Brilliant Corners
Few composers or improvisers can match the originality of pianist thelonious monk. quirky yet rigorously logical, monk's playful but always purposeful choice of skewed melodies and interrupted rhythm patterns gave the bebop movement, and jazz in total, a new sound that was totally modern. although he created a surprisingly limited body of compositions, his impact on the vocabulary and canon of jazz is second to none, including such prolific giants as Duke Ellington.
- Brilliant Corners
- Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are
- Pannonica
- I Surrender, Dear
- Bemsha Swing
Few composers or improvisers can match the originality of pianist thelonious monk. quirky yet rigorously logical, monk's playful but always purposeful choice of skewed melodies and interrupted rhythm patterns gave the bebop movement, and jazz in total, a new sound that was totally modern. although he created a surprisingly limited body of compositions, his impact on the vocabulary and canon of jazz is second to none, including such prolific giants as Duke Ellington.
Tracklisting
- Brilliant Corners
- Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are
- Pannonica
- I Surrender, Dear
- Bemsha Swing
