Caetano veloso and numerous other artists, and when hes not busy lending his unique guitar to others, the new yorker takes pleasure, under his own name, in breaking down and rebuilding. Album monks dream hd remastered, thelonious monk qobuz. It was his second for riverside records, and like his riverside debut, is made up of standards. His unique improvisational style as well as his compositions have influenced almost every jazz musician since.
Monk draws on his early influences to lay down lefthand rhythm patterns, including a kind of off. 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 only. We are particularly interested in how monk has been constructed by critics, fans, writers, visual artists, the music industry, the media, etc. Thelonious monk thelonious alone in san francisco album track listing. Few jazz composers have created a body of work as imaginative and offbeat as that of thelonious sphere monk 19171982. The unique thelonious monk is a 1956 album by thelonious monk. Thelonious had a love for the piano from a young age, and grew up in.
A completely unique pianist and composer, thelonious monk was born. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. Here you can buy and download music mp3 thelonious monk. The unique thelonious monk the francis wolff collection. The albums impact was strengthened by one of the most unique covers ever devised. Rather, the wellchosen standards included exemplify and help further establish the pianist and.
In this lesson we will take a look at pianist and composer thelonious monk. Posted in roldschoolcool by usuperbradman 3,370 points and 1 comments. Check out the unique thelonious monk by thelonious monk on amazon music. Riverside went so far as to print nearpostagesized monk stamps, quite a few of which reportedly found their way through the actual mail. This course explores 20th century cultural history through the music, ideas, and image of pianistcomposer thelonious monk. Thelonious sphere monk was an iconoclast of the jazz community, a brilliant composerpianist whose relentlessly quirky music has been putting smiles on peoples faces long after his death. Our full range of studio equipment from all the leading equipment and software brands. This is my first thelonious monk record and i enjoy his style immensely. Thelonious monk the unique thelonious monk 1983, vinyl. A brilliant composer and a criminally underrated pianist whose sense of rhythm, space, and.
The unique thelonious monk 1956, is a delightful gershwin cover, played at cannonballexpress tempo and showcasing wonderful interplay between the pianist and drummer art blakey. Monk was both ahead of his time, and deeply rooted in tradition, and used his extraordinary gift of perfect pitch to learn songs and memorize them fast. Combined with his unique persona and style of dress, monk cut a figure rarely seen. The unique thelonious monk riverside rlp 12209 thelonious monk straight, no chaser soundtrack columbialegacy cj 45358 thelonious monk brilliant corners riverside rlp 12226.
My 20year old son and i have been listening to a lot of brubeck lately, as well as miles davis and wanted to branch out to other jazz musicians. In 1922, the family moved to 243 west 63rd street, in manhattan, new york city. Includes unlimited streaming of thelonious sphere monk via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Not sure what the source for this pressing was, but it sounds uncompressed and warm. Niven collection of jazz history, a cassette recording from the jazz artist thelonious monk, from the era of 1947. His poorly written birth certificate misspelled his first name as thelious or thelius. The idea of this blog is share music difficult to find. His debut for the label was the aptly titled plays duke ellington 1955 and once again, on this disc, monk s song selection did not feature any original compositions. His debut for the label was the aptly titled plays duke ellington 1955 and once again, on this disc, monks song selection did not feature any original compositions.
You are too beautiful by thelonious monk from the unique. Unique thelonious monk lp 12 album, 33 rpm, import, extra tracks, remastered thelonious monk t. It was a continuation of riversides strategy to broaden consumer interest in monk by having him record cover versions of wellknown material which, riverside hoped, would help to break down the prevailing perception that monks. As always, played with that unique monk sound and humor. It was originally released in 1953 as the first of five 10 lp studio albums by monk for prestige prlp 142, and was later expanded into the 12inch album thelonious monk trio with the addition of two nonchronological later tracks. Thelonious monk, who was criticized by observers who failed to listen to his music on its own terms, suffered through a decade of neglect before he was suddenly acclaimed as a genius. Thelonious monk by thelonious monk download thelonious. Jazz piano collection thelonious monk below are recordings and pdf transcriptions from a thelonious monk transcription book which is seemingly impossible to purchase. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The unique vinyl 1956 jazz thelonious monk download. The complete 1957 riverside recordings doubledisc set that includes monk s music and wjohn coltrane for a great price. 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.
It also did not list his middle name, taken from his maternal grandfather, sphere batts. Recorded between 1952 and 54, the five thelonious monk prestige 10 albums capture the maverick jazz pianist on some of his. He has a dissonant style that somehow works even though it almost seems like it shouldnt. Thelonious himself using dissonant chords, a keen sense of space and knotty, syncopated melodies, monk created some of the most original and challenging american music of the. The complete 1957 riverside recordings doubledisc set that includes monks music and wjohn coltrane for a great price. The unique thelonious monk by thelonious monk 25218606424. Music of thelonious monk stefan grossmans guitar workshop. But ellington is a touchstone for monk, and this recording makes the debt concrete. You can buy album the unique vinyl 1956 thelonious monk.
Images the unique thelonious monk thelonious monk t. Thelonious monk plays duke ellington is an album by jazz pianist thelonious monk that was released by riverside in 1956. 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. This allellington program and the standardsbased unique thelonious monk lack the jolt of monks originals. Mar 28, 2010 thelonious monk with john coltrane at carnegie hall this is the one that hooked me on monk monk s dream thelonious monk live at the it club then.
Thelonious monk is known as one of the most unique, inimitable piano players of all time. It features monk on piano, larry gales on bass, charlie rouse on tenor sax, and ben riley on drums. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Thelonious monk was born october 10, 1917, in rocky mount, north carolina, the son of thelonious and barbara monk, two years after his sister marion. Thelonious monk genius of modern music, volume 1 album cover. Thelonious monk brilliant corners 1956 download mega. A brilliant composer and a criminally underrated pianist whose sense of rhythm, space, and harmony made him one of the founders of modern jazz. Just got it yesterday and dont want to take it off my turntable.
His poorly written birth certificate misspelled his first name as thelious 10 or thelius. Tea for two by thelonious monk from the unique thelonious. Check out the new songs of thelonious monk and albums. Lp 180g vinyl in gatefold sleeve thelonious monk the unique thelonious monk monks first major record contract was with riverside, though at that time the company was just a small independent label that paled in comparison to the magnitude of columbia, which would be his next step to success.
The musical styles can range from electronics to postmetal, but the motivation remains intact. He is one of the most important figures in the development of bebop and modern jazz. Liza all the cloudsll roll away from his second riverside album, the unique thelonious monk 1956, is a delightful gershwin cover, played at cannonballexpress tempo and showcasing wonderful interplay between the pianist and drummer art blakey. Thelonious monk was 34 years old when he crossed the atlantic for the first time. Lp 180g vinyl in gatefold sleeve thelonious monk the unique thelonious monk monk s first major record contract was with riverside, though at that time the company was just a small independent label that paled in comparison to the magnitude of columbia, which would be his next step to success. 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 drummer jeanlouis viale and bass player jeanmarie ingrand. Finally, the critics and then the jazz public recognized thelonious monks greatness during this important gig. Monks dream hd remastered thelonious monk to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Aug 10, 2017 the albums impact was strengthened by one of the most unique covers ever devised, riverside actually went so far as to print quantities of almost postagesized monk stamps.
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