Genius of Modern Music

by Thelonious Monk

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The 'Genius of Modern Music' compilations document Thelonious Monk's seminal first sessions as a bandleader for Blue Note Records between 1947 and 1952. These recordings introduced his fully-formed, idiosyncratic style, characterized by angular melodies, dissonant harmonies, and a percussive piano attack that departed from typical bebop conventions. Featuring various small-group configurations with musicians like Art Blakey and Milt Jackson, the sessions yielded the earliest recordings of enduring jazz standards such as ''Round Midnight', 'Ruby, My Dear', and 'Well, You Needn't', establishing Monk as one of modern jazz's most important and singular composers.

Genres

  • Bebop

Tracklist

  1. Humph
  2. Evonce
  3. Suburban Eyes
  4. Thelonious
  5. Evonce
  6. Suburban Eyes
  7. Nice Work If You Can Get It
  8. Ruby, My Dear
  9. Well You Needn't
  10. April In Paris
  11. Off Minor
  12. Introspection
  13. Nice Work If You Can Get It
  14. Ruby My Dear
  15. Well You Needn't
  16. April In Paris
  17. In Walked Bud
  18. Monk's Mood
  19. Who Knows?
  20. 'Round Midnight
  21. Who Knows?