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Offered for sale is a copy of the 1999 limited edition Japanese 10″ LP Genius of Modern Music by Thelonious Monk, including the original obi.
We believe this LP to be unplayed new old stock.
About this copy: This copy of Genius of Modern Music is a 1999 Japanese pressing on the Blue Note label of an album that was originally released in 1951.
The cover is M-. The obi is M-. The insert is M-.
The disc is M- and looks unplayed. Clean disc!
A beautiful copy of a classic Jazz LP.
Background: Recorded in 1947 and released in 1951, Genius of Modern Music is the first album by Thelonious Monk.
Allmusic.com gave Genious of Modern Music a 5 star review:
Genius of Modern Music set comprises the first sessions Thelonious Monk recorded as a leader, on October 15 and 24 and November 21 of 1947. It’s impossible to overstate the importance of these sessions. They include some of the earliest recordings of Monk compositions that would become standards, despite their angularity and technical difficulty: the strange, sideways chord progression of “Thelonious”; the bouncy and cheerful but melodically cockeyed “Well, You Needn’t”; the post-bop Bud Powell tribute “In Walked Bud”; and, of course, “‘Round Midnight,” which is now one of the most frequently recorded jazz compositions ever.
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Country of origin: | Japan |
Size: | 12″ |
Record Label: | Blue Note |
Catalog Number: |
TOJJ-5002 |
Year of Release: | 1999 |
Format: | Mono |
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