Ruby My Dear / Evidence

by Thelonious Monk

Ruby My Dear / Evidence cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 1948
  • Label: Blue Note
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 4.09/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: John Simmons, Shadow Wilson, Milt Jackson, Gene Ramey

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Highlighting the pianist's utterly unique harmonic approach, this single contrasts a famously beautiful, complex ballad with a startlingly dissonant, minimalist bop composition. The A-side demonstrates his ability to write enduring romantic melodies without sacrificing his signature angularity. The recording proved that the bebop revolution extended far beyond mere velocity, encompassing profound structural reinvention.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental

Tracklist

  1. Ruby My Dear
  2. Evidence

Credits

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