- jazz, bop, bebop
- 25 min
- 8 tracks
- Blue Note
Genius of Modern Music, Vols. One & Two are a pair of separate but related 12" compilation albums (LPs) by American jazz pianist Thelonious Monk released on Blue Note in 1956. Later re-issues on CD include more material recorded at the same sessions but not released on the original LPs.
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Character
Character-led, intimate, grave and spare.
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic (Vol. One)5/5 ★
- AllMusic (Vol. Two)5/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Vol. One)5/5 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Vol. Two)5/5 ★
- Penguin Guide to Jazz (Vol. One)4/4 ★
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Tracks
- A1’Round About Midnight3:14
- A2Off Minor3:02
- A3Ruby, My Dear3:09
- A4I Mean You2:48
- B1Thelonious3:02
- B2Epistrophy3:09
- B3Well, You Needn’t3:01
- B4Mysterioso3:23
8 tracks, 25 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Thelonious Monk
- Label
- Blue Note
- Released
- 1951
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 10" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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