Thelinious Monk/Brilliant Corners(Riverside, 1956) www.youtube.com This is the basic form of hard bop, where a team works together to create music. The manager of this team is Monk. He is not a big talker, but when he gets them to play his well-crafted original songs, each member becomes an embodiment of Monk's music. Moreover, each member does not lose their originality. The power of Monk as a di