Thelonious Monk - Mighty Monk
Review by Rui Filipe Moreira
The album Mighty Monk by Thelonious Monk is a masterpiece of jazz music. The album features some of the most iconic songs from the legendary pianist, including "Well, You Needn't," "Ruby, My Dear," and "Blue Monk." The album showcases Monk's unique, angular style of playing, which is both dissonant and beautiful at the same time.
The album features a stellar lineup of musicians, including Art Blakey on drums, Johnny Griffin on tenor saxophone, and Ahmed Abdul-Malik on bass. The musicians are in top form, playing with precision and passion throughout the album. The chemistry between the musicians is palpable, and they create a cohesive sound that is both tight and loose at the same time.
One of the standout tracks on the album is "Round Midnight," which is a hauntingly beautiful ballad that showcases Monk's skill as a composer and pianist. The song features a slow, mournful melody that is both melancholy and uplifting at the same time. The saxophone solo by Griffin is particularly moving, and it adds a layer of emotion to the song that is hard to describe.
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Download
Filename: thelonious-monk-mighty-monk.zip- MP3 size: 19 mb
- FLAC size: 257 mb
Tracks
| Track | Duration | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are | 12:56 | |
| Brilliant Corners | 7:40 | |
| Pannonica | 8:40 | |
| Bemsha Swing | 7:34 | |
| I Surrender, Dear | 5:22 |
Video
Bemsha Swing by Thelonious Monk from 'Brilliant Corners'
Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk - Pannonica
Review 195: Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk - I Surrender, Dear
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Catalog Numbers
RS 3000Labels
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Formats
- Vinyl
- LP
- Album
- Reissue
- Remastered
- Stereo
Companies
| Role | Company |
|---|---|
| Distributed By | ABC Records, Inc. |
| Published By | Bar-Thel Music |
Credits
| Role | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alto Saxophone | Ernie Henry (tracks: A1 to B1) |
| Bass | Oscar Pettiford (tracks: A1 to B1), Paul Chambers (tracks: B3) |
| Drums | Max Roach (tracks: A1 to B1, B3) |
| Liner Notes | Ralph J. Gleason |
| Piano | Thelonious Monk (tracks: B1) |
| Celesta | Thelonious Monk (tracks: B1) |
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews |
| Supervised By | Bob Thiele |
| Tenor Saxophone | Sonny Rollins (tracks: A1 to B1,B3) |
| Trumpet | Clark Terry (tracks: B3) |
Notes
- Recorded, New York, 1956
- Published by as on rear cover:
- A1, A2, B1, : BarThel Music - BMI ---> Bar-Thel Music
- B2: Mills Music Corp. - ASCAP
- B3: Bayes Music - BMI
Barcodes
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side 1 etched): RS 3000 A LW
- Matrix / Runout (Runout Side 2 etched): RS 3000 B LW
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Rights Society: BMI
About Thelonious Monk
American jazz pianist and composer.
Born: 10 October 1917 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA.
Died: 17 February 1982 in Weehawken, New Jersey, USA (aged 64).
One of the most influential pianists of the twentieth century, Thelonious Monk had a idiosyncratic improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire. He is often regarded as one of the founders of bebop. Monk's prolific compositions and improvisations are full of dissonant harmonies and angular melodic twists. His unorthodox approach to the piano combines a highly percussive attack with abrupt, use of silence and dramatic pauses. He was also known for a distinct fashion sense in his suits, hats and trademark sunglasses. Monk was an unconventional stage presence, known for getting up from his piano to dance (sometimes in a counter-clockwise motion which drew comparisons to ring-shout and Muslim Sufi whirling) while his band members were still playing. Monk is one of only five jazz musicians to date to be featured on the cover of Time magazine, which puts him in a select company with , , , and .
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Real Name
- Thelonious Sphere Monk
Name Vars
- G. Monk
- Mann
- Mink
- MonK
- Monk
- Monkl
- N. Monk
- Nonk
- R.Monk
- S. T. Monk
- T Monk
- T S Monk
- T, Monk
- T- Monk
- T. Monk
- T. Mark
- T. Mok
- T. Monk
- T. Monk / Th. Monk
- T. Monk*
- T. Monkas
- T. Monks
- T. Nonk
- T. S. Monk
- T.Monk
- T.S. Monk
- T.S.Monk
- TM
- Telonious Monk
- Telonus Monk
- Th. Monk
- Th.Monk
- Thel. Monk
- Thelemonius Monk
- Theleonious Monk
- Theloneous Monk
- Thelonias Monk
- Thelonilus Monk
- Thelonious
- Thelonious Mon
- Thelonious Monk Solo
- Thelonious S Monk
- Thelonious S. Monk
- Thelonious Sphere Monk
- Thelonious Sphere Monk
- Thelonious.monk
- Thelonius Monk
- Thelonius S Monk
- Thelonius Sphere Monk
- TheloniusMonk
- Theolonious Monk
- Theolonious S Monk
- Theolonius Monk
- Thélonious Monk
- Théo Monk
- Théolonius Monk
- monk
- Т. Монк
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- Телониус Монк
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Summary by Rui Filipe Moreira
Comments
2023-04-13
My love for this tune grows in every listening.
I'm quoting Wikipedia:
"On October 15, Monk attempted to record the title track with the same band during a four-hour session. The complexity of the title track became a challenge for Monk's sidemen, who attempted twenty-five takes, and led to tension between him and Henry, who nearly broke down mentally, and Pettiford, who exchanged harsh words with Monk during the session. Monk tried to make it easier on Henry by not playing during his alto solo. During one of the takes, producer Orrin Keepnews and others in the control room could not hear Pettiford's playing and checked his bass microphone for a malfunction, but ultimately realized that he was pantomiming his playing. Without a completed single take, Keepnews ultimately pieced together the album version from multiple takes."
It seems that even top level musicians were not very used to strange songs that double time every chorus and come back :)
I'm quoting Wikipedia:
"On October 15, Monk attempted to record the title track with the same band during a four-hour session. The complexity of the title track became a challenge for Monk's sidemen, who attempted twenty-five takes, and led to tension between him and Henry, who nearly broke down mentally, and Pettiford, who exchanged harsh words with Monk during the session. Monk tried to make it easier on Henry by not playing during his alto solo. During one of the takes, producer Orrin Keepnews and others in the control room could not hear Pettiford's playing and checked his bass microphone for a malfunction, but ultimately realized that he was pantomiming his playing. Without a completed single take, Keepnews ultimately pieced together the album version from multiple takes."
It seems that even top level musicians were not very used to strange songs that double time every chorus and come back :)
2023-04-13
One of my favorites of all time.
2023-04-13
Welcome Salim
2023-04-12
Genius
2023-04-12
The part at the beginning with all the horns and with little glimpses and fills all threw the song
That tone that tone it's so modern
Not from that time
Monk played it though
Very sophisticated
Lost on most
But the true believers and the true hearts knew all along its
Telepathy of sound from the fifties to anytimes at all
Sounds like punk rock to me
That tone that tone it's so modern
Not from that time
Monk played it though
Very sophisticated
Lost on most
But the true believers and the true hearts knew all along its
Telepathy of sound from the fifties to anytimes at all
Sounds like punk rock to me
2023-04-11
dosmonos?
2023-04-10
A jazz combo from my university played a metal arrangement of this last night. It was perhaps the most chaotically beautiful thing I've ever heard.
2023-04-09
I got to know ernie henry from this album , he is a brilliant and different alto player and somehow a crazy one :))
2023-04-09
Beautiful
2023-04-08
Amazing, beautiful, brilliant!
2023-04-07
Did Monk and OP have a falling out at some point?
2023-04-06
Every time i hear this,its like im in the french quarter or pare-ree? only thing wooda made it better,is lewie armstrong???
2023-04-05
Best composition i've heard across all genres of music, so unpredictable. INSANE.
2023-04-04
it is bad
2023-04-04
yes yes y'all
2023-04-03
it sounds kinda crafty, bebop soul just love it . Greetings from BA, Argentina
2023-04-03
You are a lucky man. I was more fortunate. My father as an Italian opera nut and wanted to name me Giacomo Puccini Somma. Thankfully, my mother squelched that idea. Ciao and happy listening. I love Monk.
2023-04-03
????
2023-04-03
Max Roach's transition to the higher tempo at around 5:50 , keeping the sort of "tribal feel" of the solo is awesome