Thelonious monk, brilliant corners music the guardian. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Riverside thelonious monk piano ernie henry alto saxophone sonny rollins tenor saxophone oscar pettiford double bass. Thelonious monk brilliant corners 100 greatest jazz albums. A brilliant composer and a criminally underrated pianist whose sense of rhythm, space, and harmony made him one of the founders of modern jazz. Thelonious monk brilliant corners steve hoffman music. Brilliant corners thelonious monk song info allmusic. Thelonious monk with sonny rollins, ernie henry and clark terry brilliant corners. Contains printable sheet music plus an interactive, downloadable digital sheet music file. Round midnight, im confessin that i love you, straight, no chaser, monks. Enthusiasts who become jaded to the idiosyncratic nature of monk s playing or his practically arithmetical chord progressions should occasionally revisit brilliant corners.
Round midnight thelonious monk 1947 by jazzbeat free. Monks dream first recorded on october 15, 1952 prestige 850, like byeya, this is another strongly caribbean flavored composition. Brilliant corners, by thelonious monk when producer orrin keepnews signed thelonious monk to his newly formed riverside label in 1955, he had to come up with a plan. Thelonious monk piano, sonny rollins tenor sax, ernie henry alto sax, oscar pettiford bass and max roach. Thelonious monk by thelonious monk download thelonious. Brilliant corners is a wonderful introduction to monk. My first experience of monk was criss cross and the monk side of the old miles and monk at newport lp. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Listen free to thelonious monk brilliant corners brilliant corners, balue bolivar baluesare and more. Monk, the complete prestige 10inch lp collection, les liaisons dangereuses 1960, genius of modern music volume one, genius of modern music vol. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Listen to your favorite songs from brilliant corners by thelonious monk now.
There is an inescapable freshness and vitality saturated into every measure. Hard to go wrong with the most of the riverside or columbia titles. Recorded at reeves sound studio, new york city, october 9 track 2 and 3, october 15 track 1 and december 7 track 4 and 5, 1956. The 1956 brilliant corners session was the toughest time producer keepnews could. Thelonious monk brilliant corners 2008 remaster flac 199 mb thelonious monk the complete black lion and vogue recordings 1954,1971 3cd 1989 eacflac 604 mb monk. Brilliant corners is a triumph of both performance and conception. Available for purchase only in the united states leadsheets typically only contain the lyrics, chord symbols and melody line of a song and are rarely more than one page in length. Brilliant corners lp by thelonious monk vinyl, jul1991. In this masterful compilation, worldrecognized discographer chris sheridan draws together the most comprehensive reconstruction of thelonious monk s performances and recordings.
Moving on with my christmas uploads, the next selection im uploading, is thelonious monks brilliant corners, one of my favorite albums from. Its in a new miniaturized version of a grand old box of monk. In that year of 1954, the american pianist, already considered a great trendsetter, was the guest of the jazz festival that takes place at the salle pleyel where he performed with. On redbook, theres also the analogue productions thelonious monk box set, riverside tenor sessions, which contains brilliant corners on gold disc. As a whole, brilliant corners might be the magnum opus of all that is bebop. Brilliant corners by thelonious monk on amazon music amazon. After twentyfive attempts, the final recorded version consisted of parts of various takes spliced.
The best jazz works are organized sloppiness, and its what made thelonious monk the genius that he was. Take pannonica, a lovely ballad that plays host to a beautiful solo from saxophonist rollins that precedes the delicate tinkling of monk on the. Download torrent thelonious monk brilliant fast and. Related songs see more cover versions of thelonious monk s brilliant corners. Brilliant corners is at one and the same time full of the idiosyncracy that typifies so much of thelonious monk s music and then again simply one of the greatest jazz albums ever produced. It was his third album for riverside records, and the first, for this label. Thelonious monk piano, orrin keepnews producer, liner notes, bill grauer producer, paul bacon cover design, paul weller photography, jack higgins engineer. The definitive thelonious monk thelonious monk straight, no chaser reissued 2009 thelonious monk genius of modern music. No other record has the essence of fast and hard, bouncy jazz like corners does. Mostly comprised of original compositions a solo rendition of harry barriss i surrender dear the only exception, brilliant corners remains one of the pianists bestloved studio albums, and has since become a staple in countless jazz collections. Brilliant corners by andy summers 1999 brilliant corners by anthony braxton 1988 brilliant corners by kronos quartet 1985. The special attraction this time around is the sacd remastering. Download brilliant corners a biodiscography of thelonious monk discographies association for ebook free. Jazz fans have always revered this album because it manages to combine outstanding playing with some inspiring but often eccentric tunes.
Thelonious monk brilliant corners new cd uk import. Mar 28, 2010 my first experience of monk was criss cross and the monk side of the old miles and monk at newport lp. The story of thelonious monk brilliant corners classic album. Brilliant corners by monk thelonious on amazon music unlimited.
Round midnight is the mostrecorded jazz standard composed by a jazz musician. Brilliant corners is at one and the same time full of the idiosyncracy that typifies so much of thelonious monks music and then again simply one of the greatest. Feb 01, 2011 brilliant corners is a wonderful introduction to monk. Although brilliant corners is thelonious monk s third disc for riverside, its the first on the label to weigh in with such heavy original material. It is likewise a demanding composition for performer and audience alike which may account for the comparative scarcity of live or studio re. Thelonious monk s compositions as recorded by thelonious monk created date. It was his third album for riverside records, and the first, for this label, to include his own compositions. Thelonious himself is a studio album by thelonious monk released in 1957 via riverside records, his fourth for the label. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Cd, mp3 download, itunes brilliant corners is at one and the same time full of the idiosyncracy that typifies so much of thelonious monk s music and then again simply one of the greatest. Thelonious sphere monk was born two years after his sister marion on october 10, 1917, in rocky mount, north carolina, and was the son of thelonious and barbara monk. However, harry colomby claims that monk may have written an early version around 1936 at the age of 19 with the title grand finale. Brilliant corners by thelonious monk on amazon music unlimited.
Mar 18, 2014 concord music group rereleases thelonious monks seminal 1957 lp brilliant corners. Thelonious monk stock pictures, royaltyfree photos. Although this album is most widely known for its provocative cover image, which depicts monk as a fictitious french resistance fighter in the second world war, it contains a number of new monk compositions, some of which appear in recorded form. Thelonious monk s brilliant corners from 1956 with max roach on drums. The complex title track required over a dozen takes in the studio. Thelonious monk piano, ernie henry alto saxophone, sonny rollins tenor saxophone, max roach drums, oscar pettiford double bass, clark terry trumpet, paul chambers double bass. December 17th 1956 rerelease date keepnews remaster. After twentyfive attempts, the final recorded version consisted of parts of various takes spliced together. Brilliant cornersfirst recorded on october 15, 1956 riverside rlp12226, this composition proved notoriously difficult for monks band, which included sonny rollins tenor, ernie henry alto, oscar pettiford bass, and max roach drums. Cd, album, re, rm original jazz classics, riverside records. As a whole, brilliant corners might be the magnum opus of all that. It is thought that monk originally composed the song sometime in 1940 or 1941. Great records to check out are at carnegie hall, brilliant corners, thelonious monk with john coltrane, solo monk and underground. Brilliant corners is a seminal 1956 recording from thelonoius monk, his first disc of original material on the riverside label.
Listen to your favorite songs from brilliant corners by monk thelonious now. Unlike most other jazz albums of the era, brilliant corners was edited from multiple takes to produce complete takes of the complex music, which may account for sonic shortcomings. Brilliant corners, an album by thelonious monk on spotify. His poorly written birth certificate misspelled his first name as thelious or thelius. Most of his career monk worked as a leader, usually in quartet settings, but he also recorded solo piano, trios and even big band. Brilliant corners is a studio album by american jazz musician thelonious monk. Reissue of thelonious monks riverside recordings shows. Thelonious monk brilliant corners steve hoffman music forums. Get the best deals on vinyl records jazz thelonious monk when you shop the largest online selection at. Featuring such stars as sonny rollins and max roach, as well as some of the pianistcomposers most creative writing ever on the title tune.
Get the best deals on jazz music cds thelonious monk when you shop the largest online selection at. Thelonious monk with sonny rollins, ernie henry and clark terry. Thelonious monks epic brilliant corners is one of the select few to simultaneously demonstrate the inherent beauty and musicality of the often bombastic or seemingly disjointed nature of bop jazz. Thelonious monk brilliant corners 1957, deep groove, vinyl. It features monk on piano, larry gales on bass, charlie rouse on tenor sax, and ben riley on drums. Thelonious monk brilliant corners lp on riverside during his early years, thelonious monk was considered one of the most challenging, provocative and. Thelonious monk straight, no chaser dsd single rate 2. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page.
As a bonus, we have added the only existing alternate take from the sessions an incomplete version of pannonica plus monk s complete previous session. Jan 08, 2018 brilliant corners, by thelonious monk when producer orrin keepnews signed thelonious monk to his newly formed riverside label in 1955, he had to come up with a plan. Brilliant corners by thelonious monk album, hard bop. Brilliant corners by thelonious monk from brilliant. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. The only nonsolo performance on the album is the last track, monk s mood, which features john coltrane on tenor saxophone and wilbur ware on bass. Thelonious monk was not only one of jazzs paramount pianists, but also one of its greatest composers. Thelonious monk brilliant corners riverside concord release date. Brilliant corners by thelonious monk 8437016248591 cd. Widely considered as one of the most important musicians in jazz he is one of only five jazz musicians to be featured on the cover of time monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire. Woven through the chronological listing of monk s work is the story of his rise to acceptance as one of the key pianists and composers of jazz and his decline in.
Thelonious monk brilliant corners 1957, deep groove. Kelleys new biography of thelonious monk inspires a reflection. It was his third album for riverside records, 1 and the first, for this label, to include his own compositions. Thelonious monk brilliant corners sheet music leadsheet. For all the serious thought that went into his sound, thelonious monk who studied classical music between the ages of 11 and, but missed out on a juilliard scholarship his late teen years never forgot that making music was fun. Woven through the chronological listing of monk s work is the story of his rise to acceptance as one of the key pianists and composers of jazz and his decline in health and popularity to his death in 1982. Release brilliant corners by thelonious monk musicbrainz. He fitted into the world of these who wished to take the world of jazz to the next stage after the swing era, but became part of the bebop scene by default, not design. Thelonious monk was 34 years old when he crossed the atlantic for the first time. A british salesman at sam goodys advises brilliant corners over. Thelonious sphere monk rocky mount, north carolina 10th october 1917 hartsdale, new york 17th february 1982 was a jazz pianist and composer. Find highquality thelonious monk stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images.
Dal trio plays duke ellington 1955 al quintetto di brilliant corners 1956, monk realizza i suoi capolavori su etichetta riverside, e raggiunge lo status di mito vivente. Thelonious monk brilliant corners releases discogs. Following a prologue which attempts to summarize the career and man, the narrative discography covers monk s entire performance career. Brilliant corners by thelonious monk guardian and observer writers are picking their favourite albums with a view that you might do the same. Brilliant corners release by thelonious monk see all versions of this release, 15 available overview. Jon hendricks added lyrics and called it man, that was a dream, as did soesja citroen, who gave it the title sure it can be done. Thelonious monk, brilliant corners 1956 video dailymotion. Two iconic albums brilliant corners and thelonious himself are included on this 2cd set. Monk s music brilliant corners 5 x 5 x monk thelonious himself solo thelonious alone in san francisco solo. On genius of modern music volume 1, monk presented a tight, unique stature for his work to flow.
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