Album 961
Thelonious Monk - Monk's Music
Year: 1957
The Monk is back and better than ever in this absolutely epic release. It's the second album so far featuring John Coltrane, which usually means it's a winner. And of course it is, or it wouldn't be here. This is incredibly relaxing, the sheer beauty and restraint shown feels incredibly tense and it just adds so much to the listening experience. The whole thing just rolls forward and it can become an incredibly emotional experience to listen to it. This is one to just sit back to, and listen to every single note, every bit of restraint, and I dare you to not feel some form of emotion.
3 Choice Tracks: Well, You Needn't, Off Minor, Epistrophy