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With his angular piano lines, odd spaces and pauses, dissonant resolves, and quirky compositional sense, Thelonious Monk was a maverick among mavericks in the bop world, an enigma whose body of work is instantly recognizable, stubbornly consistent, and as insular and mysterious as it was when he first began recording as a bandleader some 60 years ago. Those first recordings, six sessions recorded for Alfred Lion's Blue Note Records between 1947 and 1948 and 1951 and 1952, show a fully formed Monk unfurling the stylistic template that he would follow for the rest of his life. This brief set picks highlights from those first sessions, along with two sides recorded with Sonny Rollins ("Reflections" and "Misterioso") for Blue Note in 1957. Included are the original recorded versions of "Well, You Needn't," "In Walked Bud," "Straight, No Chaser," and "'Round Midnight," featuring such players as drummers Art Blakey and Max Roach, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, pianist Horace Silver, and alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson, among others. There are many different ways to get this material, since it has been reissued countless times over the years, and this sampler certainly doesn't tell the whole story, but as an introduction to the strange world of Monk for the uninitiated, this one does as good a job as any. Consider it a gateway sampler to a world of intricate and fascinating oddness.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Lundvall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doug Hawkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Ramey, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Hanighen, Author - Cootie Williams, Composer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Hawkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Ramey, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sahib Shihab, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - George Taitt, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Paige, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 Capitol Records, LLC
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Milt Jackson, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Lundvall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doug Hawkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al McKibbon, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sahib Shihab, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Lundvall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doug Hawkins, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Ramey, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sahib Shihab, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - George Taitt, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Paige, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
Thelonious Monk, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Milt Jackson, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Kurt Lundvall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Simmons, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Shadow Wilson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Chambers, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Kurt Lundvall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sonny Rollins, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
Thelonious Monk, Composer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Rudy Van Gelder, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Lion, Producer - Art Blakey, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Horace Silver, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Chambers, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Kurt Lundvall, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - J.J. Johnson, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Rollins, Tenor Saxophone, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2007 The Blue Note Label Group ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
Album review
With his angular piano lines, odd spaces and pauses, dissonant resolves, and quirky compositional sense, Thelonious Monk was a maverick among mavericks in the bop world, an enigma whose body of work is instantly recognizable, stubbornly consistent, and as insular and mysterious as it was when he first began recording as a bandleader some 60 years ago. Those first recordings, six sessions recorded for Alfred Lion's Blue Note Records between 1947 and 1948 and 1951 and 1952, show a fully formed Monk unfurling the stylistic template that he would follow for the rest of his life. This brief set picks highlights from those first sessions, along with two sides recorded with Sonny Rollins ("Reflections" and "Misterioso") for Blue Note in 1957. Included are the original recorded versions of "Well, You Needn't," "In Walked Bud," "Straight, No Chaser," and "'Round Midnight," featuring such players as drummers Art Blakey and Max Roach, vibraphonist Milt Jackson, pianist Horace Silver, and alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson, among others. There are many different ways to get this material, since it has been reissued countless times over the years, and this sampler certainly doesn't tell the whole story, but as an introduction to the strange world of Monk for the uninitiated, this one does as good a job as any. Consider it a gateway sampler to a world of intricate and fascinating oddness.
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:31:19
- Main artists: Thelonious Monk
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Blue Note Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2007 The Blue Note Label Group This Compilation ℗ 2007 The Blue Note Label Group
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