DashДATE Celebrate Martin Luther King with 'Leonard Freed: Black in White America'ДATE Memphis meets Beat in 'Sottsass: Poltronova 1958вЂ“1974'ДATE Romance and magic, decadence and ruins in 'Francesca Woodman: Alternate Stories'ДATE Join us at the Atlanta Gift & Home Winter Market!ДATE Hot Book Alert! 'Nudism in a Cold Climate' is NEW from Atelier Г‰ditionsДATE Magical 'Kiki Smith: Memory' is New from Deste FoundationДATE Transforming toxicity into beauty, Richard Kraft's penalty cards track Donald Trump's transgressions in officeДATE In Silvana's Joe Colombo catalogue raisonnГ©, a future-facing 'total design' ethosДATE PCG Studio presents Jordan Stein in conversation with Hilton Als for the virtual launch of 'Rip Tales: Jay DeFeo's Estocada and Other Pieces'ДATE Preview the Artbook | D.A.P. Cole in conversation with Coltrane Curtis for the launch of 'American Protest'ДATE Celebrate Black History with these 2022 Staff Picks!ДATE Drake's NYC presents the launch of 'Black Ivy' with Jason JulesДATE A poetic meditation on color in Agnes Martin's paintingsДATE 'Henri Matisse: The Cut-Outs' is Back in Stock!ДATE The first major monograph on N. Anyone with even a minor interest in jazz should give this album a listen.DATE Fotografiska New York presents photographer Mel D. Thelonious MonkвЂ™s jazz prowess is truly unparalleled, and must be witnessed to be understood. So this album was most definitely a pleasant surprise. If thereвЂ™s any track I didnвЂ™t like as much, I would say probably вЂњI Surrender, Dear,вЂќ a solo piano piece, but not because itвЂ™s in any way bad,В just because itвЂ™s unfortunate enough to be on the same album as the other four jazz masterpieces. Another great track is вЂњPannonica,вЂќ a seriously heavenly sounding, almost lullaby-like song that made me feel like I was melting into my chair with relaxation. Fun fact: the track was so difficult to play that they never got a complete perfect take, and they ended up having to stitch together different recordings in post. It switches back and forth between different tempos at a moments notice, and is a little hard to keep up with at times, but still manages to be one of my favorite jazz tracks in the book so far. ItвЂ™s intro, in particular, is one of the best openings to a song that IвЂ™ve ever heard, and certainly leaves a lasting impression. The title track that opens the album is, in my opinion, the strongest track of the album. It was one of Thelonious MonkвЂ™s first major successes as a jazz musician, and for good reason itвЂ™s incredibly engaging, creative, and well-performed, and just a great listen start to finish. Basie very much, so what a surprise it was that directly following it on the list was Brilliant Corners:В simply put, the best jazz album IвЂ™ve heard in this book so far.

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