Bemsha Swing

Thelonious Monk · 1956 · Monk et Denzil Best, avec Clark Terry

Context

Composition by Monk and drummer Denzil Best, recorded on December 7, 1956, with Clark Terry on trumpet and Paul Chambers on bass. It is the only piece on the album that Monk had previously recorded.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Hard bop. Among the origins and influences of Bebop: Kansas City, Swing, big bands.

By the same artist

• Brilliant Corners (1956)
• Ba-Lue Bolivar Ba-Lues-Are (1956)
• Pannonica (1956)
• I Surrender, Dear (1956)
• Blue Monk (1954)
• Light Blue (1959)

Sources

• EN: Brilliant Corners

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