Thelonious Monk - Solitude - Berliner Jazztage 1969 (4/6)

[rwclaw1]

Monk was the first musician to take Duke Ellington seriously as a pianist. And his harmonies here are really just an (extreme) extension of what Ellington was doing. The critics who called Monk a revolutionary really did not understand that he was constructing, little by little, his own complete jazz history in nearly every composition.

[pianist12342]

I want to cry........So Beautiful.

[madpop17]

this is great! so rare to see such nicely shot footage of Monk. you can see his sweat drip! wow

[HOTCOKEORDERS]

Beautiful.Just Beautiful.

from far east monk lover.

[saabturbografx]

my mind is having trouble comprehending the structure of this song...a feast for the mind

[nsowath]

Thanks sooo much for posting this Berlin concert. Impossible to find - at least here in the US... An incredible feast.

[pastoria3]

thank you so much!

[bertdockx]

diggin' deeeeep

[Soulnik]

You've got to dig it to dig it, you dig?