When ever I listen to Monk, it makes me laugh for some reason, to me it sounds like he’s purposefully trying to be funny, like he’s telling a musical joke, but I do love him, I think he’s the greatest, why do I think it’s funny??
Of course Monk is funny! Like when someone takes a solo, Monk would shuffle around the piano, or leave the stage. But it's isn't just funny or funny always.
@@LeeGeei think he’s brilliant, I’m not sure if he’s even trying to be funny, for some reason, Keith Godchaux, the piano player for the Grateful Dead in the 70’s has the same effect on me, maybe it’s just a weird little thing with me
This is a very clever piece of work - I hesitate to use the verb "transcribing" - there seems rather more involved. Monk's ability to extract complexity from the simple and still sound so high on the musicality scale is staggering. Getting it on to guitar is an altogether different nightmare. Thank you - this expands the possibilities a few orders of magnitude.
Love this, it can be hard to get entry into Monk's approach but the beauty of it is however lost one may feel at the time with a little patience the exercise will always expand one's view and lessen the tendency to stick to the "safe" (boring?) stuff upon returning back thru the looking-glass. Thanks for the boost to those of us a bit lazier perhaps than yourself.
Peter Bernstein’s entire Monk album is a fantastic interpretation, and this was one of my favorite tracks on there. His playing is articulate, and his arrangements sound authentic. Great listeners don’t necessarily have as great of a technique, but it’s a pleasure to hear people who leave me amazed at both.
it's not anti swing, and it's not square. you're dead wrong man . he's riding on a 3 against 2 starting on the straight 8th note upbeat on the answer. you can clearly hear it on the answer at 17:33. It's just another kind of swing. You're being decepted by what you hear. There's multiple ways to swing it depending on what pulse you're using to "ride the wave". It's the "continuities" concept from mike longo, with the displaced triplet pulses
@@npnaia I think you’re right in that case. I’ll have another close listen. I do know Mikes stuff actually. My use of the phrase anti swing was tongue in cheek btw.
@@npnaia yep also I hear the last A section phrase clearly as a triplet now too lol. How did I miss it? I’ll try and chop that section out and if I have time to make a errata video I’ll give you a shout out. Thanks for commenting and watching that far….
Bought Peter Bernstein's Monk album as soon as I heard it - phenomenal!!! I was lucky enough to see him and have a chat with him in a small jazz club in Paris a couple of months later. Fantastic musician and a really great guy to boot. I confess that I was baffled by Peter's incredible harmony work that night. So as soon as I saw your video come up I couldn't click fast enough - well done and thanks!
@@twangbarfly brilliant! You know I had a lesson with Pete a few years back and he showed me some of those thirdless things. He gives Monk the credit for his harmony - as well as the Zeidler guitar which allows him to hear the overtones of the chords better. He w would always say go back to the source, but the way he adapts things is so clever I have to discuss it.
When ever I listen to Monk, it makes me laugh for some reason, to me it sounds like he’s purposefully trying to be funny, like he’s telling a musical joke, but I do love him, I think he’s the greatest, why do I think it’s funny??
I get it! I think there’s a lot of humour there! Things can be both deep and funny.
Of course Monk is funny! Like when someone takes a solo, Monk would shuffle around the piano, or leave the stage. But it's isn't just funny or funny always.
@@LeeGeei think he’s brilliant, I’m not sure if he’s even trying to be funny, for some reason, Keith Godchaux, the piano player for the Grateful Dead in the 70’s has the same effect on me, maybe it’s just a weird little thing with me
Thank you so much for this. Superb work, Awesome to practice and learn, and super relaxing to boot!
This is a very clever piece of work - I hesitate to use the verb "transcribing" - there seems rather more involved. Monk's ability to extract complexity from the simple and still sound so high on the musicality scale is staggering. Getting it on to guitar is an altogether different nightmare. Thank you - this expands the possibilities a few orders of magnitude.
Thanks Brent! It’s a rabbit hole for sure, and one I will be going donw again.
And another Monk on Guitar album by Bobby Broom - music.ua-cam.com/play/OLAK5uy_n5KBwqzxeZ_MxU6eUqubk7j1AsSjyXKx0.html&si=hrGxiLx0ca_PKysF
beautiful C7b5b9 voicing. really musical.
Thanks for the video again! You should definetly check Teemu Viinikainen - Monk mood,... The Finnish guitar wizard!
Will do
Love this, it can be hard to get entry into Monk's approach but the beauty of it is however lost one may feel at the time with a little patience the exercise will always expand one's view and lessen the tendency to stick to the "safe" (boring?) stuff upon returning back thru the looking-glass. Thanks for the boost to those of us a bit lazier perhaps than yourself.
I love playing Monk tunes on guitar. In Walked Bud and Blue Monk work nicely. I'm now inspired to listen closer to Monk's arrangements and apply them.
There’s a lot going on in his music
Tackle Adorno's "on jazz" please
No thanks! :-)
@@JazzGuitarScrapbook that's ok, i think he's dumb and wrong too
Peter Bernstein’s entire Monk album is a fantastic interpretation, and this was one of my favorite tracks on there. His playing is articulate, and his arrangements sound authentic. Great listeners don’t necessarily have as great of a technique, but it’s a pleasure to hear people who leave me amazed at both.
It’s a great record. Wish they’d do another pressing.
Hey, I thought only Pass could make such a guitar sound good. Thanks for posting this.
@@Grindstaff09 ah, thanks mate!
Fascinating delve into the mind of Monk 👍
it's not anti swing, and it's not square. you're dead wrong man
. he's riding on a 3 against 2 starting on the straight 8th note upbeat on the answer. you can clearly hear it on the answer at 17:33. It's just another kind of swing. You're being decepted by what you hear. There's multiple ways to swing it depending on what pulse you're using to "ride the wave". It's the "continuities" concept from mike longo, with the displaced triplet pulses
@@npnaia I think you’re right in that case. I’ll have another close listen. I do know Mikes stuff actually. My use of the phrase anti swing was tongue in cheek btw.
@@npnaia yep also I hear the last A section phrase clearly as a triplet now too lol. How did I miss it? I’ll try and chop that section out and if I have time to make a errata video I’ll give you a shout out. Thanks for commenting and watching that far….
@@JazzGuitarScrapbook Thank YOU for making free content for everyone!
And mike stuff is the real stuff :)
@@npnaia yep, time to reskin my djembe haha!
Great video, thank you very much!
Am I crazy or the A section sounds a lot like Nica’s Dream B section (or viceversa)?
@@pacoltrane good catch - it really does! It’s that scale up to the b7 isn’t it? Sounds less like it if you don’t push the Db
Bought Peter Bernstein's Monk album as soon as I heard it - phenomenal!!! I was lucky enough to see him and have a chat with him in a small jazz club in Paris a couple of months later. Fantastic musician and a really great guy to boot. I confess that I was baffled by Peter's incredible harmony work that night. So as soon as I saw your video come up I couldn't click fast enough - well done and thanks!
@@twangbarfly brilliant! You know I had a lesson with Pete a few years back and he showed me some of those thirdless things. He gives Monk the credit for his harmony - as well as the Zeidler guitar which allows him to hear the overtones of the chords better. He w would always say go back to the source, but the way he adapts things is so clever I have to discuss it.
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NIce tone on the vintage (?) Gibson too!
Yes it’s an old one