Rainy days are always perfect for a little taste of the yazz piano. And who better than to take us away like Calgon than the man in the ski cap and the cokenails and the gawdy rings. Thelonious Monk is obviously a legend, but until you sit there and watch him, I mean really focus on the way he plays piano, you can’t know how insanely adriot he is on the keys. It’s uncanny. See for yourself right here:
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I bought Straight, No Chaser senior year in college, a fantastic documentary produced by Clint Eastwood. I highly recommend it for any Monk noobs that want to dive further into the man’s repertoire after watching this clip.
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Speaking of Monk, check out this unique and well-done cover of Well You Needn’t by Scarecrow Collection on April 20th at Mexicali Blues across the river…
http://www.archive.org/download/SCC2007-04-20.flac16/SCC2007-04-20d2t12_vbr.mp3
Damn, that’s how it’s done. A band taking on jazz in that style is not entirely easy, but they had some good fun with it. Big fan.
Nice pick for a friday afternoon Ace. I’m a huge TMonk fluffer. Have been for quite some time. My pops turned me on to him when I was a kid.
Here’s another Ytube of the Monk Quartet with Charlie Rouse tearing it up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MGx50NfUsI
Enjoy.
-Felonious Monk
Pick up the two HYENA Monk releases…Monk In Paris and Monk Round The World…they both have killer dvds of vintage Monk…not to mention A live recordings.