Thelonious Monk is unquestionably one of the greatest musicians of the last century. Joyous, wild, insane, romantic, ecstatic, otherwordly, desperate, monumental - and that's just his facial expressions. There are musicians who play their instruments, then there are musicians who just play, ... Read review
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harmonic ingenuity to find new possibilities in his own works or standards while touching on the wellsprings of the blues and early jazz piano styles. Those gifts were never more apparent than in his whimsical and inspired solo performances, like this one from 1959. In addition to the usual fare, Monk could always reach into a treasure trove of pop songs others had forgotten. Here he makes original music out of the ancient and ephemeral "There's Danger in Your Eyes, Cherie," and he manages to do it on two separate takes. --Stuart Broomer
harmonic ingenuity to find new possibilities in his own works or standards while touching on the wellsprings of the blues and early jazz piano styles. Those gifts were never more apparent than in his whimsical and inspired solo performances, like this one from 1959. In addition to the usual fare, Monk could always reach into a treasure trove of pop songs others had forgotten. Here he makes original music out of the ancient and ephemeral "There's Danger in Your Eyes, Cherie," and he manages to do it on two separate takes. --Stuart Broomer
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Advantages: Intimate, excellent recording of the master of jazz piano alone doing what he does best. Disadvantages: There's just not enough of it.
Thelonious Monk is unquestionably one of the greatest musicians of the last century. Joyous, wild, insane, romantic, ecstatic, otherwordly, desperate, monumental - and that's just his facial expressions. There are musicians who play their instruments, then there are musicians who just play, the instrument and the musician each being and becoming each other's instrument. Monk is one of these, and you won't find a better example of his greatness than ... ...every track here sounds like it burst out the sticky centre of a donut the size of the galaxy at the beginning of time, imploding with wonderous uncontrollably joy at the very fact of existence. The recordings themselves are so crisp and balanced that you can hear Monk humming and tapping along as he plays the piano with his whole body, somehow managing to envoke everything else you've ever heard on the piano. If you've never heard anything by Monk, ...
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Label / Distributor: Original Jazz Classics / New Note/Pinnacle
Engineer: Reice Hamel
Producer: Orrin Keepnews
Pieces in Set: 1
Studio / Live: Live
Stereo: Mono
Format: Performer
EAN: 90204011926
SPAR code: AAD
Additional notes
Album Notes: Solo performer: Thelonious Monk (piano).
Album Reviews: Down Beat (1960) - 5 Stars - Excellent - \"...Monk was in brilliant form...this LP brings you several of the many faces of this remarkable musician...\"
Titles on disc 1
1.: Blue Monk
2.: Ruby My Dear
3.: Round Lights
4.: Everything Happens To Me
5.: You Took The Words Right Out Of My Heart
6.: Bluehawk
7.: Pannonica
8.: Remember
9.: There's Danger In Your Eyes Cherie
10.: Reflections
11.: There's Danger In Your Eyes Cherie (Take 1)
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