'Round Midnight - Thelonious Monk

This Monk tune is so melodically and harmonically sophisticated and interesting. O.K., I should have used a metronome, but I uploaded this video anyway. Part of the time I play "outside" or against the chord structure. I try not to go so far out that I get lonely, which I tend to do when I play for myself. Besides Monk, Bill Evans playing this is my favorite.

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• jazz
• solo
• piano
• keyboard
• improvisation
• bebop
• Round
• Midnight
• Thelonious
• Monk
• raleigh
• durham
• north
• carolina
• 7notemode

[er38]

Concise and effective! Great song an playing. Thank you...

[7notemode]

@er38 Thanks so much!

[daqono]

In heaven we all play like that.....great music, Thanks!

[7notemode]

@daqono Thank you so much!

[Iemand79]

Normally I don't respond to youtube videos, but it just has to be said: this was one of the most beautiful performances on piano I have ever heard.

[7notemode]

@Iemand79 Thank you for such a generous comment!

[fradifoci]

Well guys... and dolls... this is about the best performance I ever heard of the subject matter... relaxed, unobtrusive, improvisatory, original... everything you want. Excellent hand position, superb technique... this dude must be someone we all know but he stays incognito... or else we all should know him. tried to make som i.di by the hands and their usage... to no avail...

Excellent,,, I am indebted forever...

[MrJazz1024]

Bravo! Excellent usage of the "less is more" technique. I've heard more renditions of this piece than the number of muscles it takes to produce a smile, and this is one of my favorites.

[EKilla91]

Respect

[ShogaNinja]

Nice work. If you are playing Thelonious Monk you should try to paw and beat the keys like your are mad at them. :) He was once coined "the elephant on the keyboard" (Philip Larkin)

[cbkuhlman]

@daqono So are you saying that they are in heaven? whoa

[ToroCheng34]

This is so tasty, sir. Thanks for the music!!!

[MichaelHchannel]

Soooooooooooooo good :)

[vilkav]

dynamics dynamics dynamics 

[angeljama]

perfect , extra prima performance you re a great piano jazz player , my friend and composer also !!