Genius Of Modern Music (compilation album) by Thelonious Monk

Genius Of Modern Music by Thelonious Monk
(Compilation album)
Year: 1951
Overall rank: 2,648th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 108 votes)
  Ratings distributionRatings distribution   Average rating historyAverage rating history
Accolades:
Award Best album of 1951 (1st)
Award Top 100 albums of the 1950s (74th)
Award Best albums of all time (2,648th)
Product Details
Availability

eBay
eBay
Thelonious Monk Genius of Modern Music - Volume 1 (Vinyl) (UK IMPORT)
Condition: New


eBay
eBay
Thelonious Monk Genius Of Modern Music Volume 2 Blue Note Records BLP 1511
Condition: Used

$300.00


Go to store

eBay
eBay
THELONIOUS MONK - GENIUS OF MODERN MUSIC, VOL 2 CD NEW Factory Sealed FREE Ship
Condition: Brand New


  My favourite store:  

Thelonious Monk bestography

Genius Of Modern Music is ranked 2nd best out of 53 albums by Thelonious Monk on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Thelonious Monk is Brilliant Corners which is ranked number 609 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,859.

Thelonious Monk album bestography « Higher ranked (609th) This album (2,648th) Lower ranked (4,073rd) »
Brilliant CornersGenius Of Modern MusicGenius Of Modern Music, Vol. 2

Upcoming concerts

Jul
23
Wed
19:00
Barenaked Ladies: Last Summer On Earth Tour 2025
Empower Federal Credit Union Amphit, Syracuse, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Jun
28
Sat
20:00
Electric Avenue - The 80's MTV Experience
Palace Theatre Stamford, Stamford, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Jul
25
Fri
20:00
Denim and Diamonds: King George, King Charles & Marcellus TheSinger
Savannah International Trade & Conv, Savannah, United States. United States
Tickets from Ticketmaster Get tickets
 
Discover more upcoming concerts

Listen to Genius Of Modern Music on YouTube

Loading content from YouTube...

Genius Of Modern Music track list

  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

Sort by
#
Track
Rating/Comments
2.
Rating: 77 (18 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
3.
Rating: 77 (18 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
4.
Rating: 76 (15 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
5.
Rating: 77 (18 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
6.
Rating: 76 (17 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify
8.
Rating: 74 (14 votes)Comments: 0
  • Amazon Music
  • iTunes
  • Spotify

Genius Of Modern Music rankings

Genius Of Modern Music collection

Genius Of Modern Music ratings

Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 108 votes)
  Ratings distributionRatings distribution Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
where:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.

Showing latest 5 ratings for this album. | Show all 108 ratings for this album.

Sort ratings
RatingDate updatedMemberAlbum ratingsAvg. album rating
 
65/100
 Report rating
06/15/2025 10:28 Invader666  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,26166/100
 
75/100
 Report rating
06/05/2025 20:40 cicadelic  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 9,71173/100
 
60/100
 Report rating
06/02/2025 21:38 Elauqsapid  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 2,65664/100
 
75/100
 Report rating
04/18/2025 00:57 AAL2014  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 3,03676/100
 
50/100
 Report rating
02/04/2025 03:13 Proto  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 3,13935/100

Rating metrics: Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)

This album is rated in the top 4% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.8/100, a mean average of 76.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 77.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.6.

Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating

Genius Of Modern Music favourites

Showing all 12 members who have added this album as a favourite

Genius Of Modern Music comments

Showing all 6 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Maximum Rated First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)

Rating:  
90/100
From 05/17/2022 06:51
Simply awesome and original. Nothing comes close.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
75/100
From 09/26/2020 19:04
Brinca com as notas!
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
From 09/13/2013 04:52
Great collection of early Monk recordings. Elephants make better pianists than you might think.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
60/100
From 01/06/2013 19:16
I like this, a good album.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
85/100
From 07/01/2012 23:48
Straight up slick.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
100/100
From 09/03/2010 02:12
With Monk jazz changed for ever. This strange and dear bear was another world himself. Without any doubt, the best composer (alongside with Ellington) of history of jazz. Listen anywhere of his tunes: "Blue Monk", "Round About Midnight", "Epistrophy", "Crepuscule with Nellie", "Bemsha Swing", "Ruby, My Dear", "Off Minor", "Well, You Needn't"...... Like Lubitsch said: Heaven can wait.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment

Your feedback for Genius Of Modern Music

Anonymous
Let us know what you think of this album by adding a comment or assigning a rating below!
Log in or register to assign a rating or leave a comment for this album.
Best Albums of 1951
1. Genius Of Modern Music by Thelonious Monk
2. Masterpieces By Ellington by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
3. Hank Williams Sings by Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys
4. Afro-Cuban Jazz Suite by Machito
5. Ritual Of The Savage by Les Baxter
6. On Moonlight Bay by Doris Day
7. Satchmo At Symphony Hall by Louis Armstrong
8. Les Paul's New Sound, Vol. 2 by Les Paul & Mary Ford
9. Lover Man by Billie Holiday
10. Sonatas And Interludes For Prepared Piano By John Cage by Maro Ajemian
11. The New Sounds by Miles Davis
12. Judy At The Palace by Judy Garland
13. Talking And Drum Solos by Baby Dodds
14. Lullaby Of Broadway by Doris Day
15. 1ère Série: Félix Leclerc Chante Ses Derniers Succès by Félix Leclerc
16. Encores by Édith Piaf
17. Blessed Assurance by Sister Rosetta Tharpe
18. George Gershwin: Porgy And Bess by Lehman Engel / Lawrence Winters / Camilla Williams / Inez Matthews / Warren Coleman / Avon Long
19. I'll See You In My Dreams by Doris Day
20. The Great Caruso by Mario Lanza
Back to Top