{"product_id":"thelonious-monk-monks-music","title":"Thelonious Monk - Monk's Music","description":"\u003cp\u003eLimited edition 180g vinyl audiophile pressing + bonus track \u003cem\u003e'Ruby, My Dear'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonk's Music\u003c\/em\u003e by the \u003cstrong\u003eThelonious Monk Septet\u003c\/strong\u003e included the grandfather of the modern saxophone \u003cstrong\u003eColeman Hawkins\u003c\/strong\u003e alongside the then 31-year-old \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Coltrane\u003c\/strong\u003e. Released in November 1957 on Riverside Records, the programme is made up of Thelonious Monk's own composition, apart from the opening track \u003cem\u003e'Abide with Me'\u003c\/em\u003e, a hymn by the 19th Century English church organist William Henry Monk and played here only by the horn section. The album also represents the only recording to feature Coleman Hawkins and \u003cstrong\u003eArt Blakey\u003c\/strong\u003e together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Throughout, Monk is the dominant force. The music, whether blown by the horns or rapped out by his hands, is as much a part of him as his thoughts. It is a highly personal music, now brittle and seemingly spastic; now firm and outspoken. But always it is unified in conception and in overall sound. It is a tribute to Monk that within this intensely personal music, a soloist like Coltrane can develop a singularly personal style of his own, while fitting into the frame of Monk's reference. This is one to play again and again with no diminution of pleasure, or of discovery.\" - ***** Dom Cerulli, DownBeat\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JAZZ WAX","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition 180g Vinyl LP","offer_id":59184751280473,"sku":"SDZ-51295","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/8437012830806.jpg?v=1787843983","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/thelonious-monk-monks-music","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}