During his stint at Riverside Monk recorded the most original and important work of his career before he went on to record with most of the major labels. By the end of the 60s he was among the most famous and best-selling jazz musicians in the world.
Time's Barry Farrell wrote of Monk: ‘It is his high philosophy to be different, and having steadily ignored all advice and all the fads and vogues of jazz that made lesser musicians grow rich around him, he now reaps the rewards of his conviction gladly but without surprise.’ This 10-track sampling of Monk's Riverside oeuvre, recorded between 1955 and 1959, contain many of his best-known compositions and one from Ellington.
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Track Listing :
Epistrophy; Rhythm-a-ning; Pannonica; It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing); Blue Monk; Off Minor; Ruby, My Dear; Nutty; Well, You Needn't; 'Round Midnight.
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