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RARE 1953 THELONIOUS MONK 78 ON PRESTIGE.
Here’s a gem - my first Thelonious Monk 78 - from 1953.
Monk was a unique individual. Although jazz fans can casually hum his complicated melodies now, the guy suffered through a long period of misunderstood neglect before finally getting his due.
Monk’s music was pretty well fully formed in 1947 when he
started his groundbreaking recordings for Blue Note but it
wasn’t until his legendary run at New York’s Five Spot jazz
club ten years later (John Coltrane in tow) that folks started
to 'get it'. This 78, dating from four years before that 1957
Five Spot breakthrough, features Monk stubbornly sticking
to his unique musical vision.
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