Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2 (1947-52) BF077 adding colour and breadth to

adding colour and breadth to their trademark grooves and melodic hooks

The acclaim of the original album has elevated the artists (including Ibrahim Ferrer

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Now reissued as part of the Original Jazz Classics Series

Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2 (1947-52) BF077 adding colour and breadth toJazz icon Thelonious Monk first recorded as a leader for Blue Note in 1947, beginning a five year run of sessions produced by Alfred Lion that documented the emergence of his singular musical voice. Recorded across a range of small group settings, these performances capture Monk at his most inventive, reshaping harmony, rhythm and melodic form with a style that stood apart from anything else in jazz at the time. Originally issued in 1956, Genius of