Thelonious Monk
Brilliant Corners (24734)
Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk
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INCLUDES 4 BONUS TRACKS
"Brilliant Corners" (Riverside RLP12-226) was Thelonious Monk’s third album for Riverside Records and the first on the label to include his own music. The complex title track, with its multiple time signature changes, required over two dozen takes in the studio, and is considered one of Monk’s most difficult compositions. The album features such stars as Sonny Rollins and Max Roach, as well as some of the pianist/composer’s most creative writing ever. Four additional selections also showcasing both Monk and Rollins have been included here as a bonus.
PERSONNEL:
THELONIOUS MONK, piano
SONNY ROLLINS, tenor sax
ERNIE HENRY, alto sax
CLARK TERRY, trumpet
OSCAR PETTIFORD, bass
PAUL CHAMBERS, bass
MAX ROACH, drums
New York, October-December, 1956.
(*) BONUS TRACKS (6-9):
[6-8]: Thelonious Monk (p), Sonny Rollins (ts),
Tommy Potter (b), Art Taylor (d).
Hackensack, New Jersey, October 25, 1954.
[9]: Thelonious Monk (p), Sonny Rollins (ts),
Julius Watkins (French horn), Percy Heath (b), Willie Jones (d).
New York, November 13, 1953.
TRACKS:
01 BRILLIANT CORNERS
02 BA-LUE BOLIVAR BA-LUES-ARE
03 PANNONICA
04 I SURRENDER, DEAR
05 BEMSHA SWING
06 I WANT TO BE HAPPY (*)
07 THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT (*)
08 MORE THAN YOU KNOW (*)
09 FRIDAY THE 13th 10:34 (*)
TOTAL TIME: 78:10 Min.
