Thelonious Himself

Thelonious Himself Artist: Thelonious Monk
Label: Ojc
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: LP Record


UPC: 025218025416
EAN: 0025218025416
ASIN: B000000YEE


Release Date: 1995-04-16

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Tracks:

  1. April in Paris [*]
  2. (I Don't Stand) A Ghost of a Chance (With You)
  3. Functional [*]
  4. I'm Getting Sentimental over You [*]
  5. I Should Care
  6. 'Round Midnight
  7. All Alone [*]
  8. Monk's Mood [*]
  9. 'Round Midnight (In Progress) [*]

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Thelonious was a brilliant stylist.......2006-10-31

and he shows it with this set of standards. I don't enjoy the twenty-two minute Round Midnight track, though. Just because there's room on the CD doesn't mean it has to be filled in. Still, one bad apple doesn't spoil the whole bunch. Buy this and enjoy.

5 out of 5 stars A Journey into Introspection.......2000-11-25

I've owned this album for a number of years, yet I've probably only listened to it about 20 times. The music on this album is so powerful that repeated listenings can diminish the effect of the music, relegating it to mere background music. This is by no means background music. This is music to listen to when your soul needs refreshing. I'm very careful about when I choose to listen to this album. By listening to it only when I need it, the music becomes more beautiful, more serene, more replenishing with each listening. Buy it and listen to it as soon as you can, without distractions. Then put it away. Listen to it only when you need to. And you'll know when that is.

5 out of 5 stars An Essential Jazz Record, An Essential Monk Record.......2000-08-27

Thelonious Monk created some of the most powerful music ever, regardless of genre. One dimension to this is that I've never met a person who had a luke-warm or ho-hum opinion about his music. They either love it or hate it.

An artist that elicits that kind of a polarized response makes it hard for the curious. What if the newcomer picks up what is genuinely a bad record? Monk fans are rabid, but few. So if you don't have a Monk fan handy, how do you know what makes a good introduction to his music?

Conventional wisdom says to get "Straight, No Chaser" on Columbia. That IS a great place to start, especially with the remastering job Sony did in 1996. They made a perfect record even better.

The problem that I have with the conventional wisdom is that "Straight" only tells half the story. If you are new to jazz in general or Monk's music in particular, you should check this disc out. It is not only one of Monk's best, but it offers an essential dimension to jazz music as a whole.

While "Monk's Mood" (with John Coltrane and Wilbur Ware) alone is worth the price of admission, "Functional" and "All Alone" are sadly overlooked. The 22 minutes of Monk working out a solo version of "'Round Midnight," followed by the finished take are vital to understanding how Monk functioned as a composer and arranger. What comes through all the odd chords, phrasing, and tempos is some of the most organic (human) music I've ever heard. Thelonious Monk's music defies easy description.

To crib from the tray insert (Dom Cerulli, Down Beat): (five stars) Highly recommended.

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