1 Comment on Introspection - Thelonious Monk - Solo Monk (CD, Album)

1. The mystery and haunting angular beauty of Thelonious Monk's unadorned keyboard sides are the focus of Solo feuwhiproeskiderprop.centbestthatsracafonemonniphywerma.co if holding the history of jazz in his hands, Monk's solo recordings and performances from every phase of his career remain pure. The components of what made Monk such an uncompromising composer, arranger, and especially bandmember are evident in every note he plays.9/

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2. Solo Monk is the eighth album Thelonious Monk released for Columbia Records in The album is composed entirely of solo piano work by Monk. The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek states "This is perhaps the solo piano record to have by Monk". In addition to various vinyl and CD issues, Sony Music Enterprises issued an SACD (SRGS ) in feuwhiproeskiderprop.centbestthatsracafonemonniphywerma.co: Jazz.

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3. Aug 19,  · View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the CD release of Solo Monk on Discogs. Label: Columbia - CK ,Legacy - CK • Format: CD Album, Reissue, Remastered • Country: US • Genre: Jazz • Style: Bop/5(11).

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4. Monk is the second-most-recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington. Piano –Thelonious Monk. 9 Monk's Point 10 I Should Care Engineer [Digital Restoration And Engineering] –Larry Keyes. Creative Director [Project] –Gary feuwhiproeskiderprop.centbestthatsracafonemonniphywerma.cong: Free.

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5. The 10 Best Thelonious Monk Albums To Own On Vinyl. In direct contrast with the last album, Solo Monk strips away all but a piano. By removing the rhythm section (which on all previous albums is rock solid), Monk is able to stretch the music to convey his emotions through phrasing. He adds pauses that build anticipation for the next notes.

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6. The tune later appeared on the live album The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall. Functional. A bar blues recorded solo on April 16, , for the album Thelonious Himself. The second take was released on Thelonious Himself, while the first take was later used in compiling the album Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane. G.

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7. Jun 14,  · 2. Trio Thelonious Monk Trio (Prestige, ), here in a Rudy Van Gelder remaster edition, is the early Monk and also amongst the most eternal of his albums. The disc catches Monk playing with the same revolutionary zeal as characterized in his earlier masterpieces Genius Of Modern Music Volume 1 (Blue Note, ) and Volume 2 (Blue Note, ), and before the latter, more .

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8. The back story makes this album irresistible even before you’ve listened to it: In , a year-old jazz fan at Palo Alto High School in California decides to hold a concert in the school’s auditorium to raise funds for its International Club—and convinces Thelonious Monk’s manager that .

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9. Thelonious Monk's Prestige recordings (reissued on three LP-length CDs) have been somewhat neglected through the years but, with the exception of a date for Vogue, they are the only documentation that exists of the unique pianist-composer's work as a leader during the latter half of through This set has four numbers (including Monk's originals "Wee See," "Locomotive" and the catchy.

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