Brilliant Corners

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Brilliant Corners is a landmark 1957 jazz album by pianist and composer Thelonious Monk, renowned for its complex compositions and innovative approach to bebop.

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Brilliant Corners canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz album
studio album
artist Thelonious Monk
chronologyInArtistDiscography follows The Unique Thelonious Monk
precedes Thelonious Himself
composer Thelonious Monk
considered landmark jazz album
countryOfOrigin United States
coverArtFeatures photograph of Thelonious Monk
criticalReception widely acclaimed
era 1950s jazz
featuresMusician Abby Lincoln
linked to: Anna Marie Lincoln

Clark Terry
Ernie Henry
Max Roach
Oscar Pettiford
Paul Chambers
Sonny Rollins
genre bebop
hard bop
jazz
hasTitleTrack Brilliant Corners
hasTrack Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are
Bemsha Swing
Brilliant Corners
I Surrender, Dear
Pannonica
includedOnList various greatest jazz albums lists
instrumentationIncludes alto saxophone
bass
drums
piano
tenor saxophone
trumpet
labelCatalogNumber RLP 12-226
notableFor complex compositions
innovative approach to bebop
performer Thelonious Monk
producer Bill Grauer
Orrin Keepnews
recordedIn 1956
recordLabel Riverside Records
releaseDate 1957
styleCharacteristic angular melodies
complex harmonies
unusual time signatures

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Thelonious Monk notableAlbum Brilliant Corners
Brilliant Corners hasTrack Brilliant Corners
Brilliant Corners hasTitleTrack Brilliant Corners
Monk's Music follows Brilliant Corners