14 Straight No Chaser - Best of the Blue Note Years -Thelonious Monk

[AljoniMusiCo]

Its all about 'ears'--he heard and played his creation; how can anything be wrong about that?

[johnnynoirman]

Outstanding!

[wikiwikiwee1]

I love jazz

[jlna83]

IT SOUNDS LIKE "WE COULD BE SO GOOD TOGETHER" OF THE DOORS

[BuyBenco]

@jlna83 alrite good ref

[atombomb31458]

@jlna83 you know.....i think u got something there..hehe....Jim you little thief;)

[fastborzoi]

Just listen to that initial intake drum roll -- everything

[fastborzoi]

it is IT

[alexjrmarino]

@nicodagger For me he sucked years ago.Now Im addicted.To be able to enjoy such a taste I listened countless hours of jazz.He was a kind of guy maundering around and asking to play in the clubs and he would take any drug and alcohol you give him, you see he doesn't care if you are a justin beiber fan !With no audience he turned out to be the 2nd most recorded jazz composer! I think his time hasn't come yet, he's way ahead!And with such worthless music nowadays, he wont be appreciated by many

[alexjrmarino]

@nicodagger @vraydio You are so right, this is art for the guy, not maths

.His harmonic knowledge and percussive tone can't be copied! Diversity and hesitation are his main approach because i think this is his life.. He's on drugs the other time, and sadly that's the truth for geniuses.

[nicodagger]

This is great, but he's not a very good piano player, he plays all those wrong notes! He should have someone else play piano on his songs. Otherwise, everyone else is very good.

[vraydio]

@nicodagger I'm forced to disagree. Different is not wrong. This was his vision of what the music should sound like. The notes weren't wrong, just not conventional.

[Blueblindness]

@nicodagger Those aren't wrong notes. It's called Thelonious Monk and jazz.

[kenshiku36]

@nicodagger it's called dissonance.

[tbengal55]

@nicodagger wrong notes? Monk swings through modes like no other. A true genius

[vdeferens]

@nicodagger Sorry, you know nothing about jazz.

[tombokickass]

@nicodagger I can see what you mean, but this is how jazz is built. Those "wrong" notes, in jazz are right.

In fact, everything is right in jazz.

[gugioren]

n o doubt this is ill

[MrXyclops]

1 person is deaf!



[SIRONEDRAGON]

vry cool : )

[GashisDX]

Jazz Hands

[Pirateaddict4]

Oh, Milt Jackson. I love you.

[nicodagger]

Who was listening to this music at the time? 1951.....who? who was the audience for this?

[OHYOUDIDITAGAIN]

thank u

[theladiesmanou812]

One person must like Zima.

[larssondj]

Thelonious Monk Quintet

Sahib Shihab (as -1/6) Milt Jackson (vib -1/6,9) Thelonious Monk (p) Al McKibbon (b) Art Blakey (d)

WOR Studios, NYC, July 23, 1951

6. BN395-0 Straight, No Chaser

[larssondj]

Thelonious Monk Quintet

Sahib Shihab (as -1/6) Milt Jackson (vib -1/6,9) Thelonious Monk (p) Al McKibbon (b) Art Blakey (d)

WOR Studios, NYC, July 23, 1951

6. BN395-0 Straight, No Chaser Blue Note 1589, BLP 5009, BLP 1511

[blackvitruvianman]

I love how Monk inserts the melody from Mistteriso in his improvisation at the very end. Brilliant pianist!!

[fastborzoi]

@blackvitruvianman

Brilliant indeed!!

[gerrysaxman1]

Its Tenor by Charlie Rouse>>> Great tenor player. God rest you Charlie..

[TheloniousSphere]

He's famous.

Ain't that a bitch?

[nosarasurf10]

I am playin this on piano now. Great piece. Wierd song though!

[atombomb31458]

@nosarasurf10 -did you learn it by ear or sheet music??

i do better with Monk just glancing at the sheet music but doing it mostly by ear..

[BillMc2174]

Perfection!!

[1hotsummer]

god this is so good it hurts

[nicodagger]

@1hotsummer well said!

[greghmn]

@1hotsummer that's what she said

[jujutay]

Anyone know who the alto player is?

[HuggumsMcgehee]

Probably Sahib Shihab. Got that from wikipedia.

[jujutay]

Thanks bro - I will check it out

[morningsickness]

@HuggumsMcgehee you would you twit

[drydyboy]

@jujutay I would think it's a tenor player. :P

[claptonfan1000000]

@drydyboy Actually it is an alto.

[morningsickness]

@jujutay in your ass

[SHEIKHMO114]

JAZZ NO JIVE