Thelonious Monk Played Jazz Piano, His Sound Was So Original, That No One Could Imitate Him

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Thelonious Monk Played Jazz Piano, His Sound Was So Original, That No One Could Imitate Him

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Thelonious Monk played jazz piano. "Straight no chaser" and "round midnight" are some of his best known albums. What made Thelonious Monk so stubborn when it came to playing the style of jazz he wanted to play and why did some of his peers think he was a little crazy and weird, only to find out that he was a jazz genius.
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@zephaniarutlokwana2891 Ай бұрын

Monk is a true embodiment of the spirit of freedom that is intrinsic in the JAZZ idiom. He is phenomenally outstanding.

@user-jc1nd2zw3b 8 ай бұрын

🎼I performed an all Monk music concert with my quartet on October 10th, 2017, the Centenary of his birth. I memorized all the music, because I wanted to perform with a creative free spirit and unbounded energy to which the late great jazz pianist composer Thelonious Sphere Monk always did. Thank you Monk. 🎹🎶

@cyclonasaurusrex1525 7 ай бұрын

I never understood Monk until, one day, I did. And then I saw the genius. To me, nobody comes close.

@jamesnicol3831 7 ай бұрын

Maybe Beethoven or Liszt. Monk is his own jazz

@tedallenwolff 8 ай бұрын

Wow, an exceptional portrayal! I played jazz for many decades, studied and taught at Berklee, but was never able to attempt most of Monk's tunes. They are, as you said, incredibly difficult to interpret. I have his son's debut recording, which is excellent. T.S. Monk has done a great job of honoring his father's legacy and using it as a platform for his own career.

@willieluncheonette5843 Ай бұрын

maybe you might like to read and listen to my recent article on Monk and his albums on the Tracking Angle site.

@joseailton5716 7 ай бұрын

"underground "1968 , the best álbum of Monk !

@omowaleluthuli-allen4783 8 ай бұрын

Art Tatum. Bud Powell. Monk. His work with Coltrane and Charlie Rouse exceptional and defining of the bebop genre. Great expose. Hats of to Nellie and the Baroness...

@Jazz313 8 ай бұрын

That’s why I love Jazz ….freedom ❤

@nylesfrench3568 8 ай бұрын

Stubbornness or dedication. He was a Genius and ahead of His Time.

@colingillis5989 5 ай бұрын

You don't get his brilliance until you get it! Other then Mingus he was the best jazz composer of all time in my humble opinion. Thanks for your channel it brings much joy to me!

@decencywarrior9598 7 ай бұрын

Man I hate it when a genius has to sideline himself while he waits for the rest of the world to catch up , but it worked exactly as it was gonna work .

@TexRenner 8 ай бұрын

The first secular music concert of any kind I attended was the Longhorn Jazz Festival sometime in the mid-sixties. When one of the group of high school friends my older brother had conned into going with him crapped out and he was stuck with an extra ticket he offered it to me. I was still in junior high, and I was not a big jazz fan, but I knew Thelonius Monk was controversial and famous and couldn't wait to see him. He was the headliner, closing the show, before it was his turn my brother's whiny buddies got bored and made us go home. I never got another chance.

@jenisereedus 5 ай бұрын

THELONIOUS ❤

@DavidCarey-oh8zl 21 күн бұрын

Fantastic jazz documentary ❤👍🎺🎷👐

@gregarnold1696 8 ай бұрын

I don't have the knowledge to explain Monk but I do believe his concept of music is what happens on the other side of the rainbow were the gold is

@edwinrivera5695 5 ай бұрын

I appreciate your wonderful words ❤️

@willieluncheonette5843 Ай бұрын

Just had posted on the Tracking Angle site a critical review of Monk's records. He is my favorite jazz musician.

@robinwitting2023 8 ай бұрын

He once chased a heckler out of the theatre. Not what the guy expected when he bought his ticket. Robin Witting England

@TusevoLandu 7 ай бұрын

please Do Sun Ra

@ericstevenson2188 7 ай бұрын

If one started listening to Monk before even setting foot in school as I did being open to the wide open makes magic unnecessary in the grandeur of reality.

@CorbCorbin 7 ай бұрын

What school? You mean, before first grade, you had parents playing Monk? Or, are you saying that you chose your own your own, at such an age? Or, were you actually older, and by _school_ , actually mean music school?

@ericstevenson2188 7 ай бұрын

I meant all a school my love for Monk started very early.

@garryreece935 8 ай бұрын

Excellent short doc my brother.

@onetrackjazz 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@jeffsummstl 6 ай бұрын

On the surface, Monk’s angular sound shouldn’t work, but somehow it does.

@marksutton5540 6 ай бұрын

As a youth in 1969 I turned my back on Rock music embracing Delta Blues. During that time searching for authentic music I procured a Monk record and listened to it with all seriousness. I could not for the life of me make sense of it, but I knew there was a kind of genius in it. Your doc says I was right.

@DevonHberman-im6bx 5 ай бұрын

Even as a drummer I can say his music is hard to play with. I’ve been trying to record covers of Monk’s works, and they are always the hardest tracks for me to follow because they’re just so…. Different…. 😂

@BLKPlutoh 4 ай бұрын

The two most challenging genres for me to play as a drummer are jazz and heavy metal, in the best way

@brendanmcnally9145 8 ай бұрын

Great essay!

@jbOneEarth 7 ай бұрын

"Why was this man so stubborn?" ❤

@w1n6er12 8 ай бұрын

great! this is awesome that there are people who want others to know as much as them)

@billystrayhornsghost 2 ай бұрын

This is a good short.The photo shown of Monk's wife is Mary Lou Williams not Nellie.Overall a good presentation of this jazz genius.

@Podoco_music 8 ай бұрын

these are quickly becoming my favorite videos on youtube! keep them coming!

@onetrackjazz 8 ай бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

@orchidlilly7518 6 ай бұрын

Thank-you Alexander*

@skywarriorbraxton 8 ай бұрын

Monk was Chosen!

@jerrychetty2524 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, you always get a 👍from me and I appreciate your work

@onetrackjazz 8 ай бұрын

I appreciate that

@saxmaniac300 8 ай бұрын

Excellent short doc...❤❤❤

@onetrackjazz 8 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@MikeHartgrove 6 ай бұрын

This is so educational and wonderful to learn!

@GjaP_242 2 ай бұрын

Excellent video channel about jazz.

@GjaP_242 2 ай бұрын

Careful diction, excellent narrative!

@GjaP_242 2 ай бұрын

"All musicians are subconsciously mathematicians." 2:24 Quote attributed to Thelonious Monk

@GjaP_242 2 ай бұрын

It keeps you hooked by the original narrative it presents.

@GjaP_242 2 ай бұрын

He even played with unusual technique, using flat, spread fingers instead of curving them. 6:19 [WTTW]

@ElPibeDeLosAstilleros13 6 ай бұрын

Thank You Very Much! Thelonious, en mi alma. Siempre! 🙏🏼

@kevinsplinter8595 8 ай бұрын

Cool. Thanks For Sharing This.

@onetrackjazz 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@kevinsplinter8595 8 ай бұрын

@@onetrackjazz No Problem. What's Your favorite Thelonious Monk Album?

@bmuhamad 8 ай бұрын

Genius is a word to describe him. As so is the musician, in my opinion, Sun Ra. Let's check it out. Great piece. Epistrophy, interpreted by Los Angeles native, Eric Dolphy.

@CorbCorbin 7 ай бұрын

I’ve went down the Sun Ra rabbit hole, and it goes from big band stuff I love, to the more fusion type stuff, that mostly stinks, imo. Though, I have that type of relationship with all jazz music. Love some of it, but then other beloved stuff, just doesn’t hold my attention.