- jazz
- 24 min
- 8 tracks
- Prestige
Thelonious Monk Trio is an album by American jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk. The album features his earliest recordings for Prestige Records, performing as a soloist with a rhythm section of bassist Gary Mapp, either Art Blakey or Max Roach on drums, and one track with Percy Heath replacing Mapp. It also contains the earliest recorded versions of the jazz standards "Blue Monk" and "Bemsha Swing".
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Intimate, character-led, spare and grave.
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
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- All Music Guide to Jazz5/5 ★
- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- MSN Music (Expert Witness)A+
- The Penguin Guide to Jazz3.5/4 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide4/5 ★
- Sputnikmusic4.5/5
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Tracks
- A1Little Rootie Tootie3:03
- A2Sweet and Lovely3:31
- A3Bye-Ya2:43
- A4Monk's Dream3:02
- B1Trinkle Tinkle2:45
- B2These Foolish Things2:42
- B3Bemsha Swing3:05
- B4Reflections2:41
8 tracks, 24 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Thelonious Monk
- Label
- Prestige
- Released
- 1953
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 10" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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