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Thelonious Monk Genius Of Modern Music Volume 1

Blue Note | Item No: 393003
Vinyl LP | 1956 / US – Reissue | New
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Item Description
Volume 1 of the two-volume Genius of Modern Music set comprises the first sessions Thelonious Monk recorded as a leader, on October 15 and 24 and November 21 of 1947. It's impossible to overstate the importance of these sessions. They include some of the earliest recordings of Monk compositions that would become standards, despite their angularity and technical difficulty: the strange, sideways chord progression of "Thelonious"; the bouncy and cheerful but melodically cockeyed "Well, You Needn't"; the post-bop Bud Powell tribute "In Walked Bud"; and, of course, "'Round Midnight," which is now one of the most frequently recorded jazz compositions ever. There are kinks to be worked out: Art Blakey's drumming is fine, but he obviously hasn't quite taken the measure of Monk's compositional genius, and on the November session, alto saxophonist Sahib Shihab employs a fat, warbly tone that sounds out of place. But the excitement of discovery permeates every measure, and Monk himself is in top form, his solos jagged and strange, yet utterly beautiful. This first volume of Genius of Modern Music, along with the second, belongs in every jazz collection.
Item Details
Item No: 393003
Artist: Thelonious Monk
Title: Genius Of Modern Music Volume 1
Label: Blue Note
Format: Vinyl LP, Vinyl, LP
Pressing: US – Reissue
Release Date: 1956
Genre: Organic Grooves
Style: Jazz | Fusion
Available since: 2014-11-19
Condition: New
Price: $ 19.98
Weight: 250g (plus 250g Packaging)
Tracklist
A1 Round About Midnight
A2 Off Minor
A3 Ruby My Dear
A4 I Mean You
A5 April In Paris
A6 In Walked Bud
B1 Thelonious
B2 Epistrophy
B3 Misterioso
B4 Well You Needn't
B5 Introspection
B6 Humph
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