VOL № C073 — June 2023
Monk's Music
Thelonious Monk Septet
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On Monk’s Music, Thelonious Monk elected to use a bigger sonic canvas than he’d used before by adding four horns to a rhythm section of piano, bass and drums — with Gigi Gryce, Coleman Hawkins, John Coltrane, Wilbur Ware, Ray Copeland and Art Blakey joining him to form a septet. This album marked a defining moment in jazz; not just for its enigmatic architect, Monk, whose genius was now beginning to be recognized, but also for Coltrane.
LP 1 / Side A
| 1 Abide With Me |
| 2 Well‚ You Needn't |
| 3 Ruby‚ My Dear |
LP 1 / Side B
| 1 Off Minor |
| 2 Epistrophy |
