This page contains links to pdf files of various transcription work ive done. Pdf thelonious monk download full pdf book download. In the hundredth anniversary year of thelonious monk s birth, there wont be many better or more heartfelt tributes than this solo recital by trumpeter wadada leo smith. In my blog i show two systems of your transcription of north as played on solo monk, citing you as the source with a link. Choose from thelonious monk sheet music for such popular songs as round midnight, all the things you are, and blue monk. Thelonious was the middle child, with an older sister, marion born in 191 5, and younger brother, thomas born in 19 19. Thelonious monk plays monk on piano solo iheartradio. A contrafact based loosely on rhythm changes in c, and was ed by monk under the title nameless in april 1944. Reflections and meditations on monk is a studio album by american jazz trumpeter wadada leo smith.
One musician who has left us much interesting music is thelonious monk. While round midnight, is here, so is off minor, well you neednt, and his gorgeous reading of smoke gets in your eyes. This was the very first thelonious monk tribute album, recorded at least 20 years before jazz musicians found it fashionable to play monk tributes. Download pdf thelonious monk free online new books in. Reflections by full score and set of parts sheet music for. Piano smp level 6 late intermediate composed by thelonious monk.
Musicnotes features the worlds largest online digital sheet music catalogue with over 300,000 arrangements available to print and play instantly. Less than a month after leading a quartet session with ray copeland trumpet, frank foster tenor sax, and curly russell bass, thelonious monk piano was documented during this june 7, 1954 solo session in paris for the vogue label. With chord names and introductory text does not include words to the songs. With the exception of an october 24, 1947 blue note date, thelonious monk didnt record any trio sides during the early years of his career other than the ones presented on this lp, originally released as thelonious monk trio prestige lp7027. Actually, to reduce the piano great to a mere musician is a bit insulting. Thelonious monk dinah sheet music for piano download. Stream ad free with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Reflections by thelonious monk from thelonious alone in. Check out reflections by thelonious monk on amazon music. They have a semitone interval at the bottom of the chord and a. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music for piano. Monk and his five point ring at the five spot cafe 03.
Jazz piano collection thelonious monk below are recordings and pdf transcriptions from a thelonious monk transcription book which is seemingly impossible to. Reflections by thelonious monk full score and set of. Monk s mood for piano solo, intermediate piano sheet music. This course explores 20th century cultural history through the music, ideas, and image of pianistcomposer thelonious monk. Jazz piano collection thelonious monk thelonious monk. Big band 2 clarinets both double alto flute and c flute, flute doubles alto flute, bass clarinet, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, guitar, piano, bass, drums medium by the thelonious monk big band. In an astonishing late career flowering smith has released a string of stupendous recordings for everything from large ensembles to intimate duets, with his monumental ten freedom summers cuneiform, 2012. Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. These were monk s first recorded versions of all of the compositions presented here. Smoke gets in your eyes played by thelonious monk sheet. As a composer, pianist, and bandleader, monk both extended the piano tradition known as harlem stride and was at the center of modern jazzs creation during the 1940s, setting the stage for the experimentalism of the 1960s and 70s.
Dec 29, 2009 in a new biography, thelonious monk minus the myth robin d. Listen to your favorite songs from piano solo by thelonious monk now. His musical life and times 4 biographical information 4 the bebop evolution 7 the parker paradigm 11 iii. See new and popular thelonious monk songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music.
Available for purchase only in the united states leadsheets typically only contain the lyrics, chord symbols and melody line of a. Thelonious monk is a bebop pianist known for his dissonant, quirky and asymmetrical style, rhythm and harmony. In walked bud for piano solo, intermediate piano sheet music. It features performances of thelonious monk s compositions by lacy, mal waldron, buell neidlinger and elvin jones.
Thelonious monk sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music piano solo. Reflections on monk for concert band by a dissertation in. Contains printable sheet music plus an interactive, downloadable digital sheet music file. Aug 10, 2017 thelonious monk was truly one of the most expressionistic musicians to ever live. Print and download in pdf or midi blue monk thelonius monk. Monk in walked bud sheet music for piano solo pdfinteractive. Saxophone quartet sheet music book by thelonious monk. Monk is in exhilarating form on eight of his own compositions and one standard, smoke gets in your eyes. Print and download in pdf or midi smoke gets in your eyes. Thelonious monk was truly one of the most expressionistic musicians to ever live.
Blue monk free jazz piano free sheet music youtube. Thelonious monk piano, gary mapp bass, max roach drums from the album. Download and print blue monk sheet music for piano solo by thelonious monk in the range of d4e6 from sheet music direct. Thelonious monk trio 1952, reissued in 2007 publisher credits. Jazz piano collection thelonious monk below are recordings and pdf transcriptions from a thelonious monk transcription book which is seemingly impossible to purchase. Monkishness a cinematic vision of monk playing solo piano 05. Bb, c, eb flat instrument sheet music 2002 hal leonard. Thelonious monk reflections sheet music leadsheet in ab. Smoke gets in your eyes played by thelonious monk sheet music.
Shop our newest and most popular thelonious monk sheet music such as round midnight, all the things you are and blue monk, or click the button above to browse all thelonious monk sheet music. Round midnight composed by thelonious monk digital sheet music. The album was recorded in finland and released on october 20, 2017 via finnish tum records label. Thelonious monk reflections sheet music leadsheet in. Solo reflections and meditations on monk jazz messengers. These were monks first recorded versions of all of the compositions presented here. Thelonious monk 19171982 was one of jazzs greatest and most enigmatic figures. This mid90s cd reissue seems to take a bit of an edge over. The definitive thelonious monk on prestige and riverside sheet music for straight, no chaser with acoustic guitar jellynote, 400. From the 1953 piano trio album piano reflections with wendell marshall bs and dave black ds.
Piano solo is a 1954 album by jazz pianist and composer thelonious monk, recorded in paris, france on june 4, 1954, originally for a radio broadcast the original album was released on the french disques vogue label as a 10 minilp. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Lacy arguably greatest soprano player that ever lived surpassing even sydney bechet. Thelonious monk s compositions as recorded by thelonious monk created date. Monk s musical style 17 piano style 18 melody and improvisation 20 wholetone figures 21 chromatic figures 22 arpeggiation 23 other figures 24 the technique of monk s composition 25 timbre 26 reiteration and sequencing 28. Blues in bb for piano solo, from the album thelonious monk with john coltrane 1961. Monk finally returns to the tonic octavea full bar early. Versions of the tune appear on art blakeys jazz messengers with thelonious monk, and monks blues. I just now posted this and keep in mind that i dont really have an audience but if you take a look and dont want the graphic to stay in the post, please let me know. B e 7 b f7 b b 7 e e 7 b f7 b f7 f7 b f7 blues 1 blue monk thelonius monk.
The album contains five tracks written by thelonious monk, and three by smith. This arrangement is not complex and can be easily prepared for co. Vinyl lp, 10 thelonious monk piano solo 1954, vinyl discogs. Monk had developed his unique piano style, approach to composition, and ideas about. Led by steve lacy soprano sax mal waldron piano with buell nedlinger bass and elvin jones drums hard to find better players of that time or today. This reissue of the everest lp piano solos by thelonious monk showcases the great composer and innovator on eight tunes, recorded in 1954. In a new biography, thelonious monk minus the myth. So, as you would expect, thelonious monk chord voicings have a bit of bite read dissonance. High quality and interactive, transposable in any key, play along.
Thelonious grandfather, erich jarvis a neu robiologist at duke whose mother, valeria monk, was a cousin, and pam monk kelley an educator in connecticut, whose father conley monk was a first cousin, some of thelonious monk s roots emerge. Thelonious monk functional with transcription youtube. Free free thelonious monk sheet music sheet music pieces to download from. Thelonious sphere monk rocky mount, north carolina 10th october 1917 hartsdale, new york 17th february 1982 was a jazz pianist and composer. Thelonious monk piano solo reflections aka portrait of an ermite 1954 from the album thelonious monk piano solo vogue records. This overlooked solo piano album from thelonious monk was recorded at club dessai paris on june 4, 1954 for radiodiffusion francais and eventually released on the vogue label. 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. Thelonious monk sheet music free download in pdf or midi. Monk s birth certificate lists his father as an ice puller, and his mother as a. 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. Musicnotes pro plus members save 15% plus get pdfs included in every available key.
Reflections by thelonious monk from thelonious alone in san. It also brings the soprano sax back to the forefront, after the death of sidney bechet, and before john coltrane mastered it. We are particularly interested in how monk has been constructed by critics, fans, writers, visual artists, the music industry, the media, etc. According to biographer robin kelley, this was the first album devoted entirely to monk s music recorded by another. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly.
Sep 28, 2014 thelonious monk piano solo reflections aka portrait of an ermite 1954 from the album thelonious monk piano solo vogue records. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. In our catalog, you can find thelonious monk sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and. Below is a bunch of solo piano transcriptions you can download. The melody is partly borrowed from charlie shavers pastel blue. Thelonious monks piano solo vogue europe solo recordings in paris 1954. For more information on these transcriptions or to request others, feel free to contact me.
Reflections subtitled steve lacy plays thelonious monk is the second album by steve lacy which was released on the prestige label in 1959. 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. Blue monk by thelonious monk sheet music for piano. Reflections on monk for concert band by kenneth r on monk, a composition in four movements for concert band written in well, you neednt, 52nd street theme, straight, no chaser, blue monk, and in walked. Thelonious monk chord voicings the jazz piano site. Several of the song titles were listed inaccurately on the original release, and monk s first name included an extra o. The white patriarch james monk came to north carolina in a wave of migrants from scotland around 1770. Bo c d7 b9 e 7 b5 g 7 d7 b5 c 7 33 b b e 7 b5 f f7 c7 c 7 f7 b7 3 g 7 c 7 g 7 c7 f7 b9 b f 7 c 7 c 7 d 7 3 3 3 c 7 g 7. Over the years these nine performances have been packaged and repackaged. Kelley spent 14 years on a new book, which some are calling the definitive work on a jazz legend. It quickly became popular as an opening and closing tune on the clubs on 52nd street on manhattan.
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