'Brilliant Corners' exemplifies Monk's genius both as a band leader and composer. According to Robin Kelley's library of congress essay on the album - Monk did not share the music for the title track, preferring musicians to learn by ear. He also neglected to tell the rest of the band that the tune had a 22 bar, rather than traditional 32 bar structure. Only Sonny Rollins could get his head around it by the time of the recording - and bassist Oscar Read Full Bio'Brilliant Corners' exemplifies Monk's genius both as a band leader and composer. According to Robin Kelley's library of congress essay on the album - Monk did not share the music for the title track, preferring musicians to learn by ear. He also neglected to tell the rest of the band that the tune had a 22 bar, rather than traditional 32 bar structure. Only Sonny Rollins could get his head around it by the time of the recording - and bassist Oscar Pettiford was so enraged that he would 'pretend' to play by strumming his fingers over the strings but not sounding them. In the end - the recording was assembled from multiple takes - but the end result seems to bring the best out of all the players and the piece as a whole is a typically screw-corked Monk flight, as strange as it is elegant.
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Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Thelonious Monk:
'Round About Midnight It begins to tell 'Round midnight, midnight I do pretty well…
'Round Midnight (take 7) It begins to tell 'round midnight 'Round midnight I do prett…
(I Don't Stand) A Ghost of a Chance (With You) (take 7) I need your love so badly, I love you, oh,…
07. Nice Work If You Can Get It The man who only lives for making money Lives a life…
A Ghost Of A Chance I need your love so badly, I love you, oh,…
Abide With Me Abide with me, fast falls the eventide The darkness deepens,…
April in Paris Coba tanya hatimu sekali lagi Sebelum engkau benar-benar per…
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea I don't want you, but I'd hate to lose you You've…
Body and Soul My heart is sad and lonely For you I sigh, for…
Caravan Night and stars above that shine so bright The myst'ry…
Dinah Carolina Gave me Dinah; I'm the proudest one Beneath the…
Dinah (Take 2) Carolina Gave me Dinah; I'm the proudest one Beneath the Dix…
Don't Blame Me Ever since the lucky night I found you I've hung around…
Everything Happens To Me Black cats creep across my path Until I'm almost mad I must…
Ghost of a chance I need your love so badly, I love you, oh,…
Humph It begins to tell 'Round midnight, midnight I do pretty we…
I Don't Stand A Ghost of a Chance With You I need your love so badly, I love you, oh,…
I got it bad and that ain Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears …
I Hadn't Anyone Till You I hadn't anyone till you, I was a lonely one 'til…
I let a song go out of my hear I let a song go out of my heart It was…
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart I let a song go out of my heart It was…
I Love You Someday he'll come along The man I love And he'll be big…
I Surrender Pride, sad, splendid liar, Sworn enemy of love Kept my…
I Wan't to Be Happy I'm a very ordinary man Trying to work out life's happy…
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You Never thought I'd fall, But now I hear love call, I'm gettin…
In Walked Bud Dizzie, he was screaming Next to O.P. who was beaming Monk w…
Indiana I have always been a wanderer Over land and sea Yet a…
It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing What good is melody, what good is music If it ain't…
Japanese Folk Song Sakura sakura Noyamamo satomo Miwatasu kagiri Kasumika kumok…
Just You Just Me Just you, just me Let's find a cozy spot To cuddle and…
Let's Cool One Revvin' up your engine Listen to her howlin' roar Metal unde…
Lover Man I don't know why but I'm feeling so sad I long…
Monk's Mood (Instumental)…
Mood Indigo You ain't never been blue; no, no, no, You ain't…
More Than You Know Whether you are here or yonder, Whether you are false…
My Melancholy Baby ... Volver a verte la cara ciudad despintada, no tengo opció…
Nice Work If You Can Get It The man who only lives for making money Lives a life…
Nice Work If You Can Get It Alternate Take The man who only lives for making money Lives a life…
Rhythm-A-Ning What is this? Lotion music I like this lotion music Swag... …
Round About Midnight It begins to tell 'Round midnight, midnight I do pretty well…
Round Midnight 3 It begins to tell 'Round midnight, midnight I do pretty we…
Round' Midnight It begins to tell 'round midnight 'Round midnight I do prett…
Ruby My Dear Shaquille O'Neal F/ Warren G Miscellaneous My Dear Chorus…
Ruby, My Dear Shaquille O'Neal F/ Warren G Miscellaneous My Dear Chorus 4X…
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes They ask me how I knew My true love was true I…
Solitude In my solitude You haunt me With dreadful ease Of days gone …
Sophisticated Lady Sophisticated lady tryin' to change my ways Just because you…
Sweet & Lovely Sweet and lovely sweeter than the roses in May Sweet and…
Sweet and Lovely Sweet and lovely sweeter than the roses in May Sweet and…
Sweet Lorraine Everything is set, skies are blue, Can't believe it yet, bu…
The Man I Love Someday he'll come along The man I love And he'll be big…
The Way You Look Tonight Some day, when I'm awfully low, When the world is cold, I…
Thelonious My heart Is sad and lonely For you I sigh…
These Foolish Things Oh! Will you never let me be? Oh! Will you never…
Well You Needn't The man who only lives for making money Lives a life…
Who Knows Now what we came here to do It means more to…
Work The man who only lives for making money Lives a life…
You Are Too Beautiful You are too beautiful, my dear, to be true And I…
You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart You took the words right out of my heart, Abd it…
’Round Midnight It begins to tell 'Round midnight, midnight I do pretty well…
The lyrics can frequently be found in the comments below or by filtering for lyric videos.
cuchalainn
The part at the beginning with all the horns and with little glimpses and fills all threw the song
That tone that tone it's so modern
Not from that time
Monk played it though
Very sophisticated
Lost on most
But the true believers and the true hearts knew all along its
Telepathy of sound from the fifties to anytimes at all
Sounds like punk rock to me
Thelonious Lee Dexter
Proud to be named after the legend himself. Praise be to real, soulfoul music.
Thomas Myles
I take it Mr Morgan and Gordon were also influences?
Thomas Myles
Wow, You are so lucky, I'm happy for you.
Jimmy Randy
@Terrence Lukas glad I could help xD
Terrence Lukas
@Jimmy Randy thank you, I signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :) I appreciate it !
Doc Malthus
I love Sonny Rollins' entrance. It's like the biggest badass in the neighborhood confidently entering the saloon!
Malachi Lui
totally. and Dos Monos turned it into one of the best hip-hop samples I've heard this year on their song "In 20XX."
Liam Watson
Doc Malthus 0:18 LOL
Supercluster64
Think of Way Out West's cover.
Steve Mac
Thelonious Monk – piano
Ernie Henry – alto saxophone
Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone
Oscar Pettiford – double bass
Max Roach – drums 1957