Straight, No Chaser

Name: Straight, No Chaser - Thelonious Monk
Brand: Thelonious Monk
SKU: 8713748982201
Price: 24.90 EUR
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Thelonious Monk

Format: 1 Vinyl

Genre: jazz

Barcode: 8713748982201

180 gram audiophile pressing remastered

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Description

180 gram audiophile pressing remastered

Artist

American jazz pianist and composer.

Born: 10 October 1917 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, USA.
Died: 17 February 1982 in Weehawken, New Jersey, USA (aged 64).

One of the most influential pianists of the twentieth century, Thelonious Monk had a idiosyncratic improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire. He is often regarded as one of the founders of bebop. Monk's prolific compositions and improvisations are full of dissonant harmonies and angular melodic twists. His unorthodox approach to the piano combines a highly percussive attack with abrupt, use of silence and dramatic pauses. He was also known for a distinct fashion sense in his suits, hats and trademark sunglasses. Monk was an unconventional stage presence, known for getting up from his piano to dance (sometimes in a counter-clockwise motion which drew comparisons to ring-shout and Muslim Sufi whirling) while his band members were still playing. Monk is one of only five jazz musicians to date to be featured on the cover of Time magazine, which puts him in a select company with Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Wynton Marsalis, and Dave Brubeck.

Father of Thelonious Monk Jr. and Boo Boo Monk.

Tracks

A1 Locomotive

A2 I Didn't Know About You

A3 Straight, No Chaser

B1 Japanese Folk Song

B2 Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea

B3 We See

Releases

Formats

Vinyl, CD, SACD, Cassette

Labels

Music On Vinyl, CBS, Columbia, CBS/Sony, Sony Records, Release Records , Sony Records Int'l, Music On CD, Corriere Della Sera

Countries

Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Russian Federation, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Europe

years

1967, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

Members