Yet two obstacles stood in the way of even greater acclaim for his music. His Riverside Records contract, plus reissues of older work by Blue Note and Prestige in the new “long playing” format, brought renewed attention to his music, and his third Riverside collection, Brilliant Corners, was hailed as his magnum opus upon its release. Monk’s challenges can be seen as work-related. The year 1957 brought two of the music’s Olympian figures together in collaboration, a year that, for distinct reasons, was pivotal in each man’s life. Thelonious Monk’s music had been played already before Trane with different saxophonists, but I think Trane was more precise, He was more careful about learning things exactly like Monk meant…” – Tommy Flanagan In Jazz History 1957 belongs to
“In John Coltrane, Monk found an analytical brother - a musician who shared in his intellectual approach and remained true to the sound and structure of his music.
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