Thelonious Monk Quintet Blows for LP

by Thelonious Monk

Thelonious Monk Quintet Blows for LP cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 1954
  • Label: Prestige
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:05:15
  • Community rating: 3.62/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Featuring complex horn arrangements alongside Sonny Rollins and French hornist Julius Watkins, this release captures Thelonious Monk's idiosyncratic compositions in a deeply textured ensemble format. The extended playing time afforded by the new LP format allowed Monk to stretch his angular solos and dissonant chord voicings further than previous 78 rpm constraints permitted. It is a vital document of his intricate approach to hard bop.

Genres

Descriptors: Ballad, acoustic, improvisation, melodic, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Con Te Partir貌 (4:09)
  2. Vivere (4:01)
  3. Per Amore (4:41)
  4. Il Mare Calmo Della Sera (4:40)
  5. Caruso (5:16)
  6. Macchine Da Guerra (4:08)
  7. Le Tue Parole (3:57)
  8. Vivo Per Lei (4:23)
  9. Romanza (3:41)
  10. La Luna Che Non C'猫 (4:30)
  11. Rapsodia (5:28)
  12. Voglio Restare Cos矛 (3:51)
  13. E Chiove (4:21)
  14. Miserere (Live) (4:05)
  15. Time To Say Goodbye (Con Te Partir貌) - A Tribute To Henri Maske (4:04)

Credits

  • Andrea Bocelli - primary artist, melodica, written-by
  • Joe Amoruso - arranged by, other [realization], keyboards, piano, drum machine, synth [synt bass], melodica, music by, written-by
  • Marco Mangelli - bass, guitar
  • Massimo Pizzale - bass
  • Paolo Gianolio - bass, guitar
  • Diego Jascalevich - charango
  • Gianandrea Pignoni - contrabass
  • Alfredo Golino - drums

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