Ellington's music offers itself to be Monktified. Perhaps it's due to Ellington's songs and arrangements being beautifully and intricately layered. Monk respects that but stretches and contracts those layers .... to extraordinary effect.
As unique and brilliant as Monk’s technique is, he gives us great insights into how he constructs his improvisation which is to continually return to a combination of melody and chords!
@BuckshotLaFunke Fortunately, it's pretty easy on saxophone, not having to worry about literally playing the chords. You just have to dance around the changes.
I think that internally monk understood the sounds of the notes as they have to be played so that there is tension and drama at the same time, probably monk came to assimilate the sound through his ear in its purest conception and I mean before If a standard tuning was established in the piano, it may be that its interior has already established some "rules"
Yeah I mean both versions are great. You can learn a lot from both of them if youre trying to play this tune. Monk is incomparable, when Art Tatum is trying to add dissonance, it doesn't feel as tied-to the song, as blended and natural as when Monk does it. But I guarantee Tatum's version is harder to play lol and I love his stuff like you wouldn't believe
Monk plays so perfectly, capturing the potential for dissonance in a piece without sacrificing elegance
True!
Just when you thought a great song couldn't get any better, thelonious plays it.
I’ve been listening to your great music more then sixty years
Only one Monk, only one guy who voices and plays like the piano is falling apart - but we all dig it!
I just can't get enough of Monk playing Sophisticated lady. It's such a monkish tune to start with with all those chromatic chords.
He plays it so simple and beautiful
High, high levels of harmony knowledge...We'll remember you forever "monkye", u left something very very big, a milestone..
Feels so good to relax and listen... It just feels so good... Eargasm...
Ellington's music offers itself to be Monktified. Perhaps it's due to Ellington's songs and arrangements being beautifully and intricately layered. Monk respects that but stretches and contracts those layers .... to extraordinary effect.
simply brilliant
Straordinario
Maestro!
Brilliant. Thank you.
the way he does the bridge, i just have to do it, its too good
As unique and brilliant as Monk’s technique is, he gives us great insights into how he constructs his improvisation which is to continually return to a combination of melody and chords!
They are not wrong notes. This is Monk's concept of harmony.
Bravo, maestro!
Excelente.
Magnifique ❤
GREAT!!!!
Excelente 😄
Prima !!!!!!!!!!!! Děkuji!
Duke would have loved this
I can dig it.
It feels like he tried to break the notes and it happened to be just right😮
@BuckshotLaFunke
Fortunately, it's pretty easy on saxophone, not having to worry about literally playing the chords. You just have to dance around the changes.
살다보면 얻는게 있고 잃는것도 있는데 사람들은 가끔 완전히 잃은 것을 얻은 것이라고 여기면서 살아가는 것 같다 실은 슬픔을 잃은 것 뿐인데 강인함을 얻었다고 생각하고 산다던지 하는 식으로
Great musician, tho.
@BuckshotLaFunke
Do you mean Rubinstein?
Greetings from Germany
I think that internally monk understood the sounds of the notes as they have to be played so that there is tension and drama at the same time, probably monk came to assimilate the sound through his ear in its purest conception and I mean before If a standard tuning was established in the piano, it may be that its interior has already established some "rules"
@gerhardia lol
"His version is good, but Art Tatum's *_Virtuosity_* is way ahead of anyone and anybody!
We're not here for Art Tatum.
Yeah I mean both versions are great. You can learn a lot from both of them if youre trying to play this tune. Monk is incomparable, when Art Tatum is trying to add dissonance, it doesn't feel as tied-to the song, as blended and natural as when Monk does it. But I guarantee Tatum's version is harder to play lol and I love his stuff like you wouldn't believe
swede!
Little known fact: He had to practice long hours to get those mistakes to sound just right.
What mistakes ???
This dude hit a lot of wrong notes.
Monk proves there are no wrong notes on the piano.
You haven't listened to much Monk have you....
What you call "wrong notes" is just the dirt in your ears. Need to clean..:p
Ha ha How did he make the wrong notes sound so right is my question!
I think it is an attempt at humor. Does not go over the web well...