Thelonious Monk- Thelonious Monk TrioLabel: 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

And my cousin Joe Harvard

"What She Said" uses harmonica and slide guitar

Michael Kills Judith

In the Grace of Your Love

and the residents seem to be trapped

Bay Of Dreams

The Inevitable Factor

This is the first vinyl in a series of E

Band-member Alan Lancaster at the time: 'I don't think there's a rock band quite like us in the sense that we put everything into it

Prophets on Hold

Expert Work Records reached out to Sweetheart and got the recording re-mastered

Included is a 40 page book with previously unpublished photos with comments from staff and family