Thelonious Monk is considered one of the most important jazz pianists of the 40’s and the development of the bebop style. Many of his compositions have become a part of the standard jazz repertoire, including ‘Round Midnight’, Straight, No Chaser’, ‘In Walked Bud’, ‘Well, You Needn’t’ and ‘Ruby, My Dear’.
Brilliant Corners - w/ Sonny Rollins and Ernie Henry (sax), Clark Terry (tr), Max Roach (dr) & Paul Chambers (b) 1956 Spotify Link Here
Thelonious Alone In San Francisco - solo piano 1959 Spotify Link Here
Underground - Mostly Quartet w/ Charlie Rouse (sax) Larry Gales (b) & Ben Riley (dr) (Jon Hendrick (voc) on one track) 1968 Spotify Link Here
What Do These Exercises Cover?
Exercises on this thread are built to give the students a deeper view on Thelonious Monk’s style, soloing, comping as well as an overall look into the tradition of jazz through his artistry.
Exercises are transcription-based, following with a closer look into certain details of his playing. This way we can combine ear-training with learning the language of jazz, as well as analyzing closely what is happening.
The full transcription will be posted in 2 weeks with supporting material and an analysis of the solo as well as details about what we can learn from the solo, and how to practice with it.
If you have any questions with the exercise, post them in this thread.
The full transcription will be posted in 2 weeks with supporting material and an analysis of the theme chorus and solo as well as details about what we can learn from it, and how to practice with it.
If you have any questions with the exercise, post them in this thread.
… hearing it with the other instruments is like heaven to my ears haha… 
