Thelonious Monk – Brilliant Corners (Mono)
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Thelonious Monk - piano (all tracks), celesta (B1) [click here to see more products featuring Thelonious Monk]
Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone (A1 to B1, B3) [click here to see more products featuring Sonny Rollins]
Oscar Pettiford – double bass (A1 to B1) [click here to see more products featuring Oscar Pettiford]
Paul Chambers – double bass (B3) [click here to see more products featuring Paul Chambers]
Max Roach – drums (A1 to B1, B3), timpani (B3) [click here to see more products featuring Max Roach]
Clark Terry – trumpet (B3) [click here to see more products featuring Clark Terry]
Ernie Henry – alto saxophone (A1 to B1)
Written by Thelonious Monk (A1 to B1, B3), Harry Barris (B2), Gordon Clifford (B2)
1LP, standard sleeve by Stoughton Printing
Original analog Master tape : YES
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Mono
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Riverside Records
Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios, New York City on October 9 (A2, B1), October 15 (A1) and December 7 (B2, B3), 1956
Engineered by Jack Higgins
Produced by Bill Grauer, Orrin Keepnews
Mastered by Kevin Gray at AcousTech Mastering
Liner Notes by Orrin Keepnews
Originally released in April 1957
Reissued in May 2024
Tracks:
Side A:
- Brilliant Corners
- Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are
Side B:
- Pannonica
- I Surrender, Dear
- Bemsha Swing
Awards:
Included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999
Included the The Penguin Guide to Jazz “core collection” of essential recordings
Reviews :
“Although Brilliant Corners is Thelonious Monk's third disc for Riverside, it's the first on the label to weigh in with such heavy original material. Enthusiasts who become jaded to the idiosyncratic nature of Monk's playing or his practically arithmetical chord progressions should occasionally revisit Brilliant Corners. There 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. The 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). Although a compromise, the selection of Miles Davis' bassist, Paul Chambers, and Clark Terry (trumpet) on "Bemsha Swing" reveals what might be considered an accident of ecstasy, as they provide a timeless balance between support and being able to further the cause musically. Likewise, 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 Sonny Rollins' and Max Roach's mesmerizing solos in "Brilliant Corners." The childlike innocence evoked by Monk's incorporation of the celeste during the achingly beautiful ode "Pannonica" raises the emotional bar several degrees. Perhaps more pointed, however, is the impassioned "I Surrender, Dear" -- the only solo performance on the album. Brilliant Corners may well be considered the alpha and omega of post-World War II American jazz. No serious jazz collection should be without it.” AllMusic Review by Lindsay Planer
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.95 / 5