Solo Jazz Guitar Bemsha Swing Thelonius Monk

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This is a solo jazz guitar rendition of Monk's "Bemsha Swing". This tune shows how beautiful a I-vi-ii-V progression can sound with tritone and other substitutions.

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• thelonius
• monk
• jazz
• guitar
• ted
• greene
• wes
• montgomery
• george
• benson
• joe
• pass
• johnny
• smith
• lenny
• breau
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[matthewcieplak1]

Great arrangement, great playing. One thing caught me though, I think monk always hits the 3rd note of the main melody on the & of 4, not the beat 1 of the 2nd measure. Gives it a little more swing.

[asanisimasa2]

thanks for listening and for the kind words. I might not have the timing right...i went back to the lead sheet and listened to a couple of recordings and it seems like the third note is actually on the and of the first beat of the second measure which means that I think I'm playing it early not late...does that match what you're hearing?

[johnsonhogg]

I have been watching this for some time and each time am so impressed that I thought it time to say so. Excellent

[asanisimasa2]

sorry for the delay; thanks very much for the kind words...I just put up some videos with an HD camera, so the quality might be better...happy holidays!

[MedaghGuitarist]

very nice job on this classic piece!

[asanisimasa2]

thanks for listening and for the kind words

[Guitfiddlejase]

@asanisimasa2 interesting comments from both!

...but I think Monk might have just said something like

"That's a cool way to play it man!"LOL!

Nice Johnnie Smith by the way...

[dimlocator44]

Excellent - very true to the original: intriguing, angular, bluesy. Thanks

[axeman721]

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaammmmm lol

[gtralisfr69]

nice man

[nick11link]

Very nice playing, and your tone is very smooth.

[Peacfrog126]

amazing thanks for sharing