Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Thelonious Monk





























Artist:  Thelonious Monk
Birth Name:  Thelonious Sphere Monk
Born:  October 10, 1917.  Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA
Died:  February 17, 1982 (Aged 64).  Englewood, New Jersey, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bebop, Harp Bop, Post Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Modern Big Band
Occupation:  Musician, composer
Instruments:  Piano


Thelonious Monk was an American Jazz Pianist and Composer.  He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the Standard Jazz repertoire, including "Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Ruby, My Dear" and more!.  















Title:  Brilliant Corners  (2010)
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bebop, Harp Bop, Post Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Modern Big Band
Label:  Concord Music Group
Rating:  *****

Tracks:  

 1.  Brilliant Corners  (7:48)
 2.  Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are  (13:19)
 3.  Pannonica  (8:53)
 4.  I Surrender, Dear  (5:28)
 5.  Bemsha Swing  (7:44)

Bonus Tracks:  On CD Reissue:

 6.  Pannonica (Alternative Track)  (2:34)
 7.  I Want To Be Happy  (7:45)
 8.  The Way You Look Tonight  (5;15)
 9.  More Than You Know  (10:49)

Personnel:

Thelonious Monk:  Piano, Celeste on Track 3
Ernie Henry:  Alto Saxophone on Tracks:  1, 2, 3
Sonny Rollins:  Tenor Saxophone
Oscar Pettiford:  Double Bass on Tracks:  1, 2, 3
Max Roach:  Drums, Timpani on Track 5
Clark Terry:  Trumpet on Track 5
Paul Chambers:  Double Bass on Track 5


Brilliant Corners is a studio album by Thelonious Monk, originally released in 1957, remastered and reissued on September 7, 2010 by Concord Music Group, featuring Sonny Rollins, Max Roach, Paul Chambers and more!.

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