Note.
Did he and Lorraine start dating?
Monk married Nellie Smith the same year.
How else was Lorraine Gordon important to him?
Gordon preached his genius to the jazz world with unrelenting passion.
How did she get him noticed?
The guy has two left hands.' 'You just wait,' I'd say.
'This man's a genius, you don't know anything.'.
Did he ever record for Blue Note under his own name?
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What else was important about Lorraine Gordon?
Monk refused to testify against his friend, so the police confiscated his New York City Cabaret Card.

Question: Why was his friend arrested?
Self-contained rewrite: Why was Thelonious Monk's friend arrested?