{"product_id":"genius-of-modern-music-vol-2-1947-52","title":"Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2 (1947-52)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"563\"\u003eJazz icon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"150\" data-end=\"169\"\u003eThelonious Monk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efirst recorded as a leader for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"201\" data-end=\"214\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eBlue Note\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1947, beginning a five-year run of sessions produced by Alfred Lion that documented the emergence of his singular musical voice. Recorded across a range of small-group settings, these performances capture Monk at his most inventive, reshaping harmony, rhythm and melodic form with a style that stood apart from anything else in jazz at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"565\" data-end=\"919\"\u003eOriginally issued in 1956,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"624\"\u003eGenius of Modern Music, Vol. 2\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebrought together key recordings from this formative period, presenting some of Monk’s most enduring compositions, including ‘Straight No Chaser’, ‘Four In One’ and ‘Monk’s Mood’. Together, the collection stands as a vital document of a visionary artist laying the foundations for modern jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thelonious Monk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57080072044879,"sku":"4740","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0887\/6785\/6975\/files\/213950-thelonious-monk-genius-of-modern-music-vol.jpg?v=1771597579","url":"https:\/\/secondlinerecords.com\/products\/genius-of-modern-music-vol-2-1947-52","provider":"Second Line Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}