Thelonious Monk

Europe 2021 press.
The record where Monk’s jagged genius went fully widescreen. Off-kilter rhythms, clanging piano chords, and tunes so tricky the band supposedly had to splice takes together just to get through them. It’s messy, brilliant, and still sounds like nothing else. FFO: Piano keys getting punched sideways, jazz that stumbles but never falls, your mate who insists chaos is a vibe, and anyone who reckons “wrong notes” don’t exist.