Reviews (page 7 of 13)
Monk is a peculiar pianist. He’s melodies seem catchy and tuneful enough, but there’s something a bit off about them. A few extra notes that don’t belong, an added or remove beat here or there. He plays with melody, harmony, and time in unique and challenging ways, but at the same time the music stays accessible. There’s a few great tracks on her (1, 2, 5), with the others being just fine to me. My default reaction to a lot of jazz is between a 3 and 4, where this one certainly falls for me. It’s only after a bit of time and a few more listens that I really know where I stand. So this one is a 3 for now (enjoyable, but doubt I’ll go back frequently) that could be subject to change.
I’m not cool enough for real jazz
This strain of jazz is always something I'm more likely to respect than actively enjoy. It was chaotic enough to hold my attention for a listen, but I was very much struggling with it towards the end.
Albums like this remind me of my elder brother who sadly is no longer with us. He loved his jazz. Especially stuff like this. Despite his attempts to convert me into jazz I was starting out on my prog music journey so thought we had nothing in common. I didn’t realise then that prog has a lot of jazz influences. Only on this realisation was I able to stomach albums like this. I still cannot say that I am a jazz fan but always happy to hear albums like this. It is over 40 years now since I lost my brother so many memories of him are fading but jazz records like this always turn my mind towards him. 3/5 21/6/26
Pretty good jazz, but just not my vibe
I am sure I have started to play this before and been put off by the opening title track. Feeling obligated to give it at least a but more I listened to the whole album. And while it won’t become a favorite I better appreciate Monk’s contributions now and see why this rates inclusion in 1001
el concepto de 5 canciones, 45m en total, ni una sola lyric y lo que vendria a ser una muy linda música de restaurante no es lo mas appealing to me 6/10
Generally not partial to Monk but I enjoyed this a bit more than usual.
Not my favorite Monk record, but still pretty solid.
Once again I am confront by being incompatible with Jazz music. I salute you dear Thelonious but your music just isn’t my taste, no matter how many times I have to listen to it.
I really wanted to like this but I found it a bit of a slog to be honest. Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues Are seemed to be in danger of turning into Cruella DeVille’s theme, and the whole album ended up making me feel like John Thompson was going to pop up and do his Jazz Club catchphrase.
Some great Jazz
Some nice splashy jazz
I liked this jazz album better than most, the songs didn’t sound quite as chaotic as other jazz, but the songs were pretty similar and repetitive.
Quite enjoyed having this on in the background whilst working but I don’t ‘get’ what makes Thelonious Monk one of the all time greats. Maybe I’m not cultured enough.
I have a feeling rowan is not going to like this one
Ain’t no mingus bingus
My dad played this all the time growing up.
Alrighty, another one of these short albums with long tracks! There seems to be a lot of them on this list. The title track is definitely a nice smooth jazz piece. No gripes with it, it’s quite nice. Nice horn, nice piano, but I don’t really know how really to talk about it. Ba-Lue… had some really cool bass work the the end. Some of the tune reminded me of Cruella de ville. Panomica has some very cool percussion and chimes. I didn’t really like Bemsha Swing. The music was ok but it really made my brain hurt in a way I wasn’t expecting. 3/5 ⭐️. Again, decent music, just not for me and pretty boring, 160/1089
En general todo el álbum se siente pesado con un sentimiento de enojo, indignación, impotencia, con bases intensas y poderosas. Su mensaje es claro y contundente, todo el álbum me parece muy coherente, lo disfrute.
I've liked a good amount of the jazz albums on this list, but I wasn't blown away by this. The title track was a cool start. Some very quick sax work, which made for a fun listen. The next song just floated along for me, pretty meh. Pannonica wasn't a massive amount better. I Surrender, Dear had some good piano work to it, but that's all there was. Bemsha Swing was a nice way to close the album, solid track. 3 stars. Not bad, not amazing.
I’ve been pretty into jazz recently but this one didn’t do it for me as much. I still liked it but it didn’t blow me away
I'm way more a free jazz guy than a hard bop guy, but for the bop, this bops pretty hard. Dad jazz.
Pretty good for background noise while relaxing.
decent
I don’t get jazz. Giving it a 3. Averages my enjoyment 1 with what I’m sure it probably is for jazz 5.
listening to this makes me feel like i'm sitting in a cocktail bar in manhattan sipping an overpriced cocktail and waiting for the private investigator i hired to tell me whether my scoundrel of a husband is cheating on me or not
I'm by no means a jazz aficionado but I enjoyed "Brilliant Corners" so much that I listened it twice in a row. From the jazz records so far I'd still choose "Head Hunters" and "Back at the Chicken Shack" over this so I guess Brilliant Corners is 3,5ish.
174. nice
Two 50s jazz albums in a row is mad and while I liked this one as a listen, I find many of the other similar albums to be a bit better. Still great for the era though but not my favorite Monk.
Nice background music
smooth but im not a big jazz fan
He was certainly talented, as was his band. I just really need to be blown away by a jazz record to feel anything though. This album is often credited as an example of Monk’s incredible composing skills, and I just have trouble hearing the difference between improvised jazz and composed jazz.
Oli kyllä meleko jazzia jazzia. Kovaa menoa, kovaa soitantaa.
Lovely, warm piano tone. Pannonica and I Surrender, Dear were stand-outs for me.
Obviously a great listen if you like jazz. Was a nice background tune but doesn't exactly do anything for me. I can still appreciate how important Thelonious Monk is.
very good very nice
This is Jazz, that sounds likes jazz. I'm not gonna pretend I know anything about jazz. So, it's good, I guess. Today I learned that Thelonius Monk is a piano player.
Liked this one! Swinging along whilst listening. Don't think I would listen to it again, but otherwise really solid.
solid jazz
I don't get Jazz and I'm not sure I'll ever will. It's the music genre embodying 'never let them know your next move'. But I won't judge them for it.
Chilliger Jazz
I'm not a jazz expert...at all. So I can't really tell how this album compares to other albums in the genre. In any case, I enjoyed the album. It's pretty good and I liked listening to it. Overall, this is a solid 3 stars for me.
Nice easy listening, good for background work music.
Not particularly interesting - despite one of my fav bars in London being named after it
If I knew more about music I think I'd appreciate Thelonious Monk more, but some of what's happening here is over my head. I still enjoyed listening to this album though.
Fun.
Incredible name, nothing wrong with a bit of jazz
Not really my scene, but can acknowledge the skill at play here.
Estuvo lindo. Perfecto para musicalizar el local. Nota: 3.0
It's fine. It's nice jazz music, I fail to understand what makes this great compared to other jazz music out there. It's good kitchen music.
This is quite nice!
Really talented, sounds skilled. Style is not for me. The percussive, short bursts on the piano, and the shrill reeds are just not for me. Very talented; very brilliant.
I luv me some supper club music.... daughter said it was Portillos music. Either way pretty good.
Had Monk on all afternoon now!
Not a 50's kinda guy
Not bad. It’s jazz.
It's jazz and it's alright.
This sounded pretty great.
Timeless jazz, nothing really to be impressed or offended by. This is what all jazz sounds like to the untrained ear and it's classically good. 6/10
I don't have much to say about blues, the genre is too specific
I have a suspicion that all the jazz records on this list will get a 3* rating from me, because I always enjoy it but I find it difficult to differentiate between great jazz, good jazz, and bad jazz. To me, it's all just jazz and it's always a fun time. But I can't say much beyond that. Love the piano playing on this particular record.
Enjoyable.
nice jazz. just ok...?
Not really my taste, but amazing musicians.
Some good stuff on here, but it has its flaws. The first song was good, but the next one was just a riff in between extended solos which got old fast. Then there was what seemed like someone teaching themself to play piano for a whole song. Then two decent numbers to end the album. Fun fact that I just figured out, The Red Hot Chili Peppers have a song called F.U. that steals its riff from Bemsha Swing. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zLbFpAMITmA
funky funny upbeat stuff
Keeping high school jazz bands in business since 1957
Can’t decide if I hate it or quite like it.
Jazz. Qcyo
Not usually a jazz fan but Thelonious Monk is a sick name and this album was pretty great
So so
10 λεπτά μπάνιο έγιναν 30 λεπτά μπάνιο.
Hienoa musisointia. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Hyvinhän se vetää! Vähän liian korkealentoista meikäläiselle.
Not really my type of Music but I liked it
Really enjoyable. Context around the album really helped understand it better and its impact on the music world. Solid listen
...there are people who like jazz, right? I bet they love this album.
Good ole fashioned jazz. Good listen, but not one I’d come back to all that much
Jazz sin más. Me gusta el jazz y me gustó el disco, pero no soy gran fanático y tampoco tiene algo que emocione.
If there's a blues/jazz equivalent to a jam band, this is it :). Once again good background music, but to my musically illiterate mind, this seemed like just another jazz album. Without including any vocals, there's nothing to add that much unique flavor to it.
Pretty groovy mm-bop du-wop sheebop. Enjoyed it. But didn't open any windows to an entirely new world for me.
I say this with all sincerity, I'm not sophisticated enough to fully appreciate this album. I liked it, but I believe I need to be more of a musician or jazz aficionado to get the most out of it.
Iconic? Yes. Influencial? Absolutely. Listenable? Not so much. I'm a simple person. I work hard all day, I'm not that interested in having to work hard to 'enjoy' something in my free time. I like paintings that look like something I recognize. I like drinks that taste good on the first sip. And I like music that sounds like all of the musicians are in agreement about what song they are playing. Maybe someday I'll be retired with so much free time and boredom that I can really dedicate myself to being cool enough to"getting it". Although, being dead seems easier.
I love the jazz and i love the hooks
I like Monk, but it's more an intellectual exercise, rather than enjoying the music for what it evokes.
Pretty much as good as jazz gets
I liked this, but not in a Miles Davis or Charles Mingus way. perhaps one day I will regret not going 4 stars.
It’s a bit tricky for me to assess jazz records when they come up because 1. I don’t know a lot about jazz 2. They so immediately feel novel and exciting compared to the overall vibe of the list. I know this was good to me, but maybe not in the same way some of the wilder jazz records have been.
A genre of music I don’t listen to and haven’t developed an appreciation for. A challenge for me to absorb on just two listens.
not my favorite jazz album ever but a nice listen! I’d check out more of his work after this
LPs don't have corners silly
The first jazz album I've listened to. It definitely makes me feel like I'm in the airport. I liked one song, "Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are", because it sounds like "Cruella de Vil". But overall, a good but not great album.
Now that I've had a couple albums in this vein, I can tell this one isn't as good as some of the others on this list. I was still feeling the urge to wiggle my finger though so. 3/5
It was a bit too jazzy at first but then it got more cozy. 5/10
Довольно непривычный джаз Нахожу его менее мелодичным Тяжело оценить, даже если они сделали что-то прорывное в своем жанре
Nice jazz album.
Fav- I surrender, dear
OK but wouldn't listen to again
Interesting but I don’t think it’s something I’d come back to
Great record, but a bit flat in parts as an overall listen. I love how loose and messy the playing is, while being highly sophisticated musically.
Ja Thelonious är ju jäkla duktig och jag gillar Sonny Rollins mycket, men jag vet inte om det här var något album jag fastnade för. Stark trea ändå, men jag hade hoppats på högre. Hard bop är väl inte någon favorit inom jazzen för mig, men om jag nånsin skriver en hard bop-platta ska den heta Hard Bop Hallelujah.
Har lyssnat en del på Munken, men har lyckats missa alla låtar på den här skivan. Konstigt. Skulle behövt en till lyssning!
Cruella deVille, Cruella deVille Läbbigare häxa finns inte till
Solid jazz Didn’t rope me in as much as other jazz albums have though
Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: Bemsha Swing I don't know... Perhaps it's because I just back-to-back jazz albums (Miles Davis Birth Of The Cool), I wasn't really feeling this. Jazz as a genre is fine. This album is perfectly fine, but it's background music. You put it on and you do other things. It does not require active listening, but if you so choose to do active listening, you don't really gain anything particularly insightful. The mysteries of the universe are not unlocked for you. I'd argue that's the case for most music, but doubly so when there's no lyrics or singing to speak of. Must to hear before I die? Sure. Why Not. It's nice to have heard a perspective of Jazz that wasn't Miles Davis.
La verdad no lo terminé, pero hasta donde escuché estaba meh. Así que tal vez después lo edito.
I love Monk. He's great and the best track in here is the one where he plays piano solo. The rest of the tracklist doesn't really move me in any meaningful way, even if it's not necessarily bad. I just prefer other projects by him. Still, it's a worthwhile listen and the very last track is also very good.
This is definitely a Jazz album
A good album, I liked Pannonica and Bemsha Swing the most.
Jazz album. Not really my thing to be honest. But for what it's worth, it's a solid album if you're into jazz. 6 / 10
Angela: "I feel so stupid. I sit next to him every day." Dwight: "You're not stupid, jazz is stupid." Angela: [crying] "Jazz IS stupid! I mean, just play the right notes!" This was fine. Just made me think of that quote.
me gusto bastante, ideal para una noche chill con vino
some nice jazz here, lots of Sonny Rollins on sax
In tegenstelling tot Bri vind ik jazz wel leuk. Dit is niet mijn favoriete soort, maar evengoed pretty decent. Schijnbaar waren de composities zo moeilijk dat de muzikanten het niet voor elkaar kregen en hebben ze meerdere takes aan elkaar geplakt which is pretty cool voor een plaat van bijna 70 jaar oud
Not something I’d bump in my car, but was a nice sounding album.
The jazz was alright - didn’t hit me as much as others
Not a big jazz fan. But always okay with putting Monk on.
Some of this is objectively pretty neat. But I just can’t bring myself to care about it all that much.
Mais um álbum de jazz e mais um daqueles que sabe sempre bem ouvir.
Although nothing particularly stands out, this is still a good jazz album. He has some unconventional form and structure, which to my limited jazz knowledge, is one of the things he was known for. This early release shows the importance and influence of that.
Ik vond het leuk om naar te luisteren, maar het sprong er niet echt uit. Het werkte voor mij vooral als achtergrondmuziek en pakte me minder. In mijn autoplay volgde hier Miles Davis op, wat voelde als een warm bad dat contrast maakte duidelijk waar mijn voorkeur ligt. Ik snap dat jazz mag schuren en experimenteren, en dat hoor je hier ook terug. Hij zoekt bewust de randen op van vorm en timing. Ik denk dat ik nog niet genoeg jazz-ervaring heb om alles wat dit album te bieden heeft volledig te waarderen, maar ik hoor wel dat het inhoudelijk sterk is.
nice
Not a big fan of this album, but glad to have tried it.
omg this type of music just reminds me of the 60 sooo bad sooo cool i wish i could have lived in that time!!
There are these atonal choices that I enjoy in all of the songs. I do remember being into a lot of jazz as a younger lad, but my tastes shifted more away from it as I got older. Still a great time.
It’s ok. It’s jazz.
It was good, but I wish I had more musical knowledge to appreciate why. The opening track has some fun shifting tempos, and Paul Chambers' bass playing always stands out. I think I need more exposure and understanding of jazz to really understand this album.
i wish i could love jazz
I hesitate to weigh in on any jazz, knowing too little of the complexities, but I do know what I like, and I like this. Inventive, exploratory, unexpectatious, cool as cool can be.
I did enjoy this, though I was never lifted to reverie or able to get beyond trying to parse what the players were doing or intellectualizing the changes in time signatures. Its likely better than a 3, I'm just slow on the uptake when it comes to jazz.
I love Monk. He was my gateway drug to jazz. But everyone can't play with him, and that's true here. It's kind of crazy how much I disliked Sonny Rollins and Max Roach on here. Normally, they're fantastic, but it's like they don't understand the assignment. I get it. I wouldn't know how to play with Monk, either. I hope people aren't turned off of Monk based on this album. Check out a compilation, or check out the live album he did with Coltrane. He would often re-work his compositions, and you can find better versions of the first and last tracks on here. The solo track was gold, though.
I didn’t hate it, but it’s not something I would have chosen for myself.
Excellent brass and sax but not one gor a second listen
No es mi estilo pero bienn
Has it on in the background, sounded good
This is around the time jazz gets interesting to me. Always happy to hear a record I haven't before!
Funky
Very good, nice smooth jazz. Relaxing to listen to and added a few to my chill playlist but probably not planning to listen to the album all that much.
Solid jazz album just not really my cup of tea.
Jazz
A nice Jazz album.
I don’t feel qualified to judge a jazz album. This was enjoyable, but not something I would typically put on. 6/10 Pretty Good
I can’t say I usually listen to jazz but I always start from a position of wanting to like it. Today’s listen started with good intentions but as the album drew on, it faded to background music, but it was a pleasant enough listen. Where I was more engaged early on, I probably appreciated it more, particularly the drum solo on the opening track, Bright Corners. A more focused listen would no doubt unlock more enjoyment here but it’s finding the right moment - maybe late night with a whiskey?
It’s was a good jazz album. Not exactly brilliant but pretty good
I appreciate Thelonious Monk and I appreciate this style of music. But I guess I prefer more modern jazz fusion than its roots. With this album in particular, I found myself tuning out, doing other things while it played on in the background. And since I was listening on YTMusic, it went on to something related after it finished, and I could not tell the difference whether it was the same album or not.
This is ok. I like Jazz but this was hard to know when the song started and when it finished. I envy how good technically it is, but I think I didn't get the hype. Itbis good as background music for a fun breakfast, though.
Not big into jazz, I don’t think I have the ear for truly understanding why this is particularly great or unique jazz. However I did very much enjoy listening to it.
Took a while for me to get into this but a second listen helped. Didn’t particularly rate the sax in it but the drums and other accompanying rhythm section were great.
Some good moments throughout the record, but felt too long overall, and at time somewhat disconnected
THELONIOUS MONK MY BEST FRIEND THELONIOUS MONK I have 'genius of modern music' on record and I literally listen to it all the time. guy does things to a piano........ my favorite song on here is the titular Brilliant Corners but I also love specifically the back half of Bemsha Swing, too. Listened to it on a bus and accidentally zoned out during Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are and when I zoned back in we were maybe about halfway through Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are. Love that. Overall: I love Mr. Monk! Makes me wish I kept jazz piano up. Oh, well. There's always time............. Late addendum: learned today you can see other people's reviews on here. Which is very silly--this is my personal diary lol. Apparently people who don't like freeform jazz don't like freeform jazz! Who would have thought!
This is as high as I would ever rate a jazz album. I had so much fun listening to it but don’t know enough about jazz to elaborate.
trevligt
We've got to put some respect on his name for Brilliant Corners as well as many other recordings in his career, and yet I've never been drawn to Thelonious Monk's music like other giants of jazz. I'm definitely not giving the record the focus it deserves when I put it on and set the volume to background music levels. There certainly are moments, corners perhaps?, where I'm drawn in and captivated but there are also long stretches where I'm less attentive. It's almost as if Brilliant Corners is a test of how we do or don't listen to music these days — or it's a test of what the artist has given our ears to begin with.
As far as jazz goes, I didn't enjoy this one as much as others we've had. I dunno it just really felt like it dragged on in parts. Overall I don't think I know enough about jazz to really have an educated opinion about this.
normally I enjoy jazz but this one never grabbed my attention. was fine as background.
3.5 stars I’m not sure where I go from liking jazz to enjoying it to thinking it’s great. This was good. I like it and will return to it. But I couldn’t tell you why I’d rate this I just went with my gut.
It was ok
Was gonna give this a 2 because I did like a few moments in the first 2 songs, but then the last 2 bumped it up to a 3
Yeah this is OK. I'm not sure about the duff notes being deliberate and they're certainly not good to listen to. All other playing is pretty superb. I like the song that sounds like Cruella De Ville
Layered and solid vibes.
Liked it more than some of the jazz I’ve heard, but I’m still struggling to appreciate the genre as a whole.
I liked the horns!
A jazz standard, I am not a big jazz fan, but i could have this in the background without issue. pleasant.
Listening session: february 2nd, while commuting to internship Listened to before: no Thoughts: I’m giving this 3 stars because I can appreciate the musicality, but I would’nt put this on myself Favourite track: I Surrender, Dear
This was pretty accessible to a non-jazz fan.
никогда не был фанатом джаза но это очень даже зашло отмечу очень крутые соло на басу в плейлист не добавлю но рад что познакомился с таким жанром
War flashbacks to my high school boyfriend…
Enjoyed the mellower notes of the album, the first song was too long because I didn't like it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I feel Whiplash has forever ruined any sort of Jazz for me. ARE YOU RUSHING OR DRAGGING (throws chair)
Differed listening experience for me, I could listen to this in a bar not my go to, although obviously skilled musicians
80% de corrélation temporelle
It’s a good jazz album, but I’m not really into jazz, especially jazz without any lyrics.
I don't enjoy such music because leading sax sounds grating on my ears. I just don't like its sound. It's a nice improvisation though and I liked the piano piece
This is very jazz. Like when people say jazz this is that.
Its a classic album, but I have always found him a little hard to appreciate
jazz is cool but very long music
A decent jazz album
Probably pretty good jazz music; not at all my thing.
This is fine, but most of the time feels like a showcase of individual skillsets and not like a coherent composition. If one is into elaborate solos: Go for it. I, however, am not.
It was nice background music I guess. I feel like this project is trying to make me a fan of jazz and I can’t get anything more than just passive enjoyment out of it. It’s just all kinda noisy.
After yesterday's jazz (John Coltrane A Love Supreme) my initial thought was, Oh No! Not more Jazz! However I enjoyed this listen finding it less intense and causing less anxiety than A Love Supreme!! If I had to listen to jazz again, this would be top of my list. A good example of how 1001 album generator expands the palate!
Old school jazz. The first song feels like a test, constant change in tempo and speed, gotta be patient. Last one was my fav, but not too much to tell them apart. Enjoyed!
Very forward looking for a 50’s jazz album.
Not bad! I expected something more hardcore jazz, not to say this isn't but it's easier to listen to than I thought I would get.
Du jazz comme en ferait Numérobis s'il était pas architecte. 3.49 étoiles.
It is a complex but still accessible jazz record. It never quite hits the groove for me. Something I wouldn't complain about if it was in the background for a cocktail mixer.
Slightly oscillated between the sublime and the ridiculous, but overall I liked it more than I didn't. Obligatory not a jazzhead, but there were bits where you'd get lost in it, and others where they sounded like they were noodling completely tunelessly. Thankfully more of the former than the latter I never need to hear a badly mic-ed bass solo ever again though
Not my style but very nice instruments, makes me feel like I’m in a fancy jazzy restaurant
Love it in parts, like it on the whole, like most jazz.
Jazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzz
Igjen et objektivt sykt bra album men jeg er ikke i humør for instrumentaljazz på 14 min per sang
A bit difficult to get into, but I think I could gain an appreciation with more listens.
Interesting album, would not have come across it on my own 7/10, easy-listening. Don't really listen to jazz but I can tell this is incredibly complex and has a lot of interesting motifs throughout.
I dont listen to much jazz
Sicherlich cool und brilliant, aber streckenweise für meinen Geschmack etwas zu abstrakter Jazz.
dude I dunno this slaps so hard but sometimes the less smooth piano gets makes me feel like a kid at piano lessons. This is a me problem.
Pleasant for a commute to work. That said, even if I can hear how innovative the album was in terms of structure back in 1957, the production is very much of its time, and some instruments sound rather unpleasant, the mix too, assuming there even is a mix. Still, I do enjoy the celesta on Pannonica and the slightly outdated atmosphere, but this one won’t make it into my jazz pantheon. Bemsha swing is great though.
It starts off so good, awkward and tense with great playfulness, then the intensity fades and it never manages to come near the first track. Best song: Brilliant Corners Worst song: I Surrender, Dear Cover check: Five happy monks
Nice background music for work
Smooth jazz for coffee and a cigar
Kind of just feels like a standard, middle of the road jazz album. It seems to not even be one of Monk’s more popular works, but a fine way to spend a morning.
Overall rating by me 5/10 Notes: As much as I love all kinds of jazz and alike, this one was a disappointment for me. Genuinely, had it not been for the random hitch pitch trumpet notes during the songs, easily every song would've been on the playlist. Otherwise - they would simply just put me out of focus every single time I worked on something while listening, so it's sadly a hard skip for me.
Yet another jazz album I don't get. It doesn't even work as background music. The minute you start drifting off grooving to the bass, here comes a piano note that clashes with everything else (but then somehow works). They obviously are talented, it's just not for me.
3.4/5 It feels like an injustice not having coffee in my system when listening to this album. I liked it, I listened to it while on my way to work on Monday 29th of December 2025. It is a vibe.
Good but not something for daily listening. 3/5
i like jazz
Não sou muito de escutar jazz, porém escutar monk me traz movimento. Seus contra baixos são o destaque.
J A Z Z
"Play some jazz" "What jazz?" "Just jazz"
Not really my type of music, but I didn't mind it as background music for chores. Fave track: Bemsha Swing
I thought it would be better
Possibly over my head, but I enjoyed it.
Schöne Jazz Platte. Während der ersten 2-3 Songs dachte ich, dass das auf eine vier oder fünf Sterne Wertung hinauslaufen kann, hinten raus ist es mir dann aber irgendwann auf die Nerven gegangen. Dennoch einfach guter Jazz, kann man wenig gegen sagen.
Sicherlich ein gutes Album. Geht smooth runter. Ich traue mir aber auch gar nicht zu, dass eigentlich wirklich gut bewerten zu können.
Swingin' and vibin'
Eu gosto mais de música quando tem letra mesmo :/
It's a good album, I don't really know what to say about it.
Pretty nice jazz album, about half the songs were enjoyable but not much sets it apart from other jazz albums I've heard
This record reminded me what I don’t like about jazz. I really tried to listen to it and I made through the complete record. But it’s just not mine.
Tipo de música que eu iria curtir como banda de fundo num barzinho com a galera. Parece que to ouvindo soundtrack de The Sims, nostálgico. Bem feito, bom som. 3*
I enjoyed this, I thought it was progressive and Brilliant Corners was a strong way to start the album. I particularly liked Bue-La. But I don’t think his best songs are on this album so I thought this was kind of an odd pick for the album list
The kind of music that perfectly soundtracks a morning of driving in heavy winds and on icy roads. My car and those around me moving to the music
Jazz is Jazz. Can only listen for so long. Enjoyed it though.
Mid
Acceptable jazz. 2.5/5
Satisfying jazz noise, unfortunately comes off as background music - needs the right ambient to be enjoyed fully.
1=Bad 2=Okay 3=Good 4=Great 5=Fantastic Not too much to say for me, I'm just not that crazy about saxophone forward bebop. Sometimes. If I'm in just the right mood.
Good
1 brilliant corners -- lovely sax and drums. 2 ba-lue -- peak walking aronud the city music 3 pannonica -- prob my fav i liked the melody 4 i surrender, dear -- joyous piano i fucked w it. heavier ig 5 bemsha swing -- nice instrumentation overall love jazz and good crocheting music. sometimes repetitive and long af but im not used to this type of music so whateva
Solid jazz - not mind blowing but solid as hell. THREE
I remain an inarticulate clod who failed jazz history in college, but I likes what I likes. And I likes when the different instruments have big personalities and interplay. Brilliant Corners' title track is like a conversation between the horns and the drums. Maybe its for the studied jazz initiates to know what they're saying. Ba-Lue Bolivar is a little more even-keeled, but it's not like you can have a bad time with a good sax. The bass has a great solo at the end. Pannonica and I Surrender chill out and get loungy. Not a lot for a jazz clod to latch on to. But then Bemsha Swing swings back, with some great grooves that let the sax and piano shine. Love those big drum builds that drop back into walking bass grooves. I don't know that it's that transcendent of an album, but it sounds like good jazz to me. I bet everyone had a nice time.
Some great monk! Definitely like his solo Piano stuff a little more but shout out Sonny Rollins. 3.5
Good! Wish I knew more about jazz so I could be a better judge of like what exactly I’m listening to. Could tell this was experimental/cutting edge stuff for its time, but not much beyond that. Still enjoyed!
I get how influential and important jazz is to music history, but you could play all the jazz albums on this list in whatever order and I would not be able to differentiate them for the most part. I love a good horn section and honestly the smoother stuff is always a treat to listen to.
Another day, another jazz album, another 3 stars
Didn't super vibe with this, still solid playing but it's a 3
I enjoyed the music, but I felt like it’s a bit better served contributing to a nice cozy morning and not as much as an active listening experience. Best Track: Pannonica
Decent Jazz I don't need to hear again
Im at the start of my journey into Jazz. I found stuff i loved, stuff ive hated, stuff i didnt understand and stiff i was ambivalent to. This falls into the ambivalent category, but thats probably because i dont understand it. It was pleasant and ticked along nicely without grabbing me. Im sure i'll circle back around to this in the future, but currently i didnt find a foothold in it.
Not my favorite cup of tea but a solid jazz album.
Not a big fan of real jazz...too disconnected
I fear Jazz. I fear the lack of boundaries.
I'm sure it's good but it's a bit jazzy init
To experimental jazz for my liking
Pretty solid.
Nice but not my speed
This felt like the swing of Ellington, but deconstructed. You know when Heston Blumenthal makes an apple crumble and he puts the apple on one side of the plate, the crumble on the other and the custard in another room. This feels like the swing version of that. The band feels very intuitive especially on that first track where the tempo is changing. It's obviously based around rehearsed motifs but doesn't lose a very nice improvisational feel. In summary, the album doesn't sound overly of the be-bop school of improvisation, it doesn't sound big band swing, but it sounds somewhere in between. There are elements and passages I loved, but it didn't keep me entirely captivated.
нормалек, без негатива.
Found some of the patterns challenging but that could be because I’m tired. Really like the variety of instruments across the record. The double bass section on ‘Ba-Lue Bolivar…’ is really good.
I turned this on while cooking and it offered a cinematic backtracking to my actions. That being said, if I wasn’t using this as an enhancement to another activity, I’d be unable to focus. This did inspire some curiosity in me and I want to listen to more jazz, so I’m hoping another jazz album pops up along this journey soon.
This was nice, at some times very nice. Best enjoyed when drinking a martini, by a marble fireplace, dressed in some fancy attire. Not that I did any of those things, but if I did, it would have achieved maximum niceness.
Interesting but probably won't revisit
There is no music he could make that would ever be as cool as his name is, and this is evidence of that.
Solid jazz
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would since Jazz is decidedly not my thing. Never going to relisten, but it was pleasant.
Jazz
eclectic. dont think its his best work tho
I'm not a jazz fan. But can appreciate this
7/10 - pretty cool jazz
Need to get a better listen in TBH. This was not a great Halloween album.
3 stars for respect for Monk and his legacy. But not for me
Nice Friday morning jazz album. Sounded like 101 Dalmatians and Sinatra at times.
I liked it. Didn’t know where one song ended and the next began. Maybe that’s a good thing. Probably a 3.5 for me but I’m keeping it a 3.
Really enjoyable jazz for a long drive, some of the songs went a little longer than I would have preferred, but that's kinda the whole thing. Would love to listen on a hifi with good headphones. 3.5 rounded down
Jazz never really pisses me off it, just is there solid i'd say, love a good upright bass 3/5 7.42/10
I've never listened to this album (40). Great jazz. Loved Bemsha Swing.
I love this album.
I took a long break from the generator and have been working through a backlog. For some reason, my Sex Pistols review was also posted on this album. I've never listened to it so I'll need to come back
Quiet piano music in the background. I quite like it.
Malo previše bopast bop za moje kapacitete.
In person, this would have another star. Amazing skill, but it gets a little lost in the environment.
I get it's impact - intellectually. You can hear elements that would be built upon in the coming generation. But as a pure listening experience it doesn't really transcend the time. Whereas Saxophone Colossus (Sonny R is standout on this album) Blue Train, Mingus Ah um and Kind of Blue and Moanin all continue to titillate this album fails to escape the time outside of Bemsha Swing which totally swings. Certainly a worthy entry into the canon. And an enjoyable enough listen.
It’s fine
I've tried Thelonious Monk a couple times before and always just bounced off, not sure why. Started listening to this one, and was afraid the same thing was happening, but finally after a minute or two into the third song "Pannonica" it clicked for me. I still don't think I would seek most of these songs out, but very enjoyable to sit back and vibe to. "Pannonica" is my fave on here.
Enjoyed - but didn’t grab me - perhaps one to revisit
This was my first time hearing Thelonious Monk, and while I didn't add anything to my Liked Songs, I enjoyed it. Solid 3 star listen.
Not much to say about this album, it is just instrumental piano jazz.
Moderate enthusiasm
Makes me want to be sat in a dark & ambient cocktail bar sipping on a negroni. Classical jazz isn’t my usual cup of tea, but I can definitely see the appeal of this album. It is overwhelmingly complex and intricate, making for a pleasant but challenging listen. There are instrumental elements that are obviously superb and the band seem to be in perfect harmony, but ultimately this style of music for me isn’t for everyday.
This is fun. I enjoyed my time, but I don't want to listen to jazz for at least a week and a half after this.
Not bad for jazz
Ihan toimivaa jazzia, ei vaan parasta työmatkalle tietty vaan keskittyneempään kuunteluun.
Jazz isn't exactly my genre and it's tough for me to trace what modern Jazz is drawing from this album, but I imagine it's a lot since I've heard so many student bands trying their hand at this kind of improvisation, and it's not easy to get it to sound good. This one sounds good. However, while I think the piano is great, there's way too much sax and the sax isn't that great. I really want to hear more of Monk's piano, and this album gives only a taste of it. As it stands, this album has its moments, but that's about it.
Jazz isn't typically my thing, but this was great background music to a quiet morning. I think I like jazz more when I'm not actively listening to it, and instead letting it deep into the background of whatever I'm doing, letting it dictate the tempo.
I mean it was ok, I actually didn't notice when it switched over to another artist. Pretty boring stuff but good for what it was I guess.
Every so often I find myself wishing I had studied music more at an academic level so when I listen to jazz, I can say things like, “oh my gosh, I can’t believe he just did that!“ As it is, the best I can do is say, “that wasn’t bad to listen to.“
Another challenging artist; Monk purposely chooses notes that sound like mistakes, but end up working in the context of the full composition. This is an album that grows on a person, and it sounds better and better with each listen. Not my normal choice for jazz, but it is good; Having a difficult time rounding up.
This is a jazz album. My overall view of jazz remains unchanged. He does have a very cool name, though.
Good jazz.
This is good but I don’t know enough about jazz to say anything beyond that.
I will trust the editors that this is good jazz. Them musicians are clearly good but nothing here really hit me very strongly. Insane that Sonny Rollins is still alive.
Really high 3. Not my favorite monk. Maybe like a 3.75
I can appreciate this. Just not my jam.
I like this. Monk was a legend, and has done some amazing work. This is not his best, but him, Sonny Rollins? Can’t go wrong. 6/10
Jazz. Good for deep focus and background noise
Very pleasant and easy listening.
Masters of jazz like Mr. Monk have enriched all of the music we listen to. But as I've said before, I am not a skilled listener of high level jazz. I enjoyed some of this album but I am certain I was supposed to enjoy it more. Because of the xylophone work on Pannonica, it reminds me of Mr. Roger's Neighborhood, probably not what the artists had in mind. I am sure the work is genius, but I can only measure my appreciation, which is middling, I fear. 3/5
Love the Timpani throughout, but nothing much strikes me beyond that.
I found this to be a great background play, whilst cooking dinner. Great!