Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1
Thelonious Monk · 1951
63 min · 21 tracks · bebop · hard bop · cool jazz
Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1 is an album by Thelonious Monk, released in 1951. Rooted in bebop · hard bop · cool jazz. Here's what makes it worth your time and what to listen to next.
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What does Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1 sound like?
Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1 is a bebop, hard bop and cool jazz album by Thelonious Monk, released in 1951.
How many songs are on Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1?
Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1 has 21 tracks, running approximately 63 minutes.
Tracklist
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- 1 Humph 2:54
- 2 Evonce (alternate take) 3:02
- 3 Evonce 3:04
- 4 Suburban Eyes 3:01
- 5 Suburban Eyes (alternate take) 2:58
- 6 Thelonious 3:01
- 7 Nice Work If You Can Get It (alternate take) 3:03
- 8 Nice Work If You Can Get It 3:03
- 9 Ruby, My Dear (alternate take) 3:06
- 10 Ruby, My Dear 3:08
- 11 Well, You Needn't 2:57
- 12 Well, You Needn't (alternate take) 2:55
- 13 April in Paris (alternate take) 2:42
- 14 April in Paris 3:20
- 15 Off Minor 3:01
- 16 Introspection 3:12
- 17 In Walked Bud 2:56
- 18 Monk's Mood 3:08
- 19 Who Knows? 2:42
- 20 'Round Midnight 3:11
- 21 Who Knows? (alternate take) 2:39
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