Brilliant Corners
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| Studio album by Thelonious Monk | ||
| Released | 1957 | |
| Recorded | December 17–December 23, 1956 | |
| Genre | Jazz | |
| Length | 42:47 | |
| Label | Riverside/OJC | |
| Producer(s) | Orrin Keepnews | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Thelonious Monk chronology | ||
| Brilliance (1956) |
Brilliant Corners (1957) |
Thelonious Himself (1957) |
Brilliant Corners is a 1957 (see 1957 in music) album by jazz musician Thelonious Monk. It was his third album for the Riverside label and the first to include his own compositions. The complex title track required over a dozen takes in the studio, and is considered one of his most difficult compositions. In 2003, it was one of fifty recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry.
The track "Pannonica" is named for Pannonica de Koenigswarter, a close friend of Monk's.
[edit] Track listing
- "Brilliant Corners" (Thelonious Monk) –7:42
- "Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are" (Monk) –13:24
- "Pannonica" (Monk) –8:50
- "I Surrender, Dear" (Barris-Clifford) –5:25
- "Bemsha Swing" (Monk-Best) –7:42
[edit] Personnel
- Thelonious Monk — piano; celeste
- Ernie Henry — alto saxophone
- Sonny Rollins — tenor saxophone
- Oscar Pettiford — double bass
- Max Roach — drums; timpani
- Clark Terry — trumpet
- Paul Chambers — double bass
- Orrin Keepnews - producer
- Jack Higgins - engineer
- Joe Tarantino - mastering
