Thelonious Monk- Thelonious Monk Trio Halloween & Horror and a valiant attempt to

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Forced Labor

moody folk music that recalls Songs of Leonard Cohen

Sleeping on the Roof

Midnight Cowboy

Thelonious Monk- Thelonious Monk Trio Halloween & Horror and a valiant attempt toLabel: Prestige Reissued, Originally released 1956 Backed alternately by bassists Percy Heath and Gary Mapp and drummers Art Blakey and Max Roach, Monk pours forth his idiosyncratic virtuosity in this set of tunes recorded by the inimitable Rudy Van Gelder. Beautifully rendered, 'Blue Monk' is the highlight of the album, adventurously combining disharmonic riffs within a melodic and very memorable structure. Monk's explorations conjure up images of a