This is a transcription of thelonious monks presentation of the melody of his tune blue monk. Free midi files on are demos with all instruments included. Below is a list of midi melodies available for downloading. With guitar tablature, standard notation, chord names, performance notes, guitar notation legend and introductory text. The music of thelonious monk arranged for fingerstyle guitar is a unique dvd lesson that only duck baker could have put together.
Here you can download the midi melodies of artist monk, thelonious. Rutgers university institute of jazz studies thelonious monk jazz institute young lions jazz conservatory. Thelonious monks surreally strange and spartan genius. Thelonious monks surreally strange and spartan genius gets its due the legendary pianists centenary was celebrated and his music vibrantly updated by john beasley and his remarkable monk. A total of 8 midi tracks were detected in blue monk. Abbey lincoln added lyrics and recorded it under the title monkerys the blues. Blue monk sheet music composed by thelonious monk 1 of 1 pages. Widely considered as one of the most important musicians in jazz he is one of only five jazz musicians to be featured on the cover of time monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire. The theme ends on a blue third, which monk holds out.
Jazz standard thelonious monk blue monk bb major synthesia. Versions of the tune appear on art blakeys jazz messengers with thelonious monk, and monks blues. Thelonious sphere monk rocky mount, north carolina 10th october 1917 hartsdale, new. Blue monk thelonious monk piano sheet music youtube. The night thelonious monk played paris live 1969 salle pleyel. Print and download blue monk sheet music by thelonious monk arranged for piano. In our catalog, you can find thelonious monk sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other instrument. Mosaic mr4101 the complete blue note recordings of thelonious monk blue note j bnj61011 more genius of thelonious monk blue note blp 1511, bst 81511 pseudo stereo thelonious monk genius of modern music, volume two blue note bnla579h2 thelonious monk the complete genius. Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company.
Blue monkmonk recorded blue monk more than any other composition besides round midnight. Thelonius monk midi files, midi karaoke mp3 professional backing tracks and lyrics produced by hit trax. Thelonious monk sheet music free download in pdf or midi. Thelonious monk blue monk bass and acoustic guitar sheet. Print and download round midnight sheet music in pdf. Thelonious monk sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. David redferndavid redfern redferns but one of the most intriguing bands dedicated to the late composers work is. In the background, we can hear monk s voice counting off time. It was for this publication that monk supplied his famous eventide tune, as well as several. See new and popular thelonious monk songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. Learn how to play thelonious monk songs for bass and acoustic guitar online. Blue note blp 1510, bst 81510 pseudo stereo thelonious monk genius of modern music, volume one blue note bnla579h2 thelonious monk the complete genius mosaic mr4101 the complete blue note recordings of thelonious monk blue note j bnj61011 more genius of thelonious monk blue note blp 1511, bst 81511 pseudo stereo thelonious monk genius of modern music, volume.
His first recording dates back to september 22, 1954 prestige prlp 189 lp7027. Monk blue monk sheet music intermediate for piano solo. Thelonious monk blue monk sheet music leadsheet in bb. Thelonious monk blue monk sheet music piano solo in bb. Available for purchase only in the united states leadsheets typically only contain the lyrics, chord symbols and melody line of a song and are rarely more than one page in length. May 31, 2010 blue monk was written by thelonious monk. In this lesson we will take a look at pianist and composer thelonious monk. Listen to the way thelonious plays a countermelody is his left hand during the last 4 bars of the tune.
Download theory supplements, midi files, chord changes and full notefornote. His unique improvisational style as well as his compositions have influenced almost every jazz musician since. Chris fitzgerald jazz instruction downloads paul prinzler. William henry monk free sheet music to download in pdf. View and print thelonius monk song lyrics which include midi instrument track listing where available all from the song page. Stream monks blues by thelonious monk on amazon music. Monk s insistent, repetitive octave, supported by descending chromatic chords in the horns. Thelonious monk something in blue album flac download. Thelonious monk blue monk midi file audiomidimania. Going alone, life is your own, but the cost sometimes is dear being complete, knowing defeat, keeping on from year to year it takes some doing, monkerys the blues you hear. Monks insistent, repetitive octave, supported by descending chromatic chords in the horns.
By the time of its recording, pianist and bandleader thelonious monk had overcome an extended period of career difficulties and achieved stardom with his residency at new yorks five spot cafe, beginning in 1957. Blue monk by thelonious monk sheet music for piano. B, blue monk, lead sheet lead sheet lead sheet, thelonious monk, bb major, blues, bluemonkdemo. Thelonius monk are a popular recording artist in the jazz. Song information for blue monk thelonious monk on allmusic. Thelonious monk for guitar by thelonious monk guitar. Music of thelonious monk stefan grossmans guitar workshop. He returned there the following year for a second stint with his quartet, featuring drummer roy. Print and download in pdf or midi blue monk thelonius monk. Piano tutorial for blue monk by thelonious monk in bb major buy midi. Blue monk by thelonious monk sheet music for piano download. By now monk was also arranging hymns, as well as writing his own hymn melodies.
Thelonious monk 1953 prestige elite records prestige. Thelonious sphere monk1 october 10, 1917 february 17, 1982 was an. Monks mood thelonious monk instrumental add to cart. Is there a possibility for a midi file for it to be able to transpose in other keys. Thelonius monk blue monk thelonius monk byeya thelonius monk criss cross. William henry monk 1823 1889 united kingdom probably better known in his day as an organist, church musician, and music editor, william henry monk 16 march 1823. Round midnight for jazz quartet, blue monk, blue monk, in walked bud, ruby my dear. Download midi melodies monk, thelonious midimelody. Mar 12, 2017 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. Print and download lead sheets for blue monk by thelonious monk in bb major. Some tracks may include sampled instruments from high quality sample libraries. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly.
Thelonious monk round midnight bass and acoustic guitar. Here is a summary of the detected tracks in the file. Thelonious sphere monk rocky mount, north carolina 10th october 1917 hartsdale, new york 17th february 1982 was a jazz pianist and composer. In the background, we can hear monks voice counting off time. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. This is often one of the first 12 bar blues tunes that a jazz musician will learn. Thelonious monk trio 1954, ojc a trumpedup drug conviction and draconian cabaret laws would rob monk of his ability to perform in new york for. Download and print blue monk sheet music for piano solo by thelonious monk in the range of d4e6 from sheet music direct. High quality and interactive, transposable in any key, play along. Monks countermelody is worth learning and using as part of your arrangements. He is one of the most important figures in the development of bebop and modern jazz.
Listen to your favorite songs from monks blues by thelonious monk now. In fact, the disc shown at the top of the page appears to be a bootleg, a copy of the cd issued legitimately on candid ccd 79951 as thelonious monk the classic quartet. His poorly written birth certificate misspelled his first name as thelious or thelius. Monk blue monk sheet music intermediate for piano solo pdf. Watch the video for something in blue from thelonious monks something in blue for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. United kingdom, manchester 12 sheet music 3 mp3 11 midi piano teacher. One of the most influential pianists of the twentieth century, thelonious monk had a idiosyncratic improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire. Scores and midis jazz standards, orignal classics and more fc2. Contains printable sheet music plus an interactive, downloadable digital sheet music file.
Monk prestige prlp 7053 is a 1956 compilation album by jazz pianist and composer thelonious monk, featuring material recorded from 1953 to 1954 for the prestige label and performed by monk with two quintets, one featuring julius watkins, sonny rollins, percy heath, and willie jones and one featuring ray copeland, frank foster, curly russell, and art blakey. The melody is partly borrowed from charlie shavers pastel blue. If your browser is able to play midi files you can listen to the chosen melody from the list without downloading. 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.
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