{"product_id":"thelonious-himself","title":"Thelonious Himself","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-section-template--14910475698241__main\" class=\"shopify-section product--section section--canonical\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"product__container\n    product__container--two-columns\" data-product-wrapper=\"\"\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"product--outer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-main\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-details\" data-product-details=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-block\n            product-block--description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-description rte\" data-product-description=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grouped-content grouped-content-layout-tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross his first three \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/riverside-records\" title=\"Riverside\"\u003eRiverside\u003c\/a\u003e recordings, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/thelonious-monk\" title=\"Thelonious Monk\"\u003eThelonious Monk\u003c\/a\u003e included a solo piano performance—often a highlight of each album. For Thelonious Himself, his fourth for the label, he turned to solo interpretations almost exclusively. Rather than stretching familiar tunes into elaborate variations, Monk pares “April in Paris,” “I Should Care” and “Almost Alone” back to their essential themes. The exception is “Monk’s Mood,” where bassist Wilbur Ware and tenor saxophonist \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/collections\/john-coltrane\" title=\"John Coltrane\"\u003eJohn Coltrane\u003c\/a\u003e join him, bringing fresh depth to Monk’s distinctive approach to both solo and ensemble playing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/1sCBMyXWxylwSVXJp7gyPT?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;si=f6f0957b0eb84da9\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thelonious Monk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68201514041665,"sku":"VIJ105","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0397\/2773\/files\/Thelonious_Monk_-_Thelonious_Himself_Vinyl_LP.jpg?v=1794188350","url":"https:\/\/www.ohjeanrecords.com\/products\/thelonious-himself","provider":"Oh! Jean Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}