Brilliant Corners

Howard: Never do that to a man in a jazz trance. I was deep in the juju then. Vince: Science teachers and the mentally ill, that's all jazz is for. Howard: Take that back you electro ponce. Vince: I hate jazz Howard: You fear jazz

Excellent jazz. I don't know enough about jazz to say what makes it so great, but I know enough about music to say "I Enjoyed This Album."

I have heard of Thelonious Monk, but have never listened to an album. What a treat! Honestly, the first few bars of the first track had me concerned that I would be in for a bumpy jazz ride. But shortly into the album I realized that my first impression was incorrect and it was smooth jazz sailing after that. I found myself tapping my foot and bopping my head and imagining sitting in a dimly-lit (smoke-free for my comfort) jazz club enjoying a martini or a single malt whiskey. Just a delight!!

Swanky and stanky. The Picasso of jazz. Rock on Thelonious.

One of the frustrating things about listening to Monk is how difficult it was for him to find sympathetic collaborators. Monk invented an entirely new way of approaching rhythm, harmony and melody that few musicians had either the ability or interest to approach on its own terms. The three that came closest were Coltrane, Art Blakey and Wilbur Ware, none of whom is present on this recording. Monk's rhythmic innovation was to break and subdivide rhythms in unexpected ways, while still maintaining swing. His conception of harmony most likely grew out of what would be considered by most to be a liability, his unusually large fingers, which resulted in what were probably initially unintended chord clusters. Genius that Monk was, he incorporated these clusters into his harmonies and melodies, using puckish humor. The problem is that most collaborators came from a time keeping/ changes background, which Monk had largely broken away from, so there was usually an amusing tension in his music between Monk's intentions and his collaborator's inability to grasp or execute them. Apparently, this came to a head with the title tune, which took 25 unsuccessful takes, after which the producers threw in the towel and just cut together the usable parts. These days, Brilliant Corners doesn't sound particularly difficult or esoteric--I've heard it as background music at Starbucks, for goodness sake! But in 1957, it certainly threw these musicians for a loop. They couldn't execute the head worth a damn and when it came to the solos, they tried to impose conventional logic on Monk's structure, which just sounded silly. While drummer Max Roach takes a conventional approach on the form of the tune, he at least gets into the spirit of the thing on his solo. The more conventional tunes fair better. Sonny Rollins makes a game attempt to follow Monk's logic on Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are and actually tackles both Monkian rhythm and harmony on the lovely ballad Pannonica. So far this isn't reading like a rave, but Brilliant Corners succeeds in spite of its flaws. The songs, while being unconventional, are memorable and hummable, one and all. And Monk's playing is undiluted magic. I'll take half a point off because of the sometimes maladroit accompanists--if only Monk had played more often with sympathetic musicians like Art Blakey, Wilbur Ware, and John Coltrane--but this is still a great album.

“Brilliant Corners” by Thelonious Monk (1957) Never heard this album, but I’m marginally familiar with the progressive jazz of Thelonious Monk. These instrumental compositions are intricate and alluring. Monk’s progressions are very accessible to those who are not familiar with New York jazz of the mid-twentieth century. His virtuosity is to be heard in his flourishes, arpeggios, and scales. Melodies on this album seem to exist as a mere framework for jazz riffs, producing a nice 50s bebop feel. A very broad definition of harmony, especially for 1957. Listen for simultaneous adjacent chromatic notes on the celeste on “Pannonia”. They might sound like flubs until one begins to hear the patterns. To get a good taste of Monk’s piano work, check out “I Surrender, Dear” (which I think should have been the opening track, to give the album some forward momentum, but okay . . . ). His technique is accomplished, with crisp execution (perhaps too staccato), but lacking in dynamic variation. Compare with Earl Hines, Oscar Peterson, and Herbie Hancock for a timeline of jazz piano. Monk is not quite in their league, but he’s very good. Saxophonists Sonny Rollins (alto) and Ernie Henry (tenor) unquestionably display talent on this album, even if they are frequently not quite in tune with one another. Several pleasing solo breaks by sax, bass, and drums. This is a fine album, well worth a listen. 4/5

this list has really forced me to listen to some excellent jazz albums, i’ve found a real appreciation for the genre i wouldnt have expected. i still feel like i dont know enough to critically rate jazz, i just sit back and enjoy it. i really sat back and enjoyed this album though.

Monk has such a recognizable style on the piano. He sounds clumsy, like he’s mis-hitting the keys. The songs seem to speed up and slow down – sometimes they actually do, as in the title track – but it’s more often the effect of his playing. He’s a great composer and many of his songs have become standards. This is an all-star line-up. I particularly like Sonny Rollins on tenor who is a good replacement for Monk’s go-to guy, Charlie Rouse, who’s timbre I never liked for some reason.

This album is incredible. Thelonious is a genius and it’s on full display here. This is the type of album others strive to make. Every track is perfect. But special shoutouts to the opening track (brilliant corners) and the closing track (bemsha swing). This album fits every mood and every emotion. Top tracks Brilliant corners Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are Pannonica I surrender, dear Bemsha Swing

Brilliant corners is simply a brilliant album. Monk's style may be off putting for some with his crunchy dissonant, off kilter dissonant piano playing, but therein also lies his genius. Allstar band. Highlight for me is Bemsha Swing.

Thank God that's over with. I feel inadequate just saying it, but really, what's it about? It seems to me to be the jazz equivalent of guitar shredding. No doubt technically amazing, but utterly useless to listen to. Music only to those actually playing it. Fret-wanking (or the sax/drum/piano version). Sorry, but the emperor's wearing no clothes.

Jazz, outside the dance material, is conversation to me, with a bit of cinema thrown in, and this is fine swap of discourse, content with sticking to form rather than exploding it. I’m a dilettante, but I still know Rollins and Roach, and I hear how tight and free this is. Suffers from opening with the best track, not a complaint.

I can’t pretend like I have the understanding of music theory or vocabulary to appropriately appreciate jazz, nor is it ever a genre that I go out of my way to listen to. And yet every time I make time to listen to a jazz classic, I wonder why I don’t seek it out more often. Obviously the piano composition is at the forefront here, but I really love the variety of drum techniques used. Favorite song was the title track.

Just brilliant. Superlative playing, incredible mood, creativity sparkling off the record, the joy of the feeling is being there to see something birthed into being. Unsurpassed.

I love the name of this album because every corner of it that you look at shines like a diamond. A hard bop masterpiece and Monk's most famous record, "Brilliant Corners" is beautiful and complex, showing his ability as a jazz composer focused on unconventional structures and african-american references. It presents an artist at his creative peak, with a band full of great names like drummer Max Roach and tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins. An essencial jazz record and an epitome of what jazz was like in the mid 1950s.

Monk is a legend, love putting his music on on a lazy Saturday afternoon while reading or cleaning

Music from the days when bass and drums had their place, at the back of the stage, and didn't interrupt the main event, which in this case is excellent piano and sax. Sure they pretend to allow bass solos (in Ba-Lue for example) but it's only done as a way to let them get applause specifically directed at them. I'll applaud when I see live jazz and the bass gets the short solo spot but I know, and they know, the applause is really for the work they do the rest if the time keeping the tempo for the principal soloists. The piano and sax work on this album is extraordinary. The title track seems not to follow the mould. There are lots of tempo changes and the parts where the play speeds up must be tricky to pull off. At the end I wouldn't have been surprised if one of them yelled "I got blisters on my fingers" John Lennon style. The drum solo is a little too long for my liking (Some things never change) Listening to I Surrender, Dear makes me wish I could play piano. No instrument can create an all encompassing sound like the piano does and TM hits it out of the park. Pannonica starts like a sound track from a bad movie. To be sure, it picks up with the sax solo. The celeste solo is also cool but only because it's an unusual instrument. It sounds like a xylophone without the speed of play. While interesting, it's best that it does not stay for more than one song since it does not allow the magic that the piano does. Great soloing throughout.

Complex Without Emotion At this point I have already heard a couple Thelonious Monk albums including this one and it seems as though the music community really loves this guy and his music but to me his music has never really stuck with me. I do like it but in terms of Jazz I have heard much better albums. Of course it is very complex and features incredible musicians like Sonny Rollins (I recommand "Saxophone Colossus") and this complexity is what mainly makes this album so important but to me it kind of removes a lot of the emotional depth that makes Jazz such a great genre to me. Of course Jazz is a genre build on complexity and the mastery of your instrument but when that means that all the emotional depth is taken away, it looses a lot of what makes music music in the first place. I'm not saying there is nothing of emotional value to get out of here but to my liking it falls short. The title track, that is also the opener of the album does feature a very interesting piano playing by Thelonius which is then replaced by Rollins saxophone part that smoothly goes into a drum solo of high technical caliber. Overall a very nice song that pushes the boundaries of "Bebop" in a way that it is known today as "Hard Bop". Some repeating themes with slightly dissonant piano notes add to the enjoyment a lot. The following song that is the 13-minute beast of 'Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are' with a very lasting piano playing. I do enjoy the song but I do not care for it THAT much. It very much feels like the complexity is the only thing to get out of; no emotional value at all which I at least had with the title track before. The final rhythm solo that smoothly goes into the main theme again is very enjoyable though. Side B opens with 'Pannonica' which has a very laid-back and nearly dreamy vibe to it especially with the very high piano notes that make it sound like a Glockenspiel or other high-pitched instrument. 'I Surrender, Dear' is another nice song but again I don't care for it outside of being pleasent to listen to while writing reviews. Other Jazz has me bawling my eyes out, dancing in ecstacy, groovin' or rethinking my life while laying in bed. This is just there and sounds nice and sometimes really complex. 'Bemsha Swing' is the final track on the album and for me my favourite song on this second half of the album. It is very groovy and has a nice flair although I kind of loose interest after the first 4.5 minutes. Overall, my highlights are: The drum solos, the title track, the "background" piano playing and some of Rollins parts. I respect this man, his music and what he did for Jazz a lot but it seems as he just isn't for me. favourites: Brilliant Corners, Bemsha Swing least favourites: I Surrender Dear Rating: very strong 6/10 https://rateyourmusic.com/~Emil_ph for more ratings, reviews and takes

Not a jazz guy (not cultured enough) but pleasant to listen to. Jazz always classes up the joint. 5/10

Cool jazz complexe et mélodique.

Monk is one of if not the most influential and talented jazz pianists of all time. This is a phenomenal album with beautiful song after beautiful song. Definitely jammed to this in high school while studying the greats. A must listen to for any jazz fan. 0 skipped, 2 added.

5.0 + An amazing touchstone from 1957 that was years ahead of its time. Hard bop at its finest. Warm and wonderfully off-kilter at every turn.

Really liked this - one of the rare jazz albums I paid rapt attention to all the way through. Inspired me to sit through my 2hr+ "Ken Burns Jazz" compilation again, of which the highlights were "Straight, No Chaser" and "'Round Midnight" among a few others. Seems like Mr Monk's work hits exactly in my jazz sweet spot..

Brilliant Corners is the 4th record from indie rock legends Pavement. Released in 1997 on the Matador record label, the record marks a move away from the lo-fi recordings that Pavement had become known… Hold on a second. Oops. Brilliant Corners is a Thelonious Monk album. Brighten the Corners is Pavement… Make sense, I thought this version of “Stereo” sounded weird. Well then…Brilliant Corners. I’m not an especially smart guy, as evidenced by the start of this review. I don’t really understand the music theory behind Jazz and, truthfully, I was never very good at math. So if there’s crazy time signatures or avant-garde stuff happening with the playing or instrumentation on this record, well…I’ll have to take your word for it. What I can tell you is that this record seems to have an edge (brilliant corners, if you will) compared to other jazz I’ve heard from this timeframe. It sounds ahead of its time and willing to forego tradition for the sake of experimentation and technical challenge. I dig that. That’s how the world moves forward. Whether or not this was a small step or giant leap forward, I’m not the guy to decide that. Again, I am not that smart or well versed in jazz. I did find this record enjoyable, intriguing and challenging and I think that’s the most you can ask for from any record (and certainly more than I get from a lot of the records on this list).

Genre: Hard Bop 4/5 Jazz. A genre so ubiquitous, and one which still so heavily influences the music of today. Truly, there's no better place to start than one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time, Thelonious Monk. While he wasn't akin to some of his more avant-garde, free-jazz contemporaries, Monk fits in his lane perfectly, providing technically challenging jazz, so flawlessly played that it sounds close to the sort of smooth jazz you might hear in a shopping mall. (I don't mean that disparagingly!) Overall, this album is full of great trumpet/saxophone playing, well-played, laidback drum AND bass solos, and it's all beautifully choreographed around Monk's brilliant piano playing. Whether they're slowing it down, or whether they're doubling the time of the same song they started slow, this is a great place to start for anybody looking to see if jazz is right for them. Easygoing, accessible, and a joy to listen to.

It's exciting to finally listen to a renowned artist I've always heard of but never spent time with. This one is hard for me. If I let it float into my subconscious, I enjoy it quite a bit and I ride the ride. If I listen carefully and try to figure out what's going on, I'm perplexed. I struggle with the idea that these are "compositions" (rather than pure improvisations) that I would ever recognize when played by another musician. There seems to be a lack of a melody that my brain can hold on to. They sound like random notes playing, and yet I know they're not. It seems pure "feel" to me, and yet I know there's some sort of structure in there. But as a listener, if I just go with the "feel" it usually feels pretty good. Repeated listening reveals more each time. This is just the beginning of a journey I've never had the patience to take. It's cool.

Dinner party, suits and ties, martinis, and a view of New York City. This is the soundtrack.

One's reaction to the piano playing is the key determinant when it comes to Brilliant Corners. The opening number is less than convincing, but establishes the meandering style and the basic form used. That form is best-worked-out during the second, longer cut. Monk provides off-kilter tunes which the band wanders through, in several configurations. It's not obviously dense music, but the ingredients are all there. The rhythm section ties the work together for me, with the double bass standing out as melody.

What I really love in 1950s jazz is bold, clear melodic lines, and the sense of huge energetic possibility kept just under control at a rolling boil. "Bemsha Swing" has this sound and is great. Some of the other tracks are just a little too chilled out, and piano isn't my favourite jazz instrument anyway. But however you look at it, this is an album of amazing quality. 4*

I don’t get jazz. I wish I did.

Can't help but think of the BOTTOM theme song.

Whenever I want to feel really dumb I listen to jazz until I can’t stand it anymore, and then read the reviews about how amazing and life changing it was. That was my experience listening to this.

My middle son did his musical rebellion phase, aged 15, by getting into... jazz. I have pretty broad tastes and listen to some reasonably unpleasant sounding music, but I have to confess I just don't understand a lot of jazz. The more cerebral and challenging end of jazz is especially baffling to me. I would certainly put Monk into that category. From reading Wikipedia, it sounds like a few members of his band would feel similarly; the title track to this album was stitched together from multiple takes because it was too complex to successfully complete in a single pass. I can understand some of the basic structures of what he is doing here; a lot of them are relatively simple blues patterns with simple, chunky riffs (Bemsha Swing is good example), but Monk seems to go out of his way to pick notes that no other human being ever would think of playing. The opening of Brilliant Corners is like that; it's like he has sat down and thought "hmm, what is the most wrong note to play here" and chose that. It has a perverse logic to it. I can't understand what he is doing, but there is a discernable, almost mathematical quality to it unlike (unlike free jazz, which just sounds like uncontrolled chaos to me). I hate prog rock because it is just too clever clogs for my tastes, and, unfortunately, Monk is also too clever for me. It's too "in the head" and I just can't enjoy it. It is not out of the question, however, that one day the penny will drop and I will suddenly learn to love this record.

Mr. Monk is surely an accomplished player but 45 minutes of winding, seemingly groove-phobic, saxophone solo is trying at best. I shouldn't have to work this hard to enjoy listening to a record.

Just annoying. It’s like they are constantly warming up and I spent the album waiting for them to start playing something.

Nö!

Y'all would give an album of somebody throwing pianos down stairs for an hour a global rating of 3.3 if it was released in the 50s and had some dapper looking gentlemen on the cover. And yet "Germ Free Adolescents" sits at a 2.97 global rating. We truly live in a society. Actually, I like Trout Mask Replica so I can't complain too much. Enjoy whatever. It's a free country. 1/5 from me.

Perfect!

if I were asked what I like more: jazz or drinking tea in front of the fireplace, I would answer that it's the same shit. thelonious is my favourite one he is on a level with miles davis and john coltrane the music is when your legs want to fly and your arms want to walk on the earth woosh....

Loved!

Great jazz music for a quiet evening in and glass of wine

Jazz but good jazz. 8/10

I should listen to more jazz. And after listening to this album, that further cements that thought. Wow, everyone was just... on. I found myself humming the melody of the last track throughout the day, which really tells you something, you know? I like how the first two tracks kinda ran together, I had totally missed the change. Top tracks: "Bemsha Swing," but all the others were stunning pieces of work.

9/10

I've listened to this album twice now and it's not going to stop at that. This is jazz how I like it, to be enjoyed with focus (but it works as background music too). It's as if you are in the studio with the musicians just enjoying and wondering what they'd come up with next. Nothing is predicable, but at the same time nothing is just to show off, it all serves a purpose. Nice variation in instruments/ solos. There are a (very) few phrases reminiscent of what came before like swing style jazz, which I don't like. But it's mostly (hard) bop - not sure what that means but if it's jazz with bop in it I usually love it :-). Nearly 70 years old but still sounds great. A 5* for me!

Beautiful jazz💆‍♂️Piano, saxes, trumpet and bass is perfect to me. Drums also really good, but maybe just a bit too free at times.

Pretty great

The world needs to hear more Monk.

Cool classic jazz that often has harsh and dissonant sounds, but leans into them to. Reate hooks. Right off the bat with Brilliant Corners, it's abrasive and challenging, but about a minute in it takes off and starts bringing that motiff all around with a ton of different tones and vibes. I enjoyed this as someone who had never listened to Thelonious. Probably just behind A Love Supreme on my favorite Jazz from this playlist so far.

For me Monk, as a composer, is second only to Bach in making music that reflects the fullness of life. It's almost unfathomably complex, at times messy, filled with tension, and constantly taking unexpected turns. But with all of that, it's beautiful and exciting, occasionally funny, and undeniably rooted in some grand pattern that we, mere mortals, can only vaguely recognize. And like life, as crazy as it gets, it always leaves me wanting more. Brilliant Corners is an absolute masterpiece.

This was an excellent antidote the morose album Bright Flight

This was wonderful. Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-Are is my favorite, and when I was listening, it really reminded me of the Cruella de Vil theme from the original animated 101 Dalmations. I remember the character Roger was a jazz pianist, and I figured the composer of the theme Roger plays must have been paying homage to Monk. Wikipedia confirms this is so! Lovely Sunday afternoon relaxation, this.

Maybe I’m being generous but I just love jazz. Haven’t listened to enough Monk before this.

Unreal, worth adding to the work collection.

Everything I love about jazz

Superb

It’s monk. Of course it’s perfect.

cool but deep jazz

Swanky and stanky. The Picasso of jazz. Rock on Thelonious.

Yeah, most 50’s jazz on here is really good.

genius. highly recommend you listen.

It's been a while since I listened to a full album of Monk. I really enjoyed this one. The crazy piano cords were not as prevalent here but you could hear him experimenting with the music. He truly a master and this album shows it.

The unique and original Thelonious Sphere Monk: he alters our understanding of rhythm and chords structure for everyone that hears him. He is life altering. In his day he was revolutionary and it holds up today. Three favorites are on this album: The title track, Pannonica, and Bemsha Swing. It still amazes how listenable and fun he made discordance and jerky rhythms. Any fan of music needs to hear Monk before they die.

Got my dick hard

This album was absolutely fantastic! I'm not much of a jazz fan typically., I don't know why... I'm not sophisticated enough I suppose, but this album hit right for me. It was really well done. All of the artists were tight, and I enjoyed the solos (mainly bass and drum) that they did throughout the record. The first thing that struck me when Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are came on was... "Man, this sounds like the Cruella de Vil song". Apparently, the Cruella song was written by Mel Leven as an hommage to Thelonious Monk. I also thought Pannonica sounded familiar. It took me a while to figure it out, but the tune sounds a lot like Hopelessly Devoted To You by Olivia Newton-John from the musical Grease. Also, it turns out that Jon Hendricks wrote lyrics for the song, and Carmen McRae sang them. That song is called Little Butterfly. Favourite songs: Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are, Pannonica, Brilliant Corners Least favourite songs: "I Surrender, Dear" 5/5

This was, very predictably, excellent. One of the best to ever do it. A lovely way to ease in to the day.

Thelonious was always a bit ahead of his time. And he doesn’t quite fit into jazz. He’s jazz. Yes. But if you listen he’s also a bit classical. He’s closer I think to Ellington than Armstrong. None of this is criticism, just observation. I liked this album. Still do. Listen to how he pushes harmony and rhythm. No one really thought like thelonious. Maybe Ellington or Ornette. 5

Amazing music, notes go in directions where they shouldn't work, yet they do.

This is the Monk era that I prefer and will share as representative of good Thelonious Monk.

the magic album, put it on , instant coolness

Hierdie album is fokken wild, ouens. Vyf fokken sterre uit vyf ekse.

Pretty good

awww, MAN!!! Amazing!!!! A true genius of modern music on piano, with a great band. Monk has a singular sense of time, and a singular sense of how to make a harmony. A fabulous listen

JAZZ

Great jazz album

Always good to listen to absolute masters at their craft. Also I love a good walking bass line.

I had not listened to this record before today but have now listened to it five times. It's just terrific. What a talented group of musicians at the height of their powers. Amazing to think that this is the oldest record I have had yet on this app but it sounds so fresh and new. It's Monk time!

gorgeous genius

A perfect album that is smarter than I’m able to fully appreciate. Seamlessly moves from swingy, bluesy bebop to freer more experimental jazz. The alto work is insanely good.

chill jazz

First time listening. Amazing

Dette er ikke engang Thelonious Monk på sitt beste! På spor 1 og 2 merker man at han fortsatt lever i en verden som verdsetter mer tradisjonell jazz, og selv om de er mer enn gode nok i seg selv, så er det spor 3, 4 og 5 som virkelig er noe å høre på. Det at han kom med dette så tidlig som i 1957, når Charlile Parker fortsatt var nyskapende, er bare helt vilt. En mann langt forut sin tid.

Such a great jazz album.

Monk is a captivating jazz artist, bringing his distinctive quirkiness and atonal proclivities into the already technically intense bebop genre. This record isn’t just smooth easy listening, the intensity and aggression of the piano work and tight horn work demand consideration. Great record that makes you participate intellectually with the jazz.

BOM DEMAIS!!!

Jazz clásico

Fantastic

Thelonious Monk is a name that is synonymous with jazz. His crisp, percussive piano playing has become one of the defining elements of modern music. His extensive catalog spans almost thirty years, and his performing career lasted longer. Brilliant Corners is a collection of Monk's own songs - complicated compositions that were difficult to record for their complexity. This album is considered one the very best jazz albums ever recorded.

Exciting and adventurous as it is relaxing. From a first time listen, it seems obvious this is an important album for jazz enthusiasts and anyone who studies music. Deserves to be on this list.

Love some Monk every chance I get

Cool

Love this, contains both depth and humor. Constantly surprising and always grooving

I mean, it's Thelonious Monk – his work never gets less than five stars from me.

Monk has more than one 5 star album, and this is at least 4.5, so I'm rounding up. Sonny Rollins on sax, 5 songs, no let up, everyone gets a chance to do their thing. Just look at the album cover…

John Coltrane is to jazz as Jimi Hendrix is to rock n roll. Sonny Rollins is to jazz as Jimmy Page is to rock n roll. Sonny is just absolutely transcendent on this record. "I played the wrong wrong notes." - T. Monk

Every middle school, high school, and college jazz ensemble in the United States has felonious monk as a portion of their jazz repertoire. Thelonious Monk is a master of the art form of jazz music.

My new fav monk album. The band adds so much and the solos are great as always

I personally love Monk, but understand why others find his music difficult. People who don't like Jazz look to his music and say "Just play the right notes!" His style embraces chaos and resolution in equal measures and the end result is beautiful.

Jazz... Monk... Vibes. I want to just highlight one song that really stood out above the rest not even because it is the best but just feels so deep a personal. There is a point in listening to enough jazz that you start to hear the instruments speak and tell the story of a song call it leitmotifs or call and response whatever. It is a magical moment to hear a song so beautiful that is just piano but meaningful. I surrender Dear is that song, I just hear this song of a couple on their last vacation and reminiscing on the times that they had in love and how that is gone. As the song progresses you feel the temptations and the love coming back as they realize they can no longer not love one another and you can literally hear the voices in the song and the last minute they are both opening their hearts as you hear one of them say "I love you" and after that Monk does a slide down the piano at this revelation. We end with a motif of wedding bells and hope for a future of our couple. Thats what i felt at least. I love Jazz

Terrific