Thelonious Monk - Thelonius Monk Trio LP

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Thelonious Monk - Thelonius Monk Trio LPAcked alternately by bassists Percy Heath and Gary Mapp and drummers Art Blakey and Max Roach, Monk pours forth his idiosyncratic virtuosity in this set of tunes recorded by the inimitable Rudy Van Gelder. Beautifully rendered, 'Blue Monk' is the highlight of the album, adventurously combining disharmonic riffs within a melodic and very memorable structure. Monk's explorations conjure up images of a mathematician working out geometric patterns on the

Standouts include the beautiful down-tempo track 'Summer Rain'

and a collaboration of other musicians

The new "Wall of Sound" is erected only to be kicked over

but they decided to drop an E due to the success of the west coast's Eazy E

synthesizers) and Dilemastronauta (drums) transcends common concepts of time and nationality

3 Sermons of the Sinner 1

14 Perfect Life 1

El Michels Affair began as a loose collaboration of session musicians (including members of top-selling acts Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings

J Dilla's music was impacted by the diverse musical history of Detroit - the birthplace of Techno and one of the most important cities in the history of electronic music

MacKaye's "Instrument" and Picciotto's "Last Chance for a Slow Dance

and in 1983 his debut studio album

Album now comfortably spans two discs while original release was crammed onto single disc

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