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Brilliant Corners
The 646th greatest album of all time
Brilliant Corners (1957) captures Thelonious Monk's idiosyncratic compositional voice within a hard bop context, juxtaposing angular, dissonant melodies and compressed, percussive piano with tightly arranged horn passages. The title track is particularly notable for its complex form and demanding ensemble writing, and the album as a whole balances intricate group interplay with moments of spare, introspective soloing, resulting in music that is distinctive, challenging, and important in Monk's recorded output.
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