{"product_id":"thelonious-monk-brilliant-corners-limited-edition-grey-marble-vinyl","title":"Thelonious Monk – Brilliant Corners (Limited Edition 12-Inch Album on 180g Grey Marble Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis hand-numbered release is limited to just 250 copies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eReleased on 4 April 1957, \u003cem\u003eBrilliant Corners\u003c\/em\u003e was Thelonious Monk’s third album for Riverside Records, and the first, for this label, to include his own compositions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThere is an inescapable freshness and vitality saturated into every measure of every song. The passage of time makes it all the more difficult to imagine any other musicians bearing the capacity to support Monk with such ironic precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe assembled quartet for the lion’s share of the sessions included Max Roach (percussion), Sonny Rollins (tenor sax), Oscar Pettiford (bass) and Ernie Henry (alto sax). Roach’s timpani interjections supply an off-balanced sonic surrealism while progressing the rhythm in and out of the holes provided by Monk’s jackrabbit leads. It’s easy to write Monk’s ferocity and Forrest Gump-esque ingenuity off as gimmick or quirkiness. What cannot be dismissed is Monk’s ability to translate emotions into the language of music, as in the freedom and abandon he allows through Rollins’ and Roach’s mesmerizing solos in \u003cem\u003eBrilliant Corners\u003c\/em\u003e. The childlike innocence evoked by Monk’s incorporation of the celeste during the achingly beautiful ode \u003cem\u003ePannonica\u003c\/em\u003e raises the emotional bar several degrees. Perhaps more pointed, however, is the impassioned \u003cem\u003eI Surrender, Dear\u003c\/em\u003e –\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ethe only solo performance on the album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrilliant Corners\u003c\/em\u003e may well be considered the alpha and omega of post-World War II American jazz. No serious jazz collection should be without it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide One\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eBrilliant Corners (7:45)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eBa-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are (13:09)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide Two\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003ePannonica (8:51)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eI Surrender, Dear (5:28)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eBemsha Swing (7:43)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl \/ 12” Album (Coloured Vinyl)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Second Records\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue No:\u003c\/strong\u003e SRPD0026ME\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9003829978377\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20 Oct 2023\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Second Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57035986174339,"sku":"SRPD0026ME","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/5521\/4663\/files\/TheloniousMonkBrilliantCornersSplatterVinylMockupforShopify.png?v=1765791221","url":"https:\/\/codarecords.co.uk\/products\/thelonious-monk-brilliant-corners-limited-edition-grey-marble-vinyl","provider":"Coda Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}