Thelonious Monk Brilliant Corners Vinyl

It received a 5 star rating in downbeat.

Thelonious monk brilliant corners vinyl.

October 9 a2 b1 october 15 a1 and december 7 b2 b3 1956. Re issue on vinyl of the 1957 release by thelonious monk featuring sonny rollins ernie henry oscar pettiford max roach clark terry and paul chambers. I own an original pressing now. B3 bemsha swing composed by denzil best thelonious monk 7 50.

Brilliant corners is a wonderful introduction to monk. Underground by thelonious monk vinyl jan 2013 music on vinyl 25 63 new. It was his third album for riverside records and the first for this label to include his own compositions. White labels with mic reels logo.

That series is uniformly excellent. It received a 5 star rating in downbeat. A1 brilliant corners composed by thelonious monk 7 46 a2 ba lue bolivar ba lues are composed by thelonious monk 13 24 b1 pannonica composed by thelonious monk 8 50 b2 i surrender dear composed by gordon clifford harry barris 5 31. For both listeners and players it s a lot more demanding than his previous two albums with the label.

Thelonious monk brilliant corners vinyl. Brilliant corners is considered one of the best albums of his career. Thelonious monk straight no chaser 180gm lp vinyl record. His group on this recording consisted of established players sonny rollins oscar pettiford and max roach etc who were sufficiently capable and adventurous to understand what the errant genius had in mind in his often very complex music.

The ojc of brilliant corners was the first jazz record i ever bought back in 1985 or so. Other versions 5 of 89 view all. Brilliant corners is considered one of the best albums of his career. Referencing brilliant corners lp album mono rlp 12 226 monk is a genius composer and this is possibly the most important jazz album ever released by riverside and by monk.

Recorded at reeves sound studios new york city. Brilliant corners is a studio album by american jazz musician thelonious monk. Re issue on vinyl of the 1957 release by thelonious monk featuring sonny rollins ernie henry oscar pettiford max roach clark terry and paul chambers. Brilliant corners by thelonious monk vinyl jan 2017 jazz images 13 98 new.

The complex title track required over a dozen takes in the studio.