The box holds 2 cases, each with 11 lps and a booklet. Thelonious monk creates a list of tips for playing a gig. Monk himself was famous for his eccentricitysome say he was mentally ill and others blame bad psychiatric medications. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. Saxophone sheet music blue monk easyintermediate level, alto. Print and download in pdf or midi blue monk thelonious monk arreglo. Thelonious monk blue monk bass and acoustic guitar partitions. Find blue monk, 4 horn comboeasy, jazz combo small ensembles and more at marina music to use this site, you must first enable javascript. Blue monk by thelonious monk jazz combo i do not own the rights to this song blue monk sheet music for alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet download free in pdf or midi. Saxophone quartet saxophone quartet saatb saatb grade 3 composed by thelonious monk. A contrafact based loosely on rhythm changes in c, and was ed by monk under the title nameless in april 1944. Blue monk by thelonious monk full score and set of parts.
The tango saxophone book by benardo monk is the first complete course of study to playing saxophone as a soloist and in tango ensembles. Learn how to play thelonious monk songs for bass and acoustic guitar online. Blue monk by thelonious monk jazz combo i do not own the rights to this song. But through his advice he reveals his fine sense of restraint. G7 c7 c7 c7 c7 c7 f7 f7 c7 g7 g7 c7 f7 f7 c7 c7 c7 f7 c7 3 3 title. Listen to the way thelonious plays a countermelody is his left hand during the last 4 bars of the tune. Monk s countermelody is worth learning and using as part of your. Blue monk solo sheet music download free in pdf or midi. This is a list of compositions by jazz musician thelonious monk. Monks countermelody is worth learning and using as part of your. The tune was also called bip bop by monk, and he claims that the tunes latter title was the origin of the genredefining name bebop. Blue monk thelonious monk sax alto transcription youtube. Thelonious monk was probably the most original pianist i ever heard. April in paris, between the devil and the deep blue sea, dinah, dont blame me, everything happens to me, i should care.
May 31, 2010 blue monk was written by thelonious monk. The complete blue note recordings thelonious monk songs. Thelonious monk the complete blue note recordings 1994, cd. Included are all of thelonious monks blue note recordings, six sessions as a leader from 194752 complete with alternate takes plus two titles cut with tenorsaxophonist sonny rollins in 1957. Saxophone sheet music blue monk advanced level, tenor sax. A journey into the silence of thelonious monk, is on tour from 5 november and at the london jazz festival on 18 november. Print and download lead sheets for blue monk by thelonious monk in bb major. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. B e 7 b f7 b b 7 e e 7 b f7 b f7 f7 b f7 blues 1 blue monk thelonius monk. Monk, the son of the late american jazz musician thelonious monk, opera singer maria fisher and jazz musician clark terry. This is a solid live date that features some spirited soloing from rouse, check out his solo on hackensack, as well as monk s classic off center sense of harmony, and his jagged, angular soloing.
Blue monk jazz classics for younger bands, jazz ensemble. Print and download blue monk tenor sax sheet music. Using techniquebuilding exercises, rhythms, melodic structures, as well as a practical guide to improvising and arranging, this method provides a wealth of material for intermediate level students. Download the saxophone sheet music of blue monk easyintermediate level, alto sax by monk.
But the music score could be interpreted on alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass saxophone, sopranino saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, trumpet, cornet, clarinet and flugelhorn in eb, trumpet, flugelhorn, clarinet and horn in bb, flute, soprano flute, bass flute and violin in c. Thelonious monk blue monk sheet music piano solo in bb. In walked bud for tenor saxophone solo, intermediate tenor sax sheet music. This magnificent limitededition set launched the mosaic label in real style. Blue monk 4 horn comboeasy, jazz combo small ensembles. Blue monk sheet music for alto saxophone download free in. You could argue he played like a child that wanted to make his friends happy by playing a solo to satisfy only jazz musicians, but youd be missing how complex and genius his phrasing and nuances are. This is a solid live date that features some spirited soloing from rouse, check out his solo on hackensack, as well as monks classic off center sense of harmony, and his jagged, angular soloing. Blue monk for piano solo, intermediate piano sheet music. The demons and obsessions of jazz genius thelonious monk. Print and download blue monk sheet music by thelonious monk arranged for piano.
Print and download in pdf or midi blue monk thelonius monk. Every track is a classic, but outstanding among them are the jazz calypso, st. Yamaha custom alto with a vintage selmer scroll shank mouthpiece. Blue monk sheet music for alto saxophone, tenor saxophone. Blue monk todays post is about the blues tracks on thelonious monks most famous album, monks dream. Download the saxophone sheet music of blue monk advanced level, tenor sax by monk. Though recorded on different days, theyre placed one after the other on the release, and actually sound almost like one piece that changes tempo midway.
Round midnight, thelonious monk amherst saxophone quartet. Randy weston discography, portraits of thelonious monk. This arrangement by michael sweeney is an authentic adaptation using the original key bb and preserving monks unique rhythmic phrases. Blue monk by thelonious monk score and parts with online. Apr 06, 20 but the music score could be interpreted on alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass saxophone, sopranino saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, trumpet, cornet, clarinet and flugelhorn in eb, trumpet, flugelhorn, clarinet and horn in bb, flute, soprano flute, bass flute and violin in c. Sheet music of blue monk for saxophone quartet music score. Thelonious monks style is heavily dependent on his rhythmic virtuosity and inventiveness.
Blue monk tenor sax by thelonious monk digital sheet music. Thelonious monk blue monk sheet music leadsheet in bb. David bruce has a growing reputation as a composer, with commissions from carnegie hall, the san diego symphony and the royal opera house, london. This is often one of the first 12 bar blues tunes that a jazz musician will learn. He was the first man to play jazz on a tenor saxophone and he was so brilliant. Blue monk, thelonius monk repertoire amherst saxophone. High quality and interactive, transposable in any key, play along. He was known to stop playing piano, stand up and dance a bit while the band played on. Before 2019, it was known as the thelonious monk institute of jazz, but was then renamed after its longtime board. The tune was also called bip bop by monk, and he claims that the tunes latter.
He also happens to run red balloon technology ltd, the company behind. Blue monk free jazz piano free sheet music youtube. This arrangement by michael sweeney is an authentic adaptation using the original key bb and preserving monk s unique rhythmic phrases. Thelonius monk s quirky tune, based on a 12bar blues format. Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. Thomas, and blue 7, a master class in thematic improvisation and structural unity. I first heard him play with coleman hawkins in the late 40s. Monk sacrificed techniques of manual dexterity for techniques of expressiveness. Thelonious sphere monk 19201982 at a time when pianists were practicing in order to play with maximum speed, monk was inventing a new approach to the instrument. The herbie hancock institute of jazz is a nonprofit music education organization cofounded in 1986 by t. Here are the instructions to enable javascript in your web browser. A duke ellington suite, and several ragtime selections, by eubie blake and others, were neatly executed, nicely syncopated, and interestingly colored. One of the alltime great tunes by jazz legend thelonious monk. Enjoy an unrivalled sheet music experience for ipadsheet music viewer, score library and music store all in one app.
Saxophone colossus prestigeojc, 1956 the title of rollins breakthrough album says it all. Blue monk, by thelonious monk, kicked off the second part of the program, with a stunning soprano sax lead, underscored by the baritone playing the bass part, which was great fun to listen to. Blue monk sheet music for piano download free in pdf or. Thelonious monk the complete riverside recordings 1986. Monk blue monk sheet music intermediate for piano solo. This mediumslow blues by thelonious monk has been arranged by frank reinshagen for saxophone quartet satbaraatbar. The personnel features monks quartet of the time consisting of the underrated charlie rouse on tenor, larry giles on bass, and ben riley on drums. The personnel features monk s quartet of the time consisting of the underrated charlie rouse on tenor, larry giles on bass, and ben riley on drums. He has written a number of pieces for beginners in a jazz and blues styles, which appear on the site. Find blue monk, jazz classics for younger bands, jazz ensemble big band and more at marina music.
Apr 06, 2016 blue monk todays post is about the blues tracks on thelonious monks most famous album, monks dream. Thelonious monk blue monk bass and acoustic guitar sheet music. Blue monkalto sax 1 sheet music for alto saxophone. Monk in walked bud sheet music for tenor saxophone solo pdf. Blue monk play along backing track c key score violin.
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