Thelonious Monk - Piano Solo

Thelonious Monk — Piano Solo

10" reissue

Remastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the original mono master tapes

Vinyl pressed by Optimal in Germany

Original cover art plus double insert using original photos by Marcel Fleiss

It happens very rarely that you can praise a records without any reservations, this is the case here!!!

A lot of ink has flowed across the page since the Vogue/Swing release (1955) of that founding solo record. The repertoire was made up of pieces that Thelonious was playing in New York over that period, but in trio or with a quartet, here his music shows nakedness, I should say crudeness, which is completely overwhelming. It is a black and white photograph of what is happening inside Monk's head; its sharpness is enthralling, as everyone has known for more than 60 years. We enter the world of one of the most original artists. Monk, at 37, is at the peak of his art. — Laurent De Wilde.

Side A

1. Round About Midnight

2. Evidence

3. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

4. Well You Needn't

Side B

1. Reflections

2. We See

3. Eronel

4. Off Minor

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