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'Round Midnight
Jazz · 2001 · 16 tracks

'Round Midnight

Thelonious Monk

Jagged piano clusters and late-night bop melodies that define the sound of urban solitude. A masterclass in the beauty of the 'wrong' note.

2001 · WaxTime

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This album is the sonic equivalent of a flickering neon sign in a rain-slicked alleyway. It captures Thelonious Monk at his most evocative, centering on his most famous composition while exploring the jagged, beautiful architecture of his piano playing. It doesn't offer the smooth, easy listening of his contemporaries; instead, it demands a specific kind of attention, rewarding the listener with melodies that feel like they are being discovered in real-time. The atmosphere is thick with the feeling of a city that never sleeps but has finally gone quiet.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks
01
Monk’s Mood
3:10
02
Evidence
2:36
03
’Round Midnight
3:13
04
In Walked Bud
2:57
05
Who Knows
2:44
06
Epistrophy
3:09
07
I Mean You
3:48
08
Misterioso
3:25
09
Humph
2:55
10
Evonce
3:06
11
Nice Work If You Can Get It
3:02
12
Ruby My Dear
3:10
13
Well You Needn’t
3:01
14
April In Paris
3:24
15
Introspection
3:14
16
Off Minor
3:00
Moments Worth Listening For
The haunting, unaccompanied piano introduction to the title track where Monk explores the melody with hesitant, bell-like tones.
A sudden burst of double-time rhythm from the drummer that Monk answers with a series of sharp, dissonant chords.
The moment a tenor sax solo dissolves into a playful, call-and-response dialogue with Monk's sparse piano stabs.

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