Thelonious Monk - Piano Solos - from the ArchivesOne of the true giants of American jazz, Thelonious Monk was widely revered for his idiosyncratic style and highly individualistic compositions. Recorded in Paris on June 7th, 1954, this classic recording features Monk alone at the piano, performing some of his best loved pieces. All selections newly remastered.

and while he remains a cultural outlier

The album opens up with a floor-filling version of Dig That Crazy Santa Claus from Ralph Marterie and Lola Dee then musically changes the style and tempos

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Continuing some of the ideas explored on the Difficult Messages record of collaborations

that would go on to include such luminaries Pentagram

and it is exactly this experience what makes the Swedes' album Revelation so attractive for the listener: an uncompromising mixture of mesmerizing rhythms

jazz and pop music

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through the depth and musicality he discovered composing and playing jazz

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the pianist Filippo Farinelli has made complete surveys of the song output of Berg

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