Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners (1956) {2008 Riverside} [Keepnews Collection Complete Series] (Item #16)

Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners (1956) {2008 Riverside} [Keepnews Collection Complete Series] (Item #16)

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© 2008 Concord / Riverside | 0888072305014

Jazz / Hard Bop / Piano

Orrin Keepnews' commentary (from the new liner notes): “This album was actually one of the major factors in the successful battle to win new and wider acceptance for Monk. In the sequence of his Riverside discography, it followed two initial albums devoted entirely to 'standards' and offered the first occasion on this label for Thelonious to express himself basically through his own writing. Creating music for five instrumental voices in terms of his personal and unorthodox construction, approach and phrasing, he produced some startlingly brilliant examples of the great depth, wit, and strength of his style.” Personnel: Thelonious Monk – piano; celeste on "Pannonica" Ernie Henry – alto saxophone on "Brilliant Corners", "Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are" and "Pannonica" Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone Oscar Pettiford – double bass on "Brilliant Corners", "Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are" and "Pannonica" Max Roach – drums; timpani on "Bemsha Swing" Clark Terry – trumpet on "Bemsha Swing" Paul Chambers – double bass on "Bemsha Swing" tracklist: 01 - Brilliant Corners 02 - Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are 03 - Pannonica 04 - I Surrender, Dear 05 - Bemsha Swing 06 - Pannonica (incomplete - opening chorus only) (bonus track)