Thelonious Monk - Epistrophy - 1966

[lonniehunter99]

@rippist91: That atonal dissonance stuff from classical composers was CRAP....This is a whole 'nother thing right here with 'Monk...

[asherwebb]

This is music good for the cosmos and all in or out of them.

[mattsmusika]

Heey maaan... whutch'a smoke'nnn??

[tarikghi]

@rippist91 I am sure but dissonance was nothing new. Monk was doing his thing 40 years after composers like Schoenberg were composing a-tonal or 12 tone music. But to the common jazz listener back then, you are probably right.

[sauske772]

I like to think that jazz and blues - 2 predominantly black music genres - helped them gain rights.

[johnbresnik]

he sure was different...

[praesesproductions]

Way Way out, man! Cubist bebop- genius if ever there was!

[aaronamccoy]

that wasnt really an intro, the horns come in on the outro chorus..

[MrIlvis]

He began the freejazz with this tune.

[DUANESKEE]

To me this dude right here was one of the baddessss musician who ever hit the planet. His stuff is unreal. NEVER duplicated..

[sevchyk]

Hmmm, The beginning is really psychedelic. I enjoy it very much!

[HiImJerry8]

that intro is fucking genius!

[mantaishere]

Wait a sec wait a sec. Did someone just give me a hit of acid without me realising? That intro is SICK. I think I need to touch something to just to make sure it's still IT. No wonder John loved working with him.

[GregoryWonderwheel]

Hilarious that the smoking becomes part of the song.

[NickiMinaj2615]

It so random

[NtropyPyroductions]

0 dislikes... Take THAT, Rebecca Black!

[garner29]

OMG I LOVE IT!!!! I HAVE SO MUCH PRACTICING TO DO !!! I WONDER IF I COULD FIND HIS PRACTICE REGIMEN

[muckyducky70]

I love the way Monk always hit the perfect note ...sometimes with a millionth of a second to spare!

[MagicDolphinGO]

shit just got real

[TheNeonTide]

hittin a jay i see

[mkrznar]

omg...Monk is god 

[avq5]

a true artist

[07BSPtC]

@rippist91 And, the amazing thing is it was written a generation before in 1942.

[Mean6String]

@07BSPtC What's REALLY amazing is that no two versions of this song are the same.

[DAsaxPLAYA]

@Mean6String its not just this song that no two versions are different, but rather all versions of ANY jazz song are different, whether it be a different soloist, a different band, or just a different arrangement, jazz is always changing--that's what makes it just plain awesome

[orionorion99]

stop guessing want to know more read robin kelly's new book thelonious monk the life and times of an american Orginal

[MarimbaVirtuoso]

I don't what to say. I'm speechless. And I'm jealous of all the people who got to see Monk live. Well, except for all the smoke lol!

[caroljm36]

Yeah this ain't right. I've heard different recordings of this by him and he doesn't usually quit after one minute..I'd like to know the story. Maybe it was just a sound check.

[postatility]

Dig the intro--Stride piano,a la Monk,still sounds completely "modern".And Thelonious was not only a musical genius,but a great showman as well.

[BassamMinFalasteen]

This song's progression is an example of non-functional progressions. There weren't popular in the 40's but became popular in the 50's. All previous music's progression including Bach's stemmed from a scale (Major or Minor). and that was the standard.

Monk changed that...

[Dogzeggdrum]

Its not like anything when that moment comes (twice), first from theo then secondly by the Riley, that's THE SHI! !! Stupid agent tv dealers ready to rape em. Nothins changed. Apart from us!

[hippojuice23]

THE weirdest version of this weird song that I've ever heard! That cat was OUT THERE!

[JUSfr34k]

don't know much about Thelonious Monk but doesn't he act wierd? Besides that, i appreciate Monk.

[vectortemple]

@JUSfr34k -

"Sometimes it's to your advantage for people to think you're crazy" - Thelonious Monk

[ironpirites]

@vectortemple Thanks for posting that comment. I needed it. Monk is the Matisse of jazz.

[tuckeyman]

this must've been a take for the cameras before the actual shooting.

[vandoren59]

I loce watching monks hands at the begining!!!! they look so fluid and agile!!!!

[avril2]

Mr Monk does not appear to be well.

It looks like an episode.

[MillionaireWannabe]

Those cats is high on the reefer

[efph]

D.S. al |: walk around, smoke :| fermata, fine.

Great video, thanks.

[elixirguitarist]

This is music of another dimension, or at least another time era.

[randomplace]

SO. TRUE.

[jinalanguniafrika]

i love monk. what a level.

[8art]

Mr. Monk in Poland??

Never heard of it - when, where - details pleace:)

[whitefeet1]

Musta totally wigged those Poles!

[MontgomerylandFunk]

James Carter does an extremely nice take of this.

[boornos]

yeah, with kind of angry tenor ; )