Product details
- Label Blue Note
- Artist Thelonious Monk
- Series Classic Vinyl Series
- Format 1LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 2022
- Genre Jazz
- Sealed Yes
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Genius Of Modern Music (Volume One) by Thelonious Monk.
Few records capture the sound of a revolution quietly taking shape the way this one does. Thelonious Monk's "Genius Of Modern Music (Volume One)" gathers the pianist's earliest sessions for Blue Note, music originally released in 1956 that introduced a compositional voice unlike anything else in jazz. Across twelve tracks, Monk lays out the angular harmonies, sudden silences, and off kilter swing that would eventually be recognized as some of the most important writing of the modern era.
The program is a treasure trove of pieces that have since become standards of the repertoire. Side A opens with the timeless "'Round About Midnight" before moving through "Off Minor," "Ruby My Dear," "I Mean You," "April In Paris," and "In Walked Bud." Side B carries the momentum forward with "Thelonious," "Epistrophy," "Misterioso," "Well You Needn't," "Introspection," and "Humph." Together they form a portrait of a composer at the very start of his recorded life, already fully formed and utterly singular.
This edition is part of the Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series, and the audio pedigree is front and center. The LP was mastered from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, a process that lets Monk's percussive touch and the intimacy of these early sessions come through with real presence and warmth. The Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series sticker sits on the front of the shrink wrap, with a "Made in Germany" sticker that may appear on the back.
The pressing details reward close inspection. It arrives with a diamond cut, plain white, poly-lined inner sleeve, and the runouts are etched, with the inscribed geometric marks mirrored, appearing as forms like '1 l' and '1 ='. Catalogue information is consistent throughout: "4535336" appears on the back cover, labels, and spine; "00602445353361" appears on the back cover and labels; "BLP 1510" appears on the labels; and "1510" appears on the front cover and spine.
The packaging confirms its provenance as a Blue Note Records release, originally issued in 1956 on Blue Note Records, © 2022 Capitol Records, LLC. Both the back cover and the labels carry the Universal International Music B.V. credit and the "Made in the EU" designation, along with the note that Blue Note is a registered trademark of Capitol Records, LLC.
For collectors of foundational jazz, this is essential listening in a presentation worthy of the music. It brings together Monk's earliest Blue Note recordings, faithful all analog mastering by Kevin Gray, and the care that defines the Classic Vinyl Series, making it a cornerstone addition to any serious collection at
Pressing Details:
Shrink wrap has the "Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series" sticker on the front and may have a "Made in Germany" sticker on the back.
Issued with a diamond cut, plain white, poly-lined inner sleeve.
[Catalogue number]
"4535336" appears on the back cover, labels and spine;
"00602445353361" appears on the back cover and labels;
"BLP 1510" appears on the labels; and
"1510" appears on the front cover and spine.
[Runouts]
Runouts are etched. Inscribed "geometric" marks are mirrored i.e. '1 l' and '1 ='.
[From the back cover]
A Blue Note Records release; Originally released in 1956 on Blue Note Records © 2022 Capitol Records, LLC.
Universal International Music B.V.
Made in the EU.
Blue Note® is a registered trademark of Capitol Records, LLC. | LP mastering: Kevin Gray, Cohearent Audio
[From the labels]
A Blue Note Records release; Originally released in 1956 on Blue Note Records © 2022 Capitol Records, LLC.
Universal International Music B.V.
Made in the EU. [...] Blue Note® is a registered trademark of Capitol Records, LLC.
[From the 'Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series' hype sticker]
Mastered from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Track Listing:
A1. 'Round About Midnight
A2. Off Minor
A3. Ruby My Dear
A4. I Mean You
A5. April In Paris
A6. In Walked Bud
B1. Thelonious
B2. Epistrophy
B3. Misterioso
B4. Well You Needn't
B5. Introspection
B6. Humph
Artist: Thelonious Monk
Format: 1LP
Genre: Jazz
Label: Blue Note
Catalog Number: 4535336
Series: Classic Vinyl Series
Release Year: 2022
Country: United States
Condition: Sealed (New)
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