Wednesday, April 5, 2017

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:  At The Blackhawk  (2016)
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bebop, Harp Bop, Post Bop, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Modern Big Band
Label:  Riverside Records
Rating:   ****

Tracks:

 1.  Let's Call This  (8:33)
 2.  Four In One  (8:41)
 3.  I'm Getting Sentimental Over You  (6:14)
 4.  Epistrophy  (6:41)
 5.  Evidence  (7:09)
 6.  San Francisco Holiday  (9:10)

Personnel:

Thelonious Monk:  Piano
John Ore:  Bass
Billy Higgins:  Drums
Joe Gordon:  Trumpet
Harold Land:  Tenor Saxophone
Charlie Rouse:  Tenor Saxophone

At The Blackhawk is a 1960 album by Thelonious Monk, originally released in 1960 by Riverside Records, remastered and reissued in 2016 by Concord Music Group, featuring John Ore, Billy Higgins, Joe Gordon, Harold Land, and Charlie Rouse.



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