For the greenhorns, monk presented a syllabus for band etiquette 101 titled 1. The best of thelonious monk by thelonious monk softcover. Thelonious monk at the blackhawk original jazz classics ojccd3052 1961. Thelonious monks composition epistrophy can give us a musical glimpse of the very beginning of bebop. Thelonious monk misterioso sheet music leadsheet in bb. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Thelonious monk composed the jazz standard epistrophy, often considered his signature tune, in 1942.
Its angular and slightly discordant style show a break with previous jazz forms, as well as with contemporaneous bebop composers. Epistrophy evidence friday the th hackensack i mean you in walked bud. Epistrophy 1942 and the immortal round about midnight 1944 were composed for the orchestra of cootie williams, i mean you 1946 for coleman hawkins band. Thelonious sphere monk rocky mount, north carolina 10th october 1917 hartsdale, new york 17th february 1982 was a jazz pianist and composer. Thelonious monk explore the genius of monk through 15 notefornote transcriptions of his takes on these standards. Piano transcriptions artist transcriptions by monk, thelonious isbn. Shop our newest and most popular thelonious monk sheet music such as round midnight, all the things you are and blue monk. And thelonious monks name, appearance he liked funny hats, and personality an occasionally uncommunicative introvert helped to brand him as some kind of nut. This transcription is just the first chorus with the rhythm section. In this post im going to describe some approaches that try to avoid running the changes and instead find scales that work over whole sections of the tune. The summer of 1957 would seem to mark the redemption of thelonious monk, the summer he made monks music in one night he was then a 39yearold new york jazz pianist of great repute who hadn.
Jazz piano collection thelonious monk below are recordings and pdf transcriptions from a thelonious monk transcription book which is seemingly impossible to purchase. Sep 16, 2017 transcription of thelonius monk playing round midnight bernard okane. Ive been revisiting some old jazz tunes lately and, yet again, remembered how hard monks tune epistrophy makes you think. The album is basically a collection of performances, recorded circa 1963 or 1964, of a basic jazz quartet, headed by the genius of modern music himself. I began creating music transcriptions of piano recordings in 1977. Thelonious monk epistrophy sheet music piano solo in a. Thelonious monk sheet music everyone is influenced by everybody but you bring it down home the way you feel it. Bemsha swing blue monk boo boos birthday criss cross epistrophy i mean you in walked bud lets cool one monks dream nutty off minor rhythmaning ruby, my dear straight. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. In a new biography, thelonious monk minus the myth. Thelonious monk thelonious sphere monk born october 10, 1917, rocky mount, nc. Transcribed by soprano sax player steve lacy in a spiralbound notebook, thelonious monk created a primer of dos and donts for club musicians. Thelonious monk creates a list of tips for playing a gig.
Epistrophy solo guitar tab, as performed by thelonious monk. Both were recorded in 1957, monks musicriverside and then the release, many years later, of thelonious monk quartet with john coltrane at. Thelonious sphere monk was born two years after his sister marion on october 10, 1917, in rocky mount, north carolina, and was the son of thelonious and barbara monk. Explore the genius of monk through 15 notefornote transcriptions of his takes on these standards. Recognized as one of the most inventive pianists of any musical genre, monk achieved a startlingly original sound that even his most devoted follower. Professionally transcribed and edited guitar tab from hal leonardthe most. Epistrophy from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to the. The fine lyricists that add strength to the case that monk should be mentioned with berlin, porter, ellington, gershwin, kern, etc. Thelonious monk trio is an album by american jazz pianist and composer thelonious monk. His body of work stretches from his first recordings as a leader for blue note records from 1947 to 1952 originally issued on 78s and later collected on a pair of lps, to a trio of records for upstart label prestige in the. Bemsha swing blue monk boo boos birthday criss cross epistrophy i mean you in walked bud lets cool one monk s dream nutty off minor rhythmaning ruby, my dear straight. Kelley spent 14 years on a new book, which some are calling the definitive work on a jazz legend. This book is quite heavy on the blue note versions and the thelonious monk trio album on prestige but most would argue that.
Thelonious monk with john coltrane vinyl great album, a little popclicks on it, i may have to clean it more thoroughly, but the pressing is just ok, a lot of these represses are hit and miss for the quality. Monk starts the bridge by once again paraphrasing its melody. Thelonious monk i learned how to read music all by myself. May 01, 2006 monk recorded many versions of his songs so if you have favourites the versions transcribed here may not be the one. Thelonious monk april in paris sheet music piano solo in. Thelonious monk functional with transcription youtube. Instrumental solo, pianochords, and transcription in c major. Thelonious monk biography childhood, life achievements.
Rhythmaningone of monks most recorded and performed songs, he doesnt actually put it on wax under this title until may 15, 1957, at a recording session led by drummer art blakey atlantic 1278. Thelonious sphere monk october 10, 1917february 17, 1982 with the arrival thelonious sphere monk, modern musiclet alone modern culturesimply hasnt been the same. View for monks centennial, i delved deep well, even deeper into his compositions, style and biography. Monk, coltrane thelonious monk with john coltrane amazon. Download thelonious monk epistrophy sheet music notes and chords for piano transcription. Jazz piano collection thelonious monk thelonious monk. Blue note 548 thelonious monk in walked bud epistrophy. Thelonious monk paris 1969 is a fascinating and important latecareer document of the legendary jazz pianist and composer in performance with his quartet at the salle pleyel concert hall in paris, france on december 15, 1969.
Every monk fan knows what a great master of melody thelonious was. Some even say they fought, but i dont believe skinny 59 miles would ever fight thelonious the mountain. His works are surely worthy of inclusion in the great american songbook. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
It appears on several studio albums and is a constant in his live shows. April in paris take 6 transcribed by cat toren as played by the thelonious monk quartet on monk lp, 1964. Shop and buy the best of thelonious monk sheet music. Transpose printable jazz composition or download, save as pdf. Steve khan epistrophy solo transcription and analysis by steve.
Print and download epistrophy sheet music by thelonious monk arranged for piano. Epistrophy by thelonious monk solo guitar guitar instructor. My first experience of monk was criss cross and the monk side of the old miles and monk at newport lp. Anyway, in this tune, monk plays a strange solo, fooling around the theme melody, with a.
The tune was also called bip bop by monk, and he claims that the tunes latter. Music notes for sheet music by thelonious monk kenny clarke. Thelonious monk quartet epistrophy paris, 1966 thelonious monk cds. Monk recorded many versions of his songs so if you have favourites the versions transcribed here may not be the one. Epistrophy thelonious monk on allmusic 1998 a collection of live concert recordings from. Big up for dave radcliffe hes done an excellent job of trascribing monks performance of pannonica as played on the live in san franciso record for non piano players, the singleline treble cleff is available, but heres the fullfat version in pdf format. Live in amsterdam may 1961 nederlands jazz archief du nja 1401 thelonious monk the first european concert 61 magnetic luxembourgian mrcd 120 thelonious monk two hours with thelonious riverside rm 460461. Thelonious monk i always wanted to play the piano, and jazz appealed to me. Steve khan epistrophy solo transcription and analysis by. As another portion of the legends of jazz series, eclipse released epistrophy or epitrophy as the misprinted label states as the installment pertaining to thelonious monk. Blues in bb for piano solo, from the album thelonious monk with john coltrane 1961.
Bemsha swing blue monk boo boos birthday criss cross epistrophy i mean you in walked bud lets cool one monks dream nutty off minor rhythmaning ruby. Epistrophy was the first tune ed by thelonious monk. The album features his earliest recordings for prestige records, performing as a soloist with a rhythm section of bassist gary mapp originally credited as gerry mapp, either art blakey or max roach on drums, and one track with percy heath replacing mapp. Taking a modal approach to epistrophy cochrane music. Bemsha swing blue monk boo boos birthday criss cross epistrophy i. Thelonious monk crepuscule with nellie first chorus only monks first recording of this tune, from the 1957 album monks music. On one july, 2018 afternoon, i was having a conversation with drummer mark walker, and i dont even recall how the topic turned to this thelonious monk kenny clarke classic, but, without my even being aware of it, i had been thinking about that tune from a rhythmic perspective, and i tried to pointout a. Album 35 essentials of thelonious monk, thelonious monk. If one must know the truth, it is that it was epistrophy that spawned this entire album. Thelonious himself using dissonant chords, a keen sense of space and knotty, syncopated melodies, monk created some of the most original and challenging american music of the. The best of thelonious monk piano transcriptions hal. Listen free to thelonious monk thelonious monk the lost recordings remastered well you neednt, blue monk and more. Nov 29, 2017 pianists and other musicians can gain a great deal by studying and considering monk s sense of melodic connections between chords when comping behind a soloist, his use of the melody of a composition as the cantus firmus to be referred to constantly during a solo in place of the more common practice of creating new melodies that outline the chord changes, and above all, his magnificent use of.
Thelonious monk plays duke ellington artist thelonious monk externalidentifier. Mondays set opened with the 1941 monk classic epistrophy originally a steadily repeated rising and falling phrase. Ive been revisiting some old jazz tunes lately and, yet again, remembered how hard monk s tune epistrophy makes you think. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. It is a relatively atonal 32bar tune in abcbform, though the key center is c the main melodic theme was composed by kenny. A completely unique pianist and composer, thelonious monk was born 102 years ago, in october 1917. Thelonious monks surreally strange and spartan genius.
Kodi archive and support file community software vintage software apk msdos cdrom software cdrom software library console living room software sites tucows software library shareware cdroms software capsules compilation cdrom images zx spectrum doom level cd. Fortunately, alfred lion of blue note believed in him and recorded monk extensively during 19471948 and 19511952. Monk certainly made the melody his own, but the truth is that the a section of rhythmaning can be heard as early as 1936, on mary lou. Thelonious monk little rootie tootie solo transcription by. This was an exciting time, though, as monk, clarke, and others were developing a new style that brought new. Bemsha swing blue monk boo boos birthday criss cross epistrophy i mean you in walked bud lets cool one monks dream nutty off minor rhythmaning ruby, my dear straight no chaser well you.
His poorly written birth certificate misspelled his first name as thelious 11 or thelius. Below are recordings and pdf transcriptions from a thelonious monk transcription book which is seemingly impossible to purchase. Thelonious monk is one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time. His badly written birth certificate misspelled his first name as thelious or thelius. Dec 29, 2009 in a new biography, thelonious monk minus the myth robin d. A contrafact based loosely on rhythm changes in c, and was ed by monk under the title nameless in april 1944. Thelonious monk crepuscule with nellie first chorus only monk s first recording of this tune, from the 1957 album monk s music.
Thelonious monks theme epistrophy miles okazaki recorded. Prior to this i had picked out songs by ear like the beatles lady madonna and martha my dear, memorizing them as i went, and thus bypassing the process of attempting to notate what i was hearing. As the pianist in the band at mintons playhouse, a nightclub in new york city, in the early 1940s, monk had great influence on the other musicians who later developed the bebop movement. Epistrophyone of monks earliest compositions, it was cowritten with drummer kenny clarke and went by various names. View for monk s centennial, i delved deep well, even deeper into his compositions, style and biography.
Pianists and other musicians can gain a great deal by studying and considering monks sense of melodic connections between chords when comping behind a soloist, his use of the melody of a composition as the cantus firmus to be referred to constantly during a solo in place of the more common practice of creating new melodies that outline the chord changes, and above all, his magnificent use of. Thelonious monks compositions as recorded by thelonious monk created date. Thelonious monk was an american jazz artist, pianist and composer, who is considered as one of the pioneers of the american jazz music. The best of thelonious monk piano transcriptions hal leonard. This biography provides detailed information on his childhood, life, music career, achievements and timeline. This book is quite heavy on the blue note versions and the thelonious monk trio album on prestige but most would argue that his best recordings were the early ones. Monks music brilliant corners 5 x 5 x monk thelonious himself solo thelonious alone in san francisco solo. Thelonious monk 1917 was not only the most cerebral pianist to enter the history of jazz music but also the greatest composer of the bebop era. Epistrophy by thelonious monk kenny clarke digital sheet. Mar 12, 2017 the summer of 1957 would seem to mark the redemption of thelonious monk, the summer he made monks music in one night he was then a 39yearold new york jazz pianist of great repute who hadn. This is a list of compositions by jazz musician thelonious monk.
Hard to go wrong with the most of the riverside or columbia titles. Print and download april in paris sheet music by thelonious monk arranged for piano. Thelonious monk epistrophy sheet music pdf notes, chords. 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. Thelonious monk composed the jazz standard epistrophy, often considered his signature. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. The brilliant but troubled bebop pioneer and jazz pianistcomposer thelonious monk has never been easy to understand.
Oct 24, 1998 thelonious monks music is instantly recognisable, sounding as if the modernist schoenberg had inherited the jazz tradition of fats waller. Thelonious monk epistrophy sheet music notes, chords. Thelonious monk, american pianist and composer who was among the first creators of modern jazz. The tune, which monk actually cowrote with drummer kenny clarke, was written in 1941, well before any true bebop was recorded. 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.
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