Mid 1950s album from legendary jazz pianist . Brilliant Corners was originally recorded in 1956 and was Monk's first recording to feature his own material. His third release for Riverside, the sessions featured a line up that included drummer , on tenor sax, the bass of , and on alto sax. The complexity of some of the compositions led to a notoriously quarrelsome recording session. But the results are gripping, commanding your attention from the first chords stabbed out by Monk.
- black vinyl pressing
- featuring (p), (a. sax), (t. sax), (b), (d)
- original release year: 1957
- music label:Riverside 2013
