Thelinious Monk／Brilliant Corners（Riverside, 1956）
This is the basic form of hard bop, where a team works together to create music.
The manager of this team is Monk.
He is not a big talker, but when he gets them to play his well-crafted original songs, each member becomes an embodiment of Monk's music.
Moreover, each member does not lose their originality.
The power of Monk as a director is truly great.
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▶︎ Artists：
・Thelonious Monk (p)
・Ernie Henry (as)
・Sonny Rollins (ts)
・Oscar Pettiford (b)
・Max Roach (ds, timpani)
・Clark Terry (tp)
・Paul Chambers (b)
