Thelonica

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Thelonica
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Studio album by
Tommy Flanagan
Released1983
RecordedNovember 30 and December 1, 1982
StudioEurosound, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length38:07
Label Enja
4052
Producer Horst Weber and Matthias Winckelmann
Tommy Flanagan chronology
The Magic of 2
(1982)		Thelonica
(1983)		 I'm All Smiles
(1983)

Thelonica is an album by pianist Tommy Flanagan featuring compositions by Thelonious Monk recorded in 1982 for the Enja label. [1] [2]

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Reception

Professional ratings
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AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars, stating: "Flanagan does not sound at all like Monk but he recaptures his spirit and hints strongly now and then at his style on this fine (and often introspective) outing". [3] The Notes reviewer concluded that "this disc acts as a fitting tribute to the memories of both Monk and Flanagan himself". [5]

Track listing

All compositions by Thelonious Monk except where noted.

  1. "Thelonica" (Tommy Flanagan) – 5:12
  2. "Off Minor" – 5:05
  3. "Pannonica" – 6:58
  4. "North of the Sunset" – 4:36
  5. "Thelonious" – 4:08
  6. "Reflections" – 7:22
  7. "Ugly Beauty" – 5:04
  8. "Thelonica" (Flanagan) – 5:09

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Tommy Flanagan Catalog accessed August 8, 2016
  2. ↑ Discogs album entry, accessed August 8, 2016
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Thelonica – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  4. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 495. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ↑ Anderson, Rick (June 2009). "Tommy Flanagan. Thelonica". Notes . 65 (4): 836.
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