thelonious monk

watch this with no sound first...if you can hold out...

infinitely incredible

lulu's back in town

this whole collection is outstanding

[Statto]

boh

[Macc]

Lee Morgan playing I Remember Clifford (linked for me to watch later!)...

http://pushapixel.com/?p=109

Thelonious Monk

I don't think I've ever seen anyone play with such a unique style. Legend.

[Statto]

i don't think i've ever seen anyone play with such a unique style. legend.

indeed. if you've ever heard him playing solo, he sounds all over the place: no timing, no rhythm, loads of bum notes and mistakes. but add bass and drums and it all makes sense rhythmically. and look at any transcription of his playing and you realize that the 'mistakes' are intentional because they couldn't be made accidentally.

indeed. if you've ever heard him playing solo, he sounds all over the place: no timing, no rhythm, loads of bum notes and mistakes. but add bass and drums and it all makes sense rhythmically. and look at any transcription of his playing and you realize that the 'mistakes' are intentional because they couldn't be made accidentally.

i might have felt like that about his solo playing years ago, when i was first getting into monk and he still seemed sort of 'novel' to me as a musician.

these days i can't help but hear him swinging like an absolute bastard under any circumstances.

i think that's one of the things that developes more and more over time with jazz.....the way your brain starts to 'fill in' all the stuff that isn't there. the best players know how to play silence just as well as anything else.

chunky chromatic rhythm..pure badness.

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thelonius monk has by far the tightest sense of rhythm around.

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http://www.jazzicons.com/ji_monk.html

^^^ this is a fantastic dvd, if you're into monk.


as a matter of fact, i've been thoroughly impressed with the entire jazz icons series.

the coltrane one fucking kiiiiiiiiills!!!111

[Macc]

My Grandad is loving this

He wants to know if he can download them though, and I can't see them here at work... Can anyone sort him out?

[Macc]

http://www.jazzicons.com/ji_monk.html

^^^ this is a fantastic dvd, if you're into monk.


as a matter of fact, i've been thoroughly impressed with the entire jazz icons series.

the coltrane one fucking kiiiiiiiiills!!!111

i just picked up straight no chaser biography...great read so far

[Macc]

Just learnt my first Monk tune

I recorded it on my iRiver and put it here .

It's only the third time I've played it in this recording, so forgive the sloppy low G, and also the stupid rubbish improv in the middle (it said to do it in the book ). I'm only just really starting to improvise a bit and my lips and fingers and head don't always do the right things together at the same time

I thought I'd put it online as I have been playing the horn for two years this week In fairness, I am pretty pleased with my progress despite not being an amazing horn player, objectively speaking. I'm getting better though, I can feel it.

straight no chaser was the first jazz album I ever bought and I would say the album that got me into jazz

repost-d'oh! see below\/\/\/\/

Just learnt my first Monk tune

I recorded it on my iRiver and put it here .

It's only the third time I've played it in this recording, so forgive the sloppy low G, and also the stupid rubbish improv in the middle (it said to do it in the book ). I'm only just really starting to improvise a bit and my lips and fingers and head don't always do the right things together at the same time

I thought I'd put it online as I have been playing the horn for two years this week In fairness, I am pretty pleased with my progress despite not being an amazing horn player, objectively speaking. I'm getting better though, I can feel it.

will check this out when i get home...how's your embouchure coming?

[Macc]

Up and down, but over time, definitely up

Trumpet playing is SO HARD. But I love it despite/because of it