Thelonious monk brilliant corners riverside rlp 12226 ernie henry last chorus riverside rlp 12266 thelonious monk the complete riverside recordings riverside r022 1957 age 40 thelonious monk thelonious himself riverside rlp 12235 sonny rollins, vol. Great records to check out are at carnegie hall, brilliant corners, thelonious monk with john coltrane, solo monk and underground. 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. 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. As a whole, brilliant corners might be the magnum opus of all that is bebop. Brilliant corners from 1956 marks the arrival of monk on the scene. The complex title track, which featured rollins, was so difficult to play that the final. Listen to your favorite songs from brilliant corners by monk thelonious now.
Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Brilliant corners exemplifies monk s genius both as a band leader and composer. Brilliant corners by thelonious monk album, hard bop. The music of thelonious monk is among the most requested of any jazz composer, but accurate lead sheets and sources have never been widely available until now. If anyone was a good fit to arrange the music of thelonious monk, besides hall overton, arranger for monk s appearances at town hall and philharmonic hall, it was oliver nelson.
Listen free to thelonious monk brilliant corners brilliant corners, balue bolivar baluesare and more. In 20xx by dos monos sampled thelonious monk s brilliant corners. In this masterful compilation, worldrecognized discographer chris sheridan draws together the most comprehensive reconstruction of thelonious monk s performances and recordings. Thelonious monk plays duke ellington 1955 and the unique thelonious monk 1956. Brilliant corners a biodiscography of thelonious monk.
Now the intermediatelevel pianist can play and study the music of this jazz giant. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. 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 by thelonious monk on amazon music amazon. Brilliant corners is a studio album by american jazz musician thelonious monk. Get all the lyrics to songs on brilliant corners and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Brilliant corners by monk thelonious on amazon music unlimited. Check out brilliant corners by thelonious monk on amazon music. Brilliant corners by full score and set of parts sheet. After twentyfive attempts, the final recorded version consisted of parts of various takes spliced together. The story of thelonious monk brilliant corners classic album. The album is notable for featuring monk on solo piano almost exclusively. Theres a great story on wikipedia of how bassist oscar pettiford couldnt keep up with the changes during the recording of the song brilliant corners, so he just began to pantamime playing, fooling orrin keepnews to believe that his mic was malfunctioning. In the 40s he started making recordings, and in the 50s he came out with two of his most popular albums, brilliant corners and thelonious monk with john coltrane.
Find highquality thelonious monk stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. There is an inescapable freshness and vitality saturated into every measure. Ercs costly limited edition releases usually quickly sell out. Thelonious himself is a studio album by thelonious monk released in 1957 via riverside records, his fourth for the label. Download brilliant corners a biodiscography of thelonious monk. Thelonious monk brilliant corners 1957, deep groove, vinyl.
Thelonious monk brilliant corners 1957, deep groove. The special attraction this time around is the sacd remastering. Straight, no chaserrecorded july 23, 1951 blue note 1589, 1511, it is only the second blues monk recordedmisterioso being the first. Brilliant corners by thelonious monk guardian and observer writers are picking their favourite albums with a view that you might do the same. Those performances are from 194751 and feature the initial recordings of 16 of his originals in brief 78rpm singles versions. Buy a cd or vinyl record and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited with the purchase of. Album brilliant corners mono version, thelonious monk. Moving on with my christmas uploads, the next selection im uploading, is thelonious monk s brilliant corners, one of my favorite albums from him next to straight, no chaser. Mar 28, 2010 my first experience of monk was criss cross and the monk side of the old miles and monk at newport lp. Thelonious monk brilliant corners releases discogs.
Misterioso is a 1958 live album by american jazz ensemble the thelonious monk quartet. His group on this recording consisted of established playerssonny rollins, oscar pettiford and max roach etc who were sufficiently capable and adventurous to understand what the errant genius had in mind in his often very complex music. Listen to your favorite songs from brilliant corners by thelonious monk now. Hard to go wrong with the most of the riverside or columbia titles. The musical styles can range from electronics to postmetal, but the motivation remains intact. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Thelonious monk is one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time and one of first creators of modern jazz. 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 chris sheridan overdrive rakuten. On genius of modern music volume 1, monk presented a tight, unique stature for his work to flow. The complex title track required over a dozen takes in the studio. These included the new jackieing, which monk hummed to the others to help them learn it. Thelonious monk, brilliant corners 1956 video dailymotion.
Brilliant corners criss cross hackensack pannonica round midnight thelonious well you neednt and more. On brilliant corners, recorded in late 1956, monk mainly performed his own music. Thelonious monk fake book songbook by thelonious monk. 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. Most of his career monk worked as a leader, usually in quartet settings, but he also recorded solo piano, trios and even big band. He willingly recorded two albums of jazz standards as a means of increasing his profile. Brilliant corners keepnews collection, an album by thelonious monk on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
Thelonious monk piano, celeste ernie henry alto saxophone sonny rollins tenor saxophone oscar pettiford double bass max roach drums, timpani clark. Thelonious monk brilliant corners lyrics and tracklist. Cd, album, re, rm original jazz classics, riverside records. Brilliant corners is a seminal 1956 recording from thelonoius monk, his first disc of original material on the riverside label. All three of the new thelonious monk compositions for brilliant corners were written on the piano that nica had installed in her bolivar hotel suite. Erc announces monks brilliant corners from original mono. On retiring from public performance, thelonious monk moved to nicas house in weehawken, new jersey where he died in 1982. No other record has the essence of fast and hard, bouncy jazz like corners does. Thelonious monkbrilliant corners dol blue vinyl reissuedol londons leading vinyl records specialist based in soho, london w1.
The idea of this blog is share music difficult to find. Thelonious monk stock pictures, royaltyfree photos. The best jazz works are organized sloppiness, and its what made thelonious monk the genius that he was. Chris sheridan is a discographer, writer, and uk correspondent for down beat. 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 mono version thelonious monk to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. This folio has 70 of the master composerpianists most familiar pieces, as well as a number of obscure and unrecorded tunes, in easytoread versions.
A brilliant composer and a criminally underrated pianist whose sense of rhythm, space, and harmony made him one of the founders of modern jazz. Brilliant corners keepnews collection by thelonious monk on. Riverside thelonious monk piano ernie henry alto saxophone sonny rollins tenor saxophone oscar pettiford double bass. Oddly, probably the least interesting is best of thelonious on blue note. The life and times of an american original, focuses on. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet.
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. Brilliant corners release by thelonious monk see all versions of this release, 15 available overview. Jul 23, 2015 thelonious monk, brilliant corners 1956. The title of the album comes from the quintet playing five of monk s compositions. Download and print sheet music or learn how to play online. Thelonious monkintermediate piano solos songbook by. Like misterioso, straight, no chaser is not like other blues in that the melody breaks with the typical fourbar phrasing and extends beyond the bar line. In this masterful compilation, worldrecognized discographer chris sheri. Brilliant corners by thelonious monk on amazon music.
It was his third album for riverside records, and the first, for this label. Looking at the life and times of thelonious monk robin d. Find album credit information for brilliant corners thelonious monk on allmusic. With the release of brilliant corners, the 39 yearold pianistcomposer finally achieved the. Add album if there is an album missing from the list, find its releasegroup id from and add it here. Of all the major jazz artists, thelonious monk was one of the most original musical thinkersnonconformist, idiosyncratic, imaginative, eccentricin a word, unique. Product information brilliant corners by thelonious monk digital sheet music leadsheet add to wish list. Release brilliant corners by thelonious monk musicbrainz. Of the other cds, monk s dream and brilliant corners are essentials, and monk rollins and monk coltrane are delights. Just a few days ago ken micallef asked for my faves in the video elsewhere on this channel and i pulled this one out in. Dec 25, 2009 moving on with my christmas uploads, the next selection im uploading, is thelonious monk s brilliant corners, one of my favorite albums from him next to straight, no chaser. Brilliant corners first recorded on october 15, 1956 riverside rlp12226, this composition proved notoriously difficult for monk s band, which included sonny rollins tenor, ernie henry alto, oscar pettiford bass, and max roach drums. The title track tosses you straight into the genius of monk. Brilliant corners by thelonious monk on amazon music unlimited.
Download the qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go. Electric recording company announced today the forthcoming true mono reissue of thelonious monk s brilliant corners featuring sonny rollins due some time in april. Choose from thelonious monk sheet music for such popular songs as round midnight, all the things you are, and blue monk. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. His most famous compositions include round about midnight, straight no chaser, blue monk, and misterioso. 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. Take pannonica, a lovely ballad that plays host to a beautiful solo from saxophonist rollins that precedes the delicate tinkling of monk on the. Thelonious monk s brilliant corners is arguably not only his most criticallyacclaimed lp but it marked a major turning point in his career. Monk s music brilliant corners 5 x 5 x monk thelonious himself solo thelonious alone in san francisco solo. Brilliant corners is a wonderful introduction to monk.
Print and download lead sheets for brilliant corners by thelonious monk in bb major. After twentyfive attempts, the final recorded version consisted of parts of various takes spliced. On redbook, theres also the analogue productions thelonious monk box set, riverside tenor sessions, which contains brilliant corners on gold disc. Brilliant corners, which is usually considered to be his first true masterpiece. Enthusiasts who become jaded to the idiosyncratic nature of monk s playing or his practically arithmetical chord progressions should occasionally revisit brilliant corners. This collection includes 14 tunes monk made great, arranged by t. Few composers or improvisers can match the originality of pianist thelonious monk. See links below for more details on nicas involvement with jazz. His days were clearly numbered, but columbia ended his contract with a bang. Thelonious monk songs for all instruments and levels. Thelonious monk brilliant corners steve hoffman music.
Thelonious monk author of thelonious monk plays standards. Former editor of british network television news programs and awardwinning producer, sheridan has a parallel life as a jazz writer, publishing in magazines in the united states, germany, france, italy, and japan as well as the uk. Thelonious monk, brilliant corners music the guardian. Thelonious monkbrilliant corners dol blue vinyl reissue. Thelonious monk piano, orrin keepnews producer, liner notes, bill grauer producer, paul bacon cover design, paul weller photography, jack higgins engineer. Thelonious sphere monk rocky mount, north carolina 10th october 1917 hartsdale, new york 17th february 1982 was a jazz pianist and composer. Thelonious monk s compositions as recorded by thelonious monk created date. Moving on with my christmas uploads, the next selection im uploading, is thelonious monks brilliant corners, one of my favorite albums from. Thelonious monk brilliant corners sheet music leadsheet.
Download brilliant corners a biodiscography of thelonious monk discographies association for ebook free. As a whole, brilliant corners might be the magnum opus of all that. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Continuing our series in which guardian and observer writers pick their favourite albums john fordham examines the brilliant corners of thelonious monk. It was his third album for riverside records, and the first, for this label, to include his own compositions.
Jazz fans have always revered this album because it manages to combine outstanding playing with some inspiring but often eccentric tunes. Thelonious monk with sonny rollins, ernie henry and clark terry thelonious monk with sonny rollins, ernie henry and clark terry brilliant corners. With its abrupt time changes and innovative phrasing, brilliant corners took approximately 25 takes to get right and the engineer still had two splice to takes. According to robin kelleys library of congress essay on the album monk did not share the music for the title track, preferring musicians to learn by ear. Brilliant corners full album brilliant corners is a studio album by american jazz musician thelonious monk. This folio has 70 of the master composerpianists most familiar pieces. Brilliant corners thelonious monk credits allmusic.
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