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Another fun jazz album that I hadn’t heard before. Perfect music for listening to whilst doing something else, probably wouldn’t listen to this particular album on its own in the same way I would with Zombie from a few days ago
Listened to it twice without realising. I didnt think I would enjoy it as background music as much as I did. 4/5
I have complained about lots of other albums without vocals not holding my attention but this one is a total exception. Really enjoyed this, I am a fan of jazz usually though. the saxophones and trumpets were gorgeous and I loved the double bass and wire brush drumming. I also really liked the piano track "I Surrender, Dear"
Chill
Monk the 🐐. More jazz please, Rob
Bhill
Great finding outside my confort zone
I'm not a big jazz fan so I'm not expecting to really like the album. I can appreciate the instrumentation without really liking the genre as a whole.
theLonious
meh jazz
"Brilliant Corners" is a studio album by American jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk and his third for Riverside Records, the first with his own compositions. It was recorded in three sessions and two different quintets. The music is categorized as hard bop which is a subgenre of jazz and an extension of bebop with influences of R&B, gospel and blues. Critics described this as Monk's peak along with "Misrerioso" and "the alpha and omega of post-WWII American jazz." In 2003, it was added to National Recording Registry and also to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. The self-titled "Brilliant Corners" begins the album. It famously took 26 takes to complete due to its unconventional song structure and complex rhythm. Yes, this goes slow then speeds up and back again. Piano starts it off. Ernie Henry on alto sax and Sonny Rollins in tenor sax join in. It is brilliant. "Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are" refers to the Bolivar Hotel where Monk met British jazz patron Baroness Pannonica de Koenigswarter. Described as riff-based blues. Max Roach with killer drums. We get a bass and a drum solo near the end. Monk plays a distinctive celeste piano in "Pannonica" sounding high-pitched and like a xylophone. The piano is appropriately named as it does sound like a twinkling star. Another dedicated to Baroness Pannonica. "I Surrender" was a song written by Harris Barris and performed by Bing Crosby in 1931. This version is all Monk on piano. "Bemsha Swing" closes the album and is dedicated to Monk's parents who were born in Barbados. Clark Terry on trumpet gives this song a nice change of pace. This is an outstanding album with some musicians being one of the best if not the best musicians in jazz and music history. It is a joy to listen to. Even with its complexities it's smooth. An album every jazz and music fan needs to listen to.
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).
Not that it's unlistenable, it's just not interesting enough to. 2/5
JAZZ. Beautiful things happen when legends team up. Favorite track: Bemsha Swing
jazz raiz mas nada surpreendente
It wasn’t bad it just sounded like all other jazz. All songs sounded the same but I guess my favourite was Bemsha Swing. It’s more of an album to put on in the background.
Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Pannonica, I surrender dear
I don't like jazz.
Comfy jazz, felt like I should be sitting in smoky lounge with a cocktail
Really good hard bop. The playing is exciting, but the hero here is the composition. Monk writes a set of inventive, out-of-the-box tunes that are a blast to spend time with. I prefer my jazz a little more out there or a little groovier, but this was almost as good as some of my favorites.
I had this playing while I drove around town today. Sounds great. I wouldn't choose to listen to it, but it wasn't bad.
0/5 A little too jazzy for me. I'm not much of a real jazz fan.
Every song tells a story. Fuckin' loved it.
För stökig jazz
I wanted to like this more than I actually did. Thelonious Monk is half a tick too sophisticated for my ears. There's some brilliant passages that took me away. The opening of Bemsha Swing, for example, evokes a fun swishy dance party in some island paradise. Sonny Rollins comes in and it's great, and I'm groovin', and then at some point I lose the thread. If I was better at listening 5 stars, but sadly I'm not.
Starts off good then it quickly becomes "just a jazz album" to me. I didn't dislike it, but I will certainly never listen to it by choice again. It would be great background music. I dont really get jazz. I doubt that I ever will.
Some great jazz. Nothing more to say.
It’s monk
I'm not a jazz guy at all but this was an enjoyable listen
Tepid background irrelevance. Clearly whatever particular blend of classic jazz this is, it isn't my lane baby
I mean, this is amazing. Duh! The opening track, Brilliant Corners, is jaw dropping. The rest is perfect for weekend afternoon mellow chilling out vibes.
A tough listen
I get why it’s good but it’s so not my kinda thing 2/5.
Definitely a really solid record, but unfortunately not my favourite genre of music. In conclusion, a good album but nothing special for me.
I am not a big jazz connoisseur. I like to be guided by others who occasionally pass me an album. And now 1001 Albums brought me this one from Thelonious Monk. And I am very happy with this recommendation. To me this sounds like technically challenging jazz with very interesting rhythms, but played so languidly that it seems to come close to a kind of smooth jazz at times, despite the fact that the dissonant tones of the piano always keep you on your toes and make you listen a bit more intensely. Accessible jazz, which reveals more and more the more you listen to it.
smoov. 3.
Jazzy background music!
4 stars
Just when it starts getting musical (to me that means that the next note has some pleasing relationship to the last) off they go with some random, discordant plinking or plucking or some arhythmic stuff from the drums. Jazz really wanted to be overtaken by rock, because so much of the late '50s early '60s stuff is just plain ugly. Pannonica is mostly smooth and silky. The second side is less harsh but boring. Once again I'm convinced that Monk is the most overrated musician ever. He just hits random keys and everybody genuflects at his altar. Waste of my time.
Instrumental jazz just isn't my genre, even though I can appreciate the skill on display.
Fantastic! monk is amazing as always and it’s fascinating to hear sonny Rollins breakout with him. best tracks: brilliant corners, bemsha swing, ba-lue bolivar ba-lues-are
If at first the music seems too discordant and harsh, don’t be deceived. There’s a method to Monk’s madness, and soon the beauty and complexity of each track unfolds in a dazzling display.
Pas tant mon genre de jazz. Un peu dull comme style
I really like track 1,4,5 - 2 and 3 meh. 3 stars I guess
Good jazz I guess. I'm just not a jazz girl. What can I say
-instrumental not my style, respect it though -would be cool for the background at a party or something -didn’t add to playlist, but listenable when wanting to relax maybe FAVORITE: Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are
Rigtig jazzet, impro, lækkert
Delightful jazz album. The name is apt - Brilliant as in distinct and - Corners as in sharply turning (I am reading too much into this idk). The music is lively and surprising in its metric in key moments, wonderful for an active listening session. Maybe not ideal on commute or other tasks - should be enjoyed will full attention 3.5/5
love it!!!!!!! fijne studeermuziek maar ook leuk om aandachtig naar te luisteren
I know the band but I have to say I didn't reallt have the patience for the album today, but is quality nonetheless
Brilliant.
Excellent. I love Thelonious Monk but this was my first time for this album. Monk’s playing is fantastic and the whole band is in sync with his off-kilter, stop-and-start style. Really fun to hear them play around the melody. I love in a live jazz performance when you hear the applause after a solo. This is a studio recording but some of these solos are so good, it feels wrong not to hear clapping after them. I found myself quietly applauding a bunch while listening on headphones.
Solid tasteful album. Monk is a king among kings, and Sonny Rollins is a king among kings. This album is really great and I can't stop saying "tasteful". They use plenty of dissonances but only when needed. They confidently move between modern jazz and classic jazz, with an approach that to me feels like classic structures with modern ideas. I love the vibraphone / idiophone instrument throughout the album, and everything is really stellar.
Loved it
Je m'attendais à ce que ces moines déambulent dans leur monastère les bras croisés et les mains rentrées dans la manche opposée, ou a minima qu'ils brassent de la bière, il n'en sera rien. Ceux-ci passeront leur temps à se relaxer sur une playlist Jazz prise au hasard sur YouTube.
Robert si tu crois que c'est parce que tu nous as offert MJ sur un plateau d'argent qu'on va oublier tous les albums en bois que tu nous sors ces dernieres semaines tu te fourres le doigt dans l'oeil.
Some enjoyable piano led jazz.
SLAPSSSS holy shit
Føle eg gir alle sånne album 3
Monk on vahva! Tämä on eittämättä klassikko se sanottakoon. Hyllystä löytyy ja diggailen kovasti vaikka jazzin suhteen tykkään usein hieman enemmän cool-soundista. Hieno kokonaisuus joka saa minkä tahansa punkun maistumaan. 4/5
Mageeta jazzia, vaikka tämmöinen tykittely ei oo mun lempparityylejä.
Maittavaa pianovoittoista jazzia. 3/5
Unwanted gayle thoughts
absolutely brilliant if you're looking to expand your music taste
Brilliant corners more like brilliant album
An interesting album especially as it features Sonnly Rollins alongside Thelonius Monk. Monk's style is experimental and makes good use of accidentals while still holding to a recognizable jazz format. A great hard bop album with very interesting changes. I see why a mentorship under Monk was a bit like being stuck in a crucible. The result is undeniable though
Nice jazz album
Very good and relaxing
Fun though too cryptic for me sometimes. And some saxoPHONEYness
loved this!
Some great Be-Bop on this album, great Sunday Morning music in my opinion. I love "Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are" "Brilliant Cornbers" (which is a complex masterpiece in my opinion) and "Pannonica" which is a tribute to the "Jazz Baroness" Kathleen Annie Pannonica De Koenigswarter. In fact I love all the tracks on this album. some great Bass riffs from Oscar Pettiford and also great drumwork from Max Roach. Love it and rightfully on this list.
Good one
Bright and exactly the right way to start off the week.
Brilliant indeed, also challenging and cerebral. Monk's playing is sublime, and the contributions by the rest of the musicians are solid too. Pannonica and I Surrender, Dear are personal favs. I award this four mirrors, to help reflect Monk's radiant smile to the four corners of the world. 🪞🪞🪞🪞
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.
Decent.
Not bad.
You can really hear Thelonious’s deep understanding of the rules of jazz and the blues in his playing. He bends the rules in all the right places making for a wonderful bit of piano playing. Sonny Rollins kills on sax. The mix on the bass is a little low, but the bass player still holds it down. The drum tone is great, so classic and restrained. It’s amazing how just a title and Monk’s playing unlocks a rich lyricism in “I Surrender, Dear”. That slow swung section is amazing. But I just didn’t connect with this album as much as I have other 5s, so it has to be a 4
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.
8/10
5/10. Maybe a 6, but honestly I found this a little boring.
Solid jazz. 8/10
Lovely jazz
Very interesting and unconventional playing that plays games with your musical expectations. Cool to be exposed to this legend!
Not my style of Jazz at all, the abrupt and unorthodox changes make it rather unsettling
Interesting but long
There are some really impressive solos on this but unfortunately none of the heads are especially memorable
Fascinating, remarkable, unique...I could go on and on. So much has been written about Thelonious Monk that writing about this artist is just like writing about anyone who reached the incredibly rare heights of their craft: it just all feels kind of cheap when compared to the real thing. This album is incredible. I'm going to listen to it again and again. What an artist.
200th album ;) Not 1st listen, put it on while frying eggs & mushrooms for breakfast. My favourite track is still “Pannonica”, and I appreciate the title track a lot more since doing a Thelonious Monk presentation in high school. October 19th 2022
Irgendwie nicht so Brilliant.
Pretty great jazz stuff. 4/5
Pa daj druže bar stavi album cover koji nije toliko ispikseliziran. Mislim jazz je ovo, ako potrefiš vrijeme, bit će odličan, meni je bio okej. Dobar. 3+.
What did I learn today - bebop jazz (or any of its subgenres) is not as repulsive as avant-garde jazz, at least for my small mind, but is still very hard to listen to. I am sure that Thelonious Monk is a great pianist and song writer, but we have to operate at a completely different wavelength (as are every band members). Brilliant Corners may as well be renamed to Thousand Sharp And Edgy Corners, because that is how I felt trying to comprehend this album. Maybe one day I'll try again, but for sure this is not the one.
It's pretty like an attractive figure you see across a city square. It won't create a gravitational pull to them, nor leave you flustered. Just something to look at, feel a little warm, and forget about the whole thing 15 minutes later.
Not for me. I prefer Thelonious' songs with just piano.
Ya like jazz?
jazz! interested me quite a bit, but it wasn’t my favorite.
Nice, rly like Pannonica, just some good ol' jazz
Another pretty generic jazz album
Breath of fresh air after some of the others from the list.
Truly one of a kind, Monk's compositions are both off-kilter and highly enjoyable. The top-notch players around him make this record, which is only one of several of his that could/should have been included.
I have quite a history with Thelonious Monk. Tickle them ivories and ebonies. 😁
I can appreciate the skill of the piano playing and improvisation, but modern jazz just doesn't grab me much
I've heard this one before. It's a decent jazz album.
I like the drumming.
I will say this is my least favorite genre of music that we consistently have on here. Every single one of these jazz albums just feels like the band goes into the studio with 0 plan and they just play for 45 minutes to an hour. This doesnt sound like it was planned out and just sounds like they are winging it. This is the best jazz album I've heard so far on here. Still not good 3/10
OK 3 mins in, is it all going to be like this? skip ahead... yep. I'm sure he was influential. However for me listening now, this is a hard no.
jazzists
It's jazz
easy listening jazz
jazz
Meh, didn't really enjoy it.
i liked it but not super into it, like >6 but <7 i think
Do you like jazz?
Got a little more country then I expected but not bad
Some awesome moments, but too much horn for my taste, not really for me.
Jazz always gets 4 stars
I enjoyed the opening/title track (always been a fan of funky time signatures). No such thing as bad jazz and I happily had this on in the background, but apart from that first track, nothing else stayed with me.
I find it quite difficult to critically appraise this. It sounds like music from another time (which it is I suppose as it was released not too long after the second world war) and whilst I can tell it’s accomplished it sounds very ‘easy listening’. I don’t know whether it’s good or not but it doesn’t do much for me. There’s def some 60s jazz which I like which is a bit more urgent and groovy but I find it difficult to relate this this. Can anyone help?
I tried, but this is just not my thing ... the slower, melodic, hotel-bar type of jazz that it is. Give me some furious drumming, sax solos, and virtuoso trumpeting ...
I'm not really a jazz person but I did enjoy this. Felt like I was transported to another time - to think this was recorded in the late 50s is remarkable.
Wunderbar
The first track aside, it's perfectly listenable. I just don't think I'll ever get into jazz. Prime cut: Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are.
My first time listening to Monk. This is a great jazz album really enjoyed it.
this is extremely my shit
Brilliant like the title says
Not sure I like Jazz that much
Good jazz
It's Monk.
Monk really is a king of harmonies and “good-sounding” dissonances. A masterclass album. Plus, Sonny Rollins is on fire ! Love the whole album especially the wonderful blues Ba Lue Bolivar Ba Lues Are.
First listen.
Great jazz album
What a powerhouse band. Listening to Sonny Rollins and Clark Terry work with Monk and his intricate syncopations is a joy.
Good jazz music. Sorry you’re putting me on the spot I before I had a chance to actually listen to it.
I just couldn’t get myself to focus on this album. The playing is great and they’re all super skilled players, this particular album is just a bit too background music for me.
It’s Jazz!
This guy's corners are brilliant.
As I pressed play I wondered if I was going to be able to get through this whole album and considered skipping. I decided to persevere and after getting through the first two tracks which were, to my untrained, jazz-neglected ears, unlistenable, I was treated to the beautiful Pannonica. This was a lovely listen which put me in a state of relaxation and pure listening. The remainder of the album was somewhat enjoyable, much more so than the first two songs.
It's good, but I'm just not cool enough to appreciate jazz. Just kinda bores me. 3 stars.
4.75
The smell of sweat and whiskey interweaves with the tobacco smoke hanging thick from the low ceiling of the basement club. The society princess has escaped her ivory tower for the evening. A cigarette dangles from her refined fingers as she holds court with the proletariat at her table. Their whispered tones speak of freedom and rebellion and a world different from their parents'. The beat poets are here tonight. They're here every night now. They fill the breaks in the music with the syncopated rhythms of their words. And the people snap their fingers in mute acknowledgement of the poets wisdom. But it's the music they all come for. The music is where the energy and inspiration comes from. The music is what unlocks their doors, takes down their walls, and creates the avenues for their creative thought. Tomorrow, they will all be back in their little boxes, defined by others or external circumstances. But tonight?Tonight, they fly free on the wings of the music.
Gud det är så tråkigt med jazz
Fun rambling trumpet, pretty good jazz album
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.
Instrumental Jazz
I hated this album.
Do you like jazz? Not that much
I don't get the appeal of Jazz
Again, I’m not an expert in jazz, and especially not in anything outside the fusion subgenre, but Monk is always a pleasant listen. Smooth and cool without being smooth or cool jazz. Rollins, Chambers, and Roach feature here, and they’re exquisite, just the kind of guys a weird and demanding band leader like Monk needs to play his challenging compositions.
Heel vrolijke jazz. Leuk plaatje
Bluessss
Loved it.
Jaaaazz. Nice!
Mmmmmmm nice
monk digs into his hard hitting style with sax to match, although not as innovation and melodic as some of his others
Unreal! The best guitarless jazz i've ever heard (as a guitarist nothing can top Wes Montgomery and Joe Pass for me).
Hyggelig jazz. Lidt for rodet til mig, men kan sagtens vibe til det
Sounded the same
Great music.
Still don't find Jazz comfortable
Jazz with lots of drum solos
Not my thing, good but not for me
esta bueno pero por favor algun album q no sea instrumental porfa
So warm and inviting, and then it just twists your ear around, what a genius, what a pioneer. I'll take more where that came from.
Thelonius Monk has the oddest sense of melody and timing. So mysteriously compelling. A sweet spot for progressive jazz.
Definitely interesting and has some interesting syncopation/melodies going on. Nothing jumps out to me as a standalone track, but it was all very nice.
Lovely album and good fun
It is a jazz album.
An all-time favorite.
As jazz goes, I found this much more bearable than usual.
The kind of jazz I have a hard time appreciating. Best track: Bemsha Swing
It’s Monk! 5 stars! Not my personal favourite Thelonious Monk album, but still a bebop classic.
Probably the reason that people say that jazz is just a bunch of wrong notes in a weird time progression. I love it 3 6:47 second track and 7:58?
Feels uncomfortable and I need to be very active to take in.
Voici ce que j'en ai déjà dit: "Monk est parmi mes jazzmans préférés. J'adore la pièce Brilliant Corners."
Funcionou muito bem para criar um clima com o jazz clássico instrumental.
jazzao muito agradável
Grew on me. Excellent for the right mood but probably not something I’d listen to too often
Nice and jazzy
Mmm long jazz songs definitely love that Yeah made it through like 2 minutes
Not bad, no barren sonic trill as some jazz albums have been.
It’s a late 50s jazz album, like what am I supposed to say lol
I’m a total jazz n00b. I have no clue how to evaluate this album, other than to say it was pleasant to listen to during my Sunday brunch. That seems to equate to a 4 star rating.
One of my favorite jazz albums. 3.5/5
Meandering~
An undeniably cool listen. I liked that even though it's Thelonious Monk's album, the other instrumentalists also had their times to shine. This would be a good album to have on while I'm working.
Bebop is so hard to listen to
Was never much into Jazz, although I can appreciate the improvisational aspect of the style. Some good tracks here.
Long instrumental jazz songs in a short album. Loved it. One song got added to the 10 minute songs playlist. No guitar big sad.
I mean, if you need a jazz album in reserve to play and look cool at that kind of dinner party, this is it.
Jazz ok
Dit soort veganisten-jazz is prima te hebben zo af en toe, maar op een gegeven moment mis je toch echt het karakter van een goed stukje vlees.
Aangenaam op de achtergrond op een relaxte werkdag, maar niet uit liefhebberij.
Toet toet! Ik snap wel dat ik deze vergeten was om een cijfer te geven. Dit is niet aan mij besteed.
No more jazz please. Making me nerveus.
I can appreciate this, but I wouldn't choose it to listen to again.
I definitely want to give jazz more of a listen and decide how I feel about it. This album was nice to listen to in the car, but it didn't really grab my attention in a pleasing way. I will give more of his discography a listen and form a better opinion. Enjoyable.
First, use a piano that's in tune. Next find somebody that knows how to play it and by that I mean hitting the keys in the right order and at the right time.....
Cool stuff.
Fun jazz album by one of the masters.
Very cool. Surprised me
"What are you playing for us tonight?" "Trumpet" This one is not for me.
good music but not my thing
Good stuff
They’re all undoubtedly talented musicians, but this just isn’t for me boo bop shada boo wop pop pop pe do. At least this is musical and unlike some feral cats have been chucked in the school music room like some jazz. Apologies jazz fans.
piano based jazz
this being monk's first album of his own arrangements is incredible. the record companies should have been letting him do that from the start! this album is a wonderful piece of art! monk clearly had a gift with jazz and the piano. the composition of each piece really boggles my mind. an impressive, enjoyable album. should be a good one to listen to while working.
The title track certainly grabs your attention. It walks and talks like jazz, but something about it just hits differently and doesn't follow the typical jazz "composition". This general idea carries on throughout the album; if this isn't an example of or at least adjacent to improvisational jazz, I don't know what is. I decided to average this out at about a 3, as my personal enjoyment of this was fairly low, but my respect is high for the technical ability displayed on this album.
Top jazz pianist, goede chaos
Good instrumental music
Elevator music with great drums.
Decent, but I think a little stripped-back for my taste. Instrument playing is great, but they tend to isolate and perform solos often, which I think limits the cohesion between the members. 5/10
i love jazz, i always enjoy it. this album was one of the best jazz records i've listened to. if you didn't like it then i think you just don't understand jazz very much.
Strong, solid jazz album like most of them are from this era. It’s ambitious and incredibly played, but the deliberate dissonance may be off-putting for some. Personally though, I dug it.
veisla
prata fina
1957! It is really surprising how this sounds as if it were recorded yesterday. Absolute keeper.
Brilliant Corners is one of the odd ball tunes. Its so spikey and angular, especially in 1957. I love this album just like I love all of Monk's music.
Nice to hear some jazz for a change
Didn’t mind the jazzy sensation
A bit haunting
Yep, that’s jazz alright
How to compare this with a Byrds album, for example? Pushing the limits of 'popular music' as the subject of this list? Anyway - I enjoyed it.
Well thank god that's over.
Great TM album in every aspect.
The kind of stuff that you hear in coffee shops and boutique stores. For me, this music is good in those contexts, but not much else.
Already had this one to rate - I think it was my second album. Third duplicate now since I joined a group, does that mean I have to listen to 1004 albums before I die? Previous review: Great Monk album. Not totally sure I love Monk. Ended up reading more about Pannonica than much else. I need to run through the lead sheet on Brilliant Corners because I don't understand it as a composition.
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 qui pousse les limites, tous des players de fous et ils ont dû faire du montage pour la pièce titre. On les sens un peut pas safe dans leurs solos mais ça les force à rester proche du thème et de la structure atypique de la composition, ce qui ressemble aux solos de Monk en général. Un de mes Monk préféré, surtout pour l'innovation de Brilliant Corners qui était assez avant-gardiste pour l'époque et pour le celesta dans Panonica que je trouve magique😇 Ça change de Norah Jones😅
C’est pas un bon album pour initier les gens au jazz. Je dirais plutôt que s’en est un pour les habitués qui cherche autre chose dans un contexte pré-modal. J’aime beaucoup Monk comme compositeur et comme explorateur. Je l’aime moins comme pianiste. Je le trouve un peu rustre. J’aime bien comment il accompagne les soliste par contre. C’est très inventif et peu conventionnel. Mention spéciale au son du bass drum qui est monstrueux sur plusieurs pièces. À réécouter certainnement.
Monk est parmi mes jazzmans préférés. J'adore la pièce Brilliant Corners.
Just wanted it to stop
Brilliant Corners = brilliant music. 5 🌟
Jazz. Nice.
A great jazz record. I would LOVE this if I was listening to it in a gloomy jazz bar in Chicago, or Harry Bosch's glass shoebox apartment overlooking LA. Since I listened in my very nice UK suburban kitchen, I merely very much enjoyed it. 65 years old and timeless. 3.5/5
Smooooooth. Drums are impeccable.
Im sure more experienced ears appreciate this, but to my ears its sounds quite ordinary
Liked it 👍, but I'm kinda a jazz dummy. Explorative, and chill
No, 1001 Albums, I won't let you do this to me, I refuse! Someone took some instruments, threw them into a washing machine, and set it to spin. They then took the result, threw it out of a tenth floor window, where it landed on some musicians and recording equipment. This is the result. I lasted ten minutes, much longer than I thought I could, or should have. This disorganises my thoughts and it hurts. It is not for me. Just no!
I normally like Jazz but this one was a little slow for my taste.
You know...I'm sure this is good, but I still just don't get this kind of jazz. The off-beat notes make me...uncomfortable.
This was easy to listen to. Felt like I could have been relaxing in a big book shop or coffee shop
It’s just… not that fun to listen to. The first song was almost painful. This may have historical relevance, but the enjoyment was not there.
Bebop is pretty polarizing, so expecting this to be divisive. Really digging the title track. As with all jazz, a little too easy to lose track for a bit, especially during the longer tracks, but this is the kind of jazz I like best, for the most part, so I think I'm pretty happy with this. Track two is pretty good, lots of cool twists and turns despite being on the long side. Yeah, I enjoyed this, on the whole.
Well, this was fun. Not. Sorry, really not my type of music. It feels like elevator music and I didn't even notice when the album was over because Spotify just moved on to another album. Just music for the background that I couldn't bring myself to pay attention to.
I like Monk, but this isn’t my favourite stuff.
That was some smooth jazz.
This was just average. Nothing really blew me away here, and it did not exceed my expectations.
25th March 2022 Listened in the morning on the way back from the gym then finished in the office. When I was younger I wanted to be a suave man about London, in a high powered job listening to this sort of music. It reminded me of that.
Mmmmm... tasty.
Makes me want to sit in a corner booth at a bar in Chicago and drink brandy cocktails. Some of this is over my head but it’s almost like looking at a start at night where you can see it a little better if you don’t look right at it. I can jive with Thelonious Monk better if I’m not too focused on it.
Awesome jazz. Some great solos, very relqxing
Enjoyed listening to this, but was gloss painting so did not give my full attention, but definitely worth another listen.
4/5. Definitely one of my favorite Jazz albums.
Bom.
Monk is a legend, love putting his music on on a lazy Saturday afternoon while reading or cleaning
Mournful at times. Elegiac.
Might be some of my favorite Thelonious Monk works I’ve heard. Strong mix of emotions and styles in a tight album. Features other musicians and stays true to the man at the center of the album.
Sounds completely modern despite coming out in the 50s
Reminds me of peanuts
Jazz not my thing
Puro jazz.
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
Great jazz album! Easy listening!
A good if not wholly memorable jazz LP. The performances are fluid and graceful, just not anything I think will stick in my memory.
Jazz d'ascensor
Groovy
Not the kind of jazz that I can appreciate.
Das ist schwer einzuordnen für mich aber es war enjoyable! Den ersten Song kannte ich von nem Dos Monos-Sample was echt super inkooperiert wurde, jetzt wo ich das Original höre 6/10
hat mir richtig gut gefallen... leider habe ich auch nicht bemerkt, dass das album wieder von vorne anging... man merkt auf jeden fall die virtuosität der einzelnen musiker. glaube ihnen gingen gegen ende die ideen aus...
Hab bis jetzt wirklich quasi keinen Jazz gehört, kann deswegen auch glaub ich nicht wirklich zwischen gut und schlecht unterscheiden, aber ich fand das unterhaltsam und würde das definitiv nebenbei hören auch für soziales miteinander. Haut mich jetzt aber auch nicht um oder löst groß was in mir aus. Was wirklich differenziertes kann ich aber eben nicht sagen, dafür fehlt mir das verständnis
kA hat mich irgendwie nciht so wirklich gecatcht, war aber auch aus irgendwelchen gründen noch nie so der mega monk fan. aber trotzdem solide und kann man sich gut anhören
jazz
Meine Aufzeichnungen wurden gelöscht u kann mich nicht mehr im detail erinnern sorryy
Über Jazz schreiben ist immer so schwer weil ich denk ich bin dem Ganzen nicht gewachsen, auch wenn ich mittlerweile doch einiges kenne. Gerade bei so klassischem Bop Zeug ist das so. Es fällt mir schwer da distinkt drüber zu schreibe. Fand interessant wie vermutlich Sonny Rollins am Saxophon hier oft im Vordergrund statt, außer "I surrender, Dear" war das Piano gar nicht so stark im Vordergrund. Max Roach am Schlagzeug hat auch ein sooo geiles Solo, junge junge. Das Album hat mich sehr an meine Kindheit erinnert, meine Eltern haben sowas öfter mal gehört. War wirklich nett aber krass was mit mir gemacht hat es auch nicht. Es ist die dreiigste drei die man geben kann von meiner Seite.
Bin leider nicht in Jazz drin, aber ist cool. Verlangt aber, dass man es aufmerksam hört, insofern glaube ich wäre es viel krasser live als in Albenform. Dass der erste Track aus mehreren Sessions zusammengestückelt ist, ist schier unglaublich. Hat mehr verdient aber hoffe noch auf Jazz-Releases, die mehr klicken bei mir!
Great drumming
it's jazz!!
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.
Not my style
good enough
The almighty Thelonious CLUNK. Inimitable voice on the piano.
Listened at the gym this morning. Pretty new to Jazz but I like Miles Davis and John Coltrane a lot. This was also very good.
It's not my kind of music.
- Capa bonita - É... gostei de ouvir jazz - Pretendo ouvir mais vezes
Extraordinary
no jazz pfff
Soulful tunes, very lounge style musical feeling.
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.
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!!
It's great to hear more jazz. I like it.
I’ve never had much exposure to jazz, but it’s something I have long been thinking I need more familiarity with. Reading a little about this album it seems like an excellent place to start. When I listen to this it definitely seems like what I would expect in a jazz record. I put this on and found it very cool and classy, relaxing even. It was nice to sit back and chill out to the smooth music. I’m still a complete novice here, but am happy to hear this album.
2/5 for some reason this kind of jazz was not of my taste
Brilliant Corners is the tour de force of jazz pianist Thelonious Monk. The compositions are complex, but still sound accessible. Sonny Rollins on saxophone makes this album a true hard bop classic.
Loved it.
Not my thing, bit stressful . A lot of the songs sounded like the Cruella Deville theme song
Jazzin good time
A hate crime
Great jazz that goes to places that makes you pay attention.
Loved it. Fresh sounding and laid back, really beautiful compositions, not veering too far into free jazz mumblings, full of joy and groove