Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2 (1947-52) BF077 The fusion of hip-hop and

The fusion of hip-hop and jazz has come a long way but there are still new routes to explore and new stories to tell

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Now reissued as part of the Original Jazz Classics Series

Recorded at their custom-built Studio 23—housed in a repurposed Soviet-era lamp factory—the album captures the result of two years of intense creative exploration and experimentation

Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2 (1947-52) BF077 The fusion of hip-hop andJazz icon Thelonious Monk first recorded as a leader for Blue Note in 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. Originally issued in 1956, Genius of