- jazz
- 42 min
- 7 tracks
- CBS
Underground is the seventh studio album that Thelonious Monk recorded for Columbia Records. It features Monk on piano, Larry Gales on bass, Charlie Rouse on tenor sax, and Ben Riley on drums.
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Character
Character-led, spare, intimate and grave.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- DownBeat4/5 ★
- The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings4/4 ★
- The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Thelonious3:17
- 2Ugly Beauty7:21
- 3Raise Four5:51
- 4Boo Boo's Birthday5:56
- 5Easy Street5:56
- 6Green Chimneys9:03
- 7In Walked Bud4:18
7 tracks, 42 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Thelonious Monk
- Label
- CBS
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- GB
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