Thelonious Monk - Solo Monk +9 (1965) {2008 Japan Blu-spec 24-bit Remaster}

Thelonious Monk - Solo Monk +9 (1965) {2008 Japan Blu-spec 24-bit Remaster}

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© 2008 Columbia / Sony Music Japan | SICP 20017

Jazz / Bop / Hard Bop / Piano

Reissue in the high-fidelity Blu-spec CD format (fully compatible with standard CD players). The mystery and haunting angular beauty of Thelonious Monk's unadorned keyboard sides are the focus of Solo Monk. As if possessing the history of jazz in his hands, Monk's solo recordings and performances from every phase of his career remain pure. The components of what made Monk such an uncompromising composer, arranger, and especially bandmember are evident in every note he plays. The disc includes both Monk originals as well as several covers of pop music standards. A majority of these sides were cut during a West Coast swing in late-October/early-November 1964. This highly productive jaunt would likewise yield two live releases: Live at the It Club and Live at the Jazz Workshop; both would feature Monk's quartet. On an emotional level, however, these sides arguably surpass many of the band recordings. "Sweet and Lovely" contains several passages that are played with the command and intensity usually demanded of a classical work. The intense yet sophisticated chord progressions that punctuate "Ruby, My Dear" transform what once were simple pop melodies into unaccompanied rhapsodies. Monk transforms the solitude of "Everything Happens to Me" into a minor bop masterpiece replete with his signature disjointed phrasings and variable pacing. Personnel: Thelonious Monk - piano tracklist: 01 - Dinah (Take 2) 02 - I Surrender, Dear 03 - Sweet And Lovely (Take 2) 04 - North Of The Sunset 05 - Ruby, My Dear (Take 3) 06 - I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) 07 - I Hadn't Anyone Till You 08 - Everything Happens To Me (Take 3) 09 - Monk's Point 10 - I Should Care 11 - Ask Me Now (Take 2) 12 - These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) bonus tracks 13 - Introspection 14 - Darn That Dream 15 - Dinah (Take 1) 16 - Sweet And Lovely (Take 1) 17 - Ruby, My Dear (Take 1) 18 - I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) (Take 1) 19 - I Hadn't Anyone Till You (Take 1) 20 - Everything Happens To Me (Retake 1) 21 - Ask Me Now (Take 1)