In that year of 1954, the american pianist, already considered a great trendsetter, was the guest of the jazz festival that takes place at the salle pleyel where he performed with. Check out the complete riverside recordings by thelonious monk on amazon music. Thelonious monk live at the it club complete columbia. Versions of the tune appear on art blakeys jazz messengers with thelonious monk, and monk s blues. Thelonious monk piano, larry gales bass, charlie rouse tenor saxophone, ben riley drums. His compositions round midnight, blue monk, and epistrophy are.
There is some disagreement about the chord progression in the bridge. Thelonious sphere monk october 10, 1917february 17, 1982 you know, anybody can play a composition and use farout chords and make it sound wrong. Thelonious sphere monk rocky mount, north carolina 10th october 1917 hartsdale, new york 17th february 1982 was a jazz pianist and composer. Jazz piano lessons via skype personal guidance from an expert, caring teacher. Thelonious sphere monk was one of the finest pianists and composers in american jazz history. Album the complete 1957 riverside recordings, thelonious. Epistrophy is an album of solo piano performances of material written by, or associated with, thelonious monk by the american jazz pianist ran blake recorded in. Thelonious monk s composition epistrophy can give us a musical glimpse of the very beginning of bebop. Thelonious monk the official thelonious monk website, where you can hear and buy never before heard thelonious monk jazz music and jazz piano.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Clarke called it fly right or fly rite, it was called iambic pentameter, and known, too, as simply the theme since it was used by mintons house band to open and close a set. Its angular and slightly discordant style show a break with previous jazz forms, as well as with contemporaneous bebop composers. Epistrophy is a jazz standard composed by thelonious monk and kenny clarke in 1942. Epistrophy composition, a jazz standard composed by thelonious monk and kenny clarke in 1941 epistrophy ran blake album, a 1991 album by ran blake. The complete riverside recordings by thelonious monk on. If you would like to support my channel, please consider a patreon membership here. Finally, the jazz buying public understood his genius and accepted him in the ranks of other jazz innovators of the day like miles davis, charlie parker, dizzy gillespie, etc. Thelonious sphere monk buvo amerikos dziazo pianistas ir kompozitorius, laikomas vienu is amerikos muzikos milzinu. Widely considered as one of the most important musicians in jazz he is one of only five jazz musicians to be featured on the cover of time monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire. Thelonious monk piano, john coltrane tenor saxophone, shadow wilson drums, wilbur ware double bass, gigi gryce alto saxophone, coleman hawkins tenor saxophone, art blakey drums, ray copeland trumpet.
Print and download epistrophy sheet music by thelonious monk arranged for piano. Thelonious monk the complete albums collection 195761. The album is notable for featuring monk on solo piano almost exclusively. It was released in 1969 on the french byg label and features performances by lacy, michel graillier, jean. Thelonious monk official website jazz music mp3 downloads.
Epistrophy charlie rouse album, a 1988 album by charlie rouse. Thelonious monk epistrophy sheet music piano solo in a. In a sense its similar to monk s epistrophy, except that here the chords are held out for a full measure instead of for just two beats each. Thelonious monk piano, charlie rouse tenor saxophone, larry gales bass, ben riley drums, butch warren bass, frank dunlop drums, gene allen clarinet, gene allen bass clarinet, steve lacy soprano saxophone, nick travis trumpet, thad jones cornet, eddie bert trombone, gene allen. Jazz piano tips, history, recommended recordings, and resources for thelonious monks epistrophy and every tune in the real book.
Thelonious himself is a studio album by thelonious monk released in 1957 via riverside records, his fourth for the label. Thelonious monk by thelonious monk download thelonious. Like another monk standard, epistrophy, it is notable for a chord sequence in which the root note moves by semitones. Song information for epistrophy thelonious monk on allmusic. Download the qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go. The melody is partly borrowed from charlie shavers pastel blue. Epistrophy steve lacy album, a 1969 album by steve lacy. The composition which is cocredited to drummer kenny clarke ultimately spanned monk s entire performance career. Monks riverside recordings across 5 discs 10 complete original albums 1957 1961 following a stream of magnificent and hugely influential albums in the early to mid1950s, the latter part of the decade and the lead up towards his signing for columbia records proved a major transitional period for jazz composer and pianist thelonious monk. While the mastery of the principals is beyond reproach, credit should also be given to peerless bassist wilbur ware, as mighty an anchor as anyone. With the arrival of thelonious sphere monk, modern music let alone modern culturesimply hasn t been the same.
It is only right that the last time that he picked up his horn was for a monk tribute concert. And as with goldfinger on small town, frisell and morgan offer a glowing duo interpretation of a melodyrich john barry title tune from a james bond film you only live twice. Well, you neednt is a jazz standard composed by thelonious monk in 1944. Portions of content provided by tivo corporation 2020 tivo corporation whats new. Thelonious monk and john coltrane epistrophy youtube. Epistrophy composition, a jazz standard composed by thelonious monk and kenny clarke in 1941. Well you neednt from the jazz pianists ultimate guide. Thelonious monk the complete blue note recordings 1994. Bop 252 c 7 9 d7 9 d 7 9 e7 9 d 7 9 e7 9 c 7 9 d7 9 f m7 f m7 b7 6 c 7 d7 d 7 9 e7 9 c 7 9 d7 9 to coda c 7 9 d7 9 coda g 11 7 a b a 1 epistrophy thelonious monk.
Epistrophy from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to the real. At the center of the album is a pair of pieces by thelonious monk. Thelonious monk round midnight high quality sheet music available for download. Epistrophy has an interesting place in thelonious monk s voluminous catalogue. Joey alexander epistrophy live at jazz standard ft. This historic event, originally released by landmark and reissued with one extra selection on a 1997 32 jazz cd, finds rouse in prime form despite the.
The tune, which monk actually cowrote with drummer kenny clarke, was written in 1941, well before any true bebop was recorded. Sadly, many people who listened to monk and coltrane in the early 1960s, as they slowly rose to jazz prominence, probably never heard these incredible rediscovered recordings. The complete 1957 riverside recordings thelonious monk to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Watch the video for epistrophy from thelonious monk quartet with john coltranes at carnegie hall for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Epistrophy one of monk s earliest compositions, it was cowritten with drummer kenny clarke and went by various names. Thelonious monk composed the jazz standard epistrophy, often considered his signature tune, in 1942. Universally regarded as one of the greatest collaborations between the two most influential musicians in modern jazz miles davis notwithstanding, the jazzland sessions from thelonious monk and john coltrane should be recognized on other levels.
Back then, in the different world of 1961, they at least had the jawdropping, but unfortunately all too brief, thelonious monk with john coltrane. It appears on several studio albums and is a constant in his live shows. The main melodic theme was composed by clarke, after experimenting with fingerings on the ukulele, and the chords where written by monk. Download monk misteriously by thelonious monk emusic.
Epistrophy thelonious monk on allmusic 1998 a collection of live concert recordings from. Thelonious monk the complete albums collection 195457. Thelonious monk was 34 years old when he crossed the atlantic for the first time. Eight songs made it onto the selftitled debut, six original compositions and two covers one from sun ra, one from thelonious monk. Thelonious monk genius of modern music releases discogs.
His unique improvisational style made heavy use of dissonances and angular melodic twists, and were consistent with monk s unorthodox approach to the piano, which combined a highly percussive attack with abrupt, dramatic use of silences and hesitations. Powell, thelonious monk, cecil taylor were all master. Stream the thelonious monk memorial album by thelonious monk and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Listen free to thelonious monk thelonious monk the lost recordings remastered well you neednt, blue monk and more. The only nonsolo performance on the album is the last track, monk s mood, which features john coltrane on tenor saxophone and wilbur ware on bass. Monk pasizymejo unikaliu improvizavimo stiliumi ir sukure ne viena dziazo standartu tapusi kurini, tarp kuriu epistrophy, round midnight, blue monk, straight, no chaser bei well, you neednt. For all the serious thought that went into his sound, thelonious monk who studied classical music between the ages of 11 and, but missed out on a juilliard scholarship his late teen years never forgot that making music was fun. Thelonious monk and john coltrane, two of the biggest giants of jazz. Monk, thelonious memorial album music skip to main content. Epistrophy thelonious monk, thelonious monk septet. Epistrophy from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to the. Epistrophy also released as steve lacy plays monk is the second album by steve lacy to consist entirely of tunes written by thelonious monk following reflections 1958.
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