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Thelonious Monk - Round Midnight
AUDIO CD 1999
Thelonious Sphere Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer
UPC 5014293650922
Tracklist:
| 1 | –The Thelonious Monk Quintet | 'Round Midnight | 3:09 |
| 2 | –The Thelonious Monk Quartet | Epistrophy | 3:05 |
| 3 | –The Thelonious Monk Quartet | Misteriso | 3:20 |
| 4 | –Thelonious Monk Trio | Nice Work If You Can Get It | 3:02 |
| 5 | –Thelonious Monk Trio | April In Paris | 3:19 |
| 6 | –Thelonious Monk Trio | Introspection | 3:12 |
| 7 | –The Thelonious Monk Quintet | Humph | 2:53 |
| 8 | –Thelonious Monk Trio | Ruby My Dear | 3:06 |
| 9 | –The Thelonious Monk Quintet | Evonce | 3:03 |
| 10 | –The Thelonious Monk Quintet | Monk's Mood | 3:07 |
| 11 | –The Thelonious Monk Quintet | Thelonius | 3:00 |
| 12 | –Thelonious Monk Trio | Well You Needn't | 2:57 |
| 13 | –Thelonious Monk Trio | Off Minor | 3:00 |
| 14 | –The Thelonious Monk Quintet | Who Knows? | 2:41 |
| 15 | –The Thelonious Monk Quintet | Suburban Eyes | 3:00 |
| 16 | –The Thelonious Monk Quintet | In Walked Bud | 2:56 |
| 17 | –Coleman Hawkins Quartet | Flyin' Hawk | 2:49 |
| 18 | –Coleman Hawkins Quartet | On The Bean | 2:41 |
| 19 | –Thelonious Monk | Charlie's Choice (Swing To Bop) | 8:58 |
| 20 | –Thelonious Monk | Stompin' At The Savoy | 8:16 |
- Manufactured By – Prism Leisure Corp. PLC
- Distributed By – Prism Leisure Corp. PLC
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Prism Leisure
- Copyright (c) – Prism Leisure
- Alto Saxophone – Danny Quebec West (tracks: 7, 9, 11, 15), Sahib Shihab (tracks: 1, 10, 14, 16)
- Bass – Bass Robinson (tracks: 17, 18), Bob Paige (tracks: 1, 10, 14, 16), Gene Ramey (tracks: 4 to 9, 11 to 13, 15), John Simmons (tracks: 2, 3), Nick Fenton (tracks: 19, 20)
- Design – STT!*
- Drums – Art Blakey (tracks: 1, 4 to 16), Denzil Best (tracks: 17, 18), Kenny Clarke (tracks: 19, 20),Shadow Wilson (tracks: 2, 3)
- Guitar – Charlie Christian (tracks: 19, 20)
- Painting [All Paintings] – Tiger Cudales
- Piano – Thelonious Monk
- Tenor Saxophone – Coleman Hawkins (tracks: 17, 18)
- Trumpet – George Taitt (tracks: 1, 10, 14, 16), Idrees Sulieman (tracks: 7, 9, 11, 15), Joe Guy (tracks: 19, 20)
- Vibraphone – Milt Jackson (tracks: 2, 3)
- Barcode: 5 014293 650922
- Rights Society: mcps
- Matrix / Runout: WWW.IMSSPA.IT PLATCD509
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI LV03
- Mould SID Code: IFPI 2537
Thelonious Sphere Monk (/θəˈloʊniəs/, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser", "Ruby, My Dear", "In Walked Bud", and "Well, You Needn't". Monk is the second-most-recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington, which is particularly remarkable as Ellington composed more than a thousand pieces, whereas Monk wrote about 70.
Monk's compositions and improvisations feature dissonances and angular melodic twists and are consistent with his unorthodox approach to the piano, which combined a highly percussive attack with abrupt, dramatic use of switched key releases, silences, and hesitations. His style was not universally appreciated; the poet and jazz critic Philip Larkin dismissed him as "the elephant on the keyboard".
Monk was renowned for a distinct look which included suits, hats, and sunglasses. He was also noted for an idiosyncratic habit during performances: while other musicians continued playing, Monk stopped, stood up, and danced for a few moments before returning to the piano.
Monk is one of five jazz musicians to have been featured on the cover of Time magazine (the others being Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington and Wynton Marsalis).
Thelonious Monk zongorista és zeneszerző, a jazz egyik legmeghatározóbb alakja. Korai stílusa, melyre a hard-swinging kifejezést használják, közel áll Art Tatuméhoz. Monk maga Duke Ellingtont, James P. Johnsont, és általában a stride játéktechnikájú zongoristákat nevezte meg inspirálóiként.
Első stúdiófelvételeit 1944-ben a Coleman Hawkins Quartettel készítette. Az első olyan felvételeket, amelyeken ő a vezető zenész 1947-ben rögzítették, ezekből állította össze bemutatkozó albumát, Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 1 címmel.
