The Prophet

Artista: Monk, Thelonious

Formato: CASSETTES

Gravadora/Label: DNMO

Catalogo: 11

Faixas: 1.1 Round About Midnight
1.2 Reflections
1.3 Smoke Gets in Your Eye
1.4 Well You Needn’t
2.1 Portrait of An Ermite
2.2 Manganese
2.3 Eronel
2.4 Off Minor

Destination Moon presents a reissue of Thelonious Monk’s The Prophet, originally released in 1961. In 1954, during his first trip to Paris, the adventurous pianist and be-bop pioneer Thelonious Monk recorded a handful of songs for French radio, later issued as The Prophet. Unencumbered by bass, drums, or most other accompaniment, Monk gives you all we need in left-hand rhythms and right-hand melodies; “Round About Midnight” and “Reflections” show Monk’s masterful command and there’s a one-off take of “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes”. Highlighting his capabilities in full, this is required listening for Monk fans and lovers of solo jazz piano.