{"product_id":"thelonious-monk-underground","title":"Thelonious Monk - Underground","description":"\u003cp\u003eThelonious Monk once famously said \"the piano ain't got no wrong notes\", and this mantra is evident in his playing: full of angular, challenging harmonies combined with a harsh and percussive technique.\u003cbr\u003eThough his style of playing was unorthodox, he could also play runs and arpeggios with great speed and accuracy.\u003cbr\u003eAll in all Monk would prove to be a long-lasting influence on jazz piano.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnderground is the seventh studio album that Monk did for Columbia and features Larry Gales on bass, Ben Riley on drums and Charlie Rouse on tenor saxophone.\u003cbr\u003eA prolific composer, all but one of the tunes on this record are original compositions, all with different stories.\u003cbr\u003eApart from the music, the cover is worth a special mention.\u003cbr\u003eIt depicts Monk as a member of the French Resistance and is meant as an homage to Pannonica \"Nica\" de Koenigswarter.\u003cbr\u003eShe was a member of the aristocratic Rothschild family and became a patron of leading jazz musicians, hosting jam sessions, driving them to gigs and sometimes even help out with paying the rent.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1969 the cover won a Grammy for Best Recording Package.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnderground is available as a limited edition of 2000 individually numbered copies on orange coloured vinyl and comes in a deluxe, heavy duty sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MUSIC ON VINYL","offers":[{"title":"Standard Black Vinyl","offer_id":53205853176135,"sku":"TRI-50059","price":34.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":53205853798727,"sku":"TRI-50060","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Limited Edition 180G Orange Colour Vinyl","offer_id":53333700542791,"sku":"TRI-70455","price":32.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/9779\/5655\/files\/e509d66eb6114fa7962947a10eb08cbe.jpg?v=1771329172","url":"https:\/\/towerrecords.ie\/products\/thelonious-monk-underground","provider":"Tower Records Dublin Ireland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}