{"product_id":"3700477838041","title":"Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Vol. 1 - Import 180g Vinyl LP Record Limited Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThelonious Monk\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume1ofthetwo-volumeGeniusofModernMusicsetcomprisesthefirstsessionsTheloniousMonkrecordedasaleader,onOctober15and24andNovember21of1947.It'simpossibletooverstatetheimportanceofthesesessions.TheyincludesomeoftheearliestrecordingsofMonkcompositionsthatwouldbecomestandards,despitetheirangularityandtechnicaldifficulty:thestrange,sidewayschordprogressionof\"Thelonious\";thebouncyandcheerfulbutmelodicallycockeyed\"Well,YouNeedn't\";thepost-bopBudPowelltribute\"InWalkedBud\";and,ofcourse,\"'RoundMidnight,\"whichisnowoneofthemostfrequentlyrecordedjazzcompositionsever.Therearekinkstobeworkedout:ArtBlakey'sdrummingisfine,butheobviouslyhasn'tquitetakenthemeasureofMonk'scompositionalgenius,andontheNovembersession,altosaxophonistSahibShihabemploysafat,warblytonethatsoundsoutofplace.Buttheexcitementofdiscoverypermeateseverymeasure,andMonkhimselfisintopform,hissolosjaggedandstrange,yetutterlybeautiful.ThisfirstvolumeofGeniusofModernMusic,alongwiththesecond,belongsineveryjazzcollection.~RickAnderson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.'Round About Midnight\u003cbr\u003e2.Off Minor\u003cbr\u003e3.Ruby My Dear\u003cbr\u003e4.I Mean You\u003cbr\u003e5.April In Paris\u003cbr\u003e6.In Walked Bud\u003cbr\u003e1.Thelonious\u003cbr\u003e2.Epistrophy\u003cbr\u003e3.Misterioso\u003cbr\u003e4.Well You Needn't\u003cbr\u003e5.Introspection\u003cbr\u003e6.Humph\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lmlr\/Culture Factory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50202296353057,"sku":"3700477838041","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/3700477838041.jpg?v=1724293394","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-ec\/products\/3700477838041","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}