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 ⓘ