Epistrophy composition, a jazz standard composed by thelonious monk and kenny clarke in 1941 epistrophy ran blake album, a 1991 album by ran blake. Epistrophy bill frisell to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. The main melodic theme was composed by clarke, after experimenting with fingerings on the ukulele, and the chords where written by monk. Thelonious monk all the best full album greatest american jazz pianist and composer. Epistrophy steve lacy album, a 1969 album by steve lacy. The summer of 1957 would seem to mark the redemption of thelonious monk, the summer he made monks music in one night he was then a 39yearold new york jazz pianist of great repute who hadn. Round midnight is the mostrecorded jazz standard composed by a jazz musician. Thelonious monk piano, charlie rouse tenor saxophone, butch warren bass, frankie. Epistrophy from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to the. Monks music, the alum on which this version of epistrophy appears, was.
Download kenny clarke epistrophy thelonious monk sheet music. Clarke called it fly right or fly rite, it was called iambic pentameter, and known, too, as simply the theme since it was used by mintons house band to open and close a set. Thelonious monk big band and quartet in concert flac. Thelonious monk thelonious sphere monk born october 10, 1917, rocky mount, nc. The album is notable for featuring monk on solo piano almost exclusively. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Check out epistrophy album version by thelonious monk on amazon music. Thelonious monk with john coltrane thelonious monk with. Jazz piano collection thelonious monk below are recordings and pdf transcriptions from a thelonious monk transcription book which is seemingly impossible to purchase. Monks riverside recordings across 5 discs 10 complete original albums 1957 1961 following a stream of magnificent and hugely influential albums in the early to mid1950s, the latter part of the decade and the lead up towards his signing for columbia records proved a major transitional period for jazz composer and pianist thelonious monk. Despite a title derived from the thelonious monk penned standard thats covered here, jazz is not an accurate description of morgan and frisells increasingly intrepid shared vision. Transpose printable jazz composition or download, save as pdf. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. The only nonsolo performance on the album is the last track, monks mood, which features john coltrane on tenor saxophone and wilbur ware on bass.
Epistrophy by thelonious monk kenny clarke digital sheet music. Epistrophy for guitar solo, intermediate guitar sheet music. Check out epistrophy by thelonious monk quintet on amazon music. Music notes for real book melodychords sheet music by thelonious monk kenny clarke. It is thought that monk originally composed the song sometime in 1940 or 1941. Thelonious sphere monk was born two years after his sister marion on october 10, 1917, in rocky mount, north carolina, and was the son of thelonious and barbara monk. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Epistrophy charlie rouse album, a 1988 album by charlie rouse. Thelonious monk the most important jazz musicians are the ones who are successful in creating their own original world of music with its own rules, logic, and surprises. Thelonious monk epistrophy sheet music notes, chords.
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Check out the best of thelonious monk by thelonious monk on amazon music. Epistrophy one of monk s earliest compositions, it was cowritten with drummer kenny clarke and went by various names. Big band and quartet in concert is the fifth album thelonious monk released for columbia records, featuring several monk compositions. Transpose, print or convert, download jazz pdf and learn to play piano score in minutes.
This page lists all recordings of epistrophy by thelonious sphere monk 192082. In fact, one of the more remarkable aspects of monk s music was that it was fully formed by 1947 and he saw no need to alter his playing or compositional style in the. Thelonious monk composed the jazz standard epistrophy, often considered his signature tune, in 1942. This was an exciting time, though, as monk, clarke, and others were developing a new style that brought new. At the center of the album is a pair of pieces by thelonious monk. The guitarist plays hideandseek for other thelonious monk cover pannonica as well, before. Tranposable music notes for sheet music by thelonious monk kenny clarke. Download on amazon blue monk play on apple music blue monk download on itunes blue monk play on spotify blue monk play on youtube blue. However, harry colomby claims that monk may have written an early version around 1936 at the age of 19 with the title grand finale.
Get thelonious monk epistrophy sheet music notes, chords. Despite a title derived from the thelonious monkpenned standard thats covered here, jazz is not an accurate description of morgan and frisells increasingly intrepid shared vision. His poorly written birth certificate misspelled his first name as thelious 11 or thelius. Thelonious monk monks music 20, 320 kbps, file discogs. Epistrophy bill frisell, thomas morgan, john barry, jerome kern. High quality and interactive, transposable in any key, play along. The tune, which monk actually cowrote with drummer kenny clarke, was written in 1941, well before any true bebop was recorded. Thelonious monk epistrophy sheet music piano solo in a. Epistrophy thelonious monk, thelonious monk septet. Blue note 548 thelonious monk in walked bud epistrophy blue note 1565 thelonious monk who knows monks mood blue note 543 thelonious monk round about midnight well you neednt. Thelonious monk with john coltrane thelonious monk with john coltrane 19612003 ps3 rip sacd iso dsd64 2. Epistrophy album version by thelonious monk on amazon music. Bop 252 c 7 9 d7 9 d 7 9 e7 9 d 7 9 e7 9 c 7 9 d7 9 f m7 f m7 b7 6 c 7 d7 d 7 9 e7 9 c 7 9 d7 9 to coda c 7 9 d7 9 coda g 11 7 a b a 1 epistrophy thelonious monk.
Epistrophy for piano solo, intermediate piano sheet music. Epistrophy has an interesting place in thelonious monk s voluminous catalogue. Masts thelonious sphere monk on 1xlp includes download code and. The closest label would be a highly idiosyncratic version of. Complete list of thelonious monk music featured in tv shows and movies. Thelonious monk and john coltrane, two of the biggest giants of jazz. The composition which is cocredited to drummer kenny clarke ultimately spanned monk s entire performance career. For all the serious thought that went into his sound, thelonious monk who studied classical music between the ages of 11 and, but missed out on a juilliard scholarship his late teen years never forgot that making music was fun. It was recorded live at lincoln center, philharmonic hall, new york, new york on december 30, 1963. And as with goldfinger on small town, frisell and morgan offer a glowing duo interpretation of a melodyrich john barry title tune from a james bond film you only live twice. Thelonious monks composition epistrophy can give us a musical glimpse of the very beginning of bebop.
Its angular and slightly discordant style show a break with previous jazz. Thomas morgan, john barry, jerome kern, thelonious monk epistrophy jetzt. Epistrophyone of monks earliest compositions, it was cowritten with drummer kenny clarke and went by various names. Jazz piano collection thelonious monk thelonious monk. Watch the video for epistrophy from thelonious monk quartet with john coltranes at carnegie hall for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Its angular and slightly discordant style show a break with previous jazz forms, as well as with contemporaneous bebop composers. Thelonious monk something in blue album flac download. Choose from thelonious monk sheet music for such popular songs as round midnight, all the things you are, and blue monk. Print and download epistrophy sheet music by thelonious monk arranged for piano. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. Thelonious monk and john coltrane epistrophy youtube.
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