Thelonious MonkBrilliant Corners

Label:

Riverside Records – RLP 12-226

Series:

Riverside Contemporary Series

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Mono , Deep Groove

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Hard Bop

Tracklist

A1 Brilliant Corners
Written-ByMonk*
A2 Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are
Written-ByMonk*
B1 Pannonica
Written-ByMonk*
B2 I Surrender, Dear
Written-ByBarris*
B3 Bemsha Swing
Written-ByMonk*

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyRiverside Records
  • Record CompanyBill Grauer Productions
  • Recorded AtReeves Sound Studios

Credits

  • Alto SaxophoneErnie Henry (tracks: A1 to B1)
  • BassPaul Chambers (3) (tracks: B3)
  • CelestaThelonious Monk (tracks: B1)
  • DrumsMax Roach (tracks: A1 to B1, B3)
  • PianoThelonious Monk
  • SoloistThelonious Monk (tracks: B2)
  • Tenor SaxophoneSonny Rollins (tracks: A1 to B1, B3)
  • TimpaniMax Roach (tracks: B3)
  • TrumpetClark Terry (tracks: B3)

Notes

Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios, New York City; October 9 (A2, B1), October 15 (A1) and December 7 (B2, B3), 1956.

White labels with 'mic & reels' logo. 418 West 49th St address on back cover.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label): (RLP 12-226 A)
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label): (RLP 12-226 B)
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): RLP-12-226-A 16 I
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): RLP-12-226-B 16 I

Other Versions (5 of 128)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Brilliant Corners (LP, Album, Deep Groove) London Records LTZA 15097 Australia 1957
New Submission
Brilliant Corners (LP, Album, Mono, Flat Edge) London Records LTZU 15.097 1957
New Submission
Brilliant Corners (LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Deep Groove) Riverside Records RLP 12-226 US 1957
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Brilliant Corners (LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Deep Groove) Riverside Records RLP 12-226 US 1957
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Brilliant Corners (LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Non-Deep Groove) Riverside Records RLP 12-226 US 1957

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Reviews

  • cesaranigarcia's avatar
    cesaranigarcia
    Thelonious Monk nos brinda com um disco cheio de swing, de jazz na sua mais pura essência, produzindo um disco com uma sonoridade incrível, que você ouve e quer ouvir mais e mais. Uma obra prima.
    • AlbertHofstein's avatar
      AlbertHofstein
      Serious freak out material even for the most versatile jazz players at that time and still today ... One of my favourite records.

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