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Artist: The Lone Piper: mp3 download    Genre(s):  New Age     Discography:      Scottish Moods    Year: 1998    Tracks: 17 The close significant jazz musicians ar the ones world Health Organization ar successful in creating their have original world of medicine with its have rules, system of rules of logic, and surprises. Thelonious Monk, world Health Organization was criticized by observers public Health Organization failed to listen to his music on its possess damage, suffered through a decennary of disregard ahead he was abruptly acclaimed as a brainpower; his medicament had non changed one bit in the lag. In fact, one of the more than remarkable aspects of Monk's euphony was that it was fully formed by 1947 and he saw no need to alter his playing or compositional style in the slightest during the future 25 years. Thelonious Monk grew up in New York, started playing pianissimo when he was around v, and had his first business touring as an accompanyist to an evangelist. He was inspired by the Harlem tread pianists (James P. Johnson was a neighbour) and vestiges of that idiomatic expression tin can be heard in his by and by unaccompanied solos. However, when he was playing in the house band of Minton's Playhouse during 1940-1943, Monk was searching for his have single style. Private recordings from the period get him sometimes resembling Teddy Wilson just starting to usance more innovative rhythms and harmonies. He worked with Lucky Millinder a bit in 1942 and was with the Cootie Williams Orchestra briefly in 1944 (Tennessee Williams recorded Monk's "Epistrophy" in 1942 and in 1944 was the number one to track record "'Round Midnight"), just it was when he became Coleman Hawkins' regular piano player that Monk was ab initio noticed. He cut a few titles with Hawkins (his recording debut) and, although some of Hawkins' fans complained around the eccentric piano player, the veteran tenor could sensation the pianist's illustriousness. The 1945-1954 period was selfsame difficult for Thelonious Monk. Because he left a lot of place in his rhythmical solos and had an strange technique, many the great unwashed thought that he was an inferior pianist. His compositions were so sophisticated that the lazier bebop players (although non Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker) sham that he was wild. And Thelonious Monk's name, show (he liked funny hats), and personality (an now and again incommunicative introvert) helped to make him as some kind of nut case. Fortunately, Alfred Lion of Blue Note believed in him and recorded Monk extensively during 1947-1948 and 1951-1952. He also recorded for Prestige during 1952-1954, had a solo coiffure for Vogue in 1954 during a bring down to Paris, and appeared on a Verve date with Bird and Diz. But work was selfsame sporadic during this era and Monk had to struggle to score ends take on. His fortunes lento began to better. In 1955, he signed with Riverside and producer Orrin Keepnews persuaded him to book an album of Duke Ellington tunes and one of standards so his medicine would seem to be more accessible to the mediocre jazz fan. In 1956 came the classical Brilliant Corners record album, simply it was the following class when the situation permanently changed. Monk was set-aside into the Five Spot for a recollective booking and he used a quartet that featured tenor saxist John Coltrane. Finally, the critics and so the jazz world recognized Thelonious Monk's illustriousness during this important gig. The fact that he was unique was a disadvantage a few years earlier when all modernistic jazz pianists were expected to sound like Bud Powell (wHO was ironically a shut friend), merely by 1957 the jazz world was looking for for a unexampled approaching. Suddenly, Monk was a famous person and his status would non variety for the remainder of his calling. In 1958, his foursome featured the tenor of Johnny Griffin (wHO was even more than compatible than Coltrane), in 1959 he appeared with an orchestra at Town Hall (with arrangements by Hall Overton), in 1962 he signed with Columbia and 2 years later on was on the cover of Time. A second orchestra concert in 1963 was even better than the kickoff and Monk toured always throughout the 1960s with his quartet which featured the authentic tenor voice of Charlie Rouse. He played with the Giants of Jazz during 1971-1972, simply and then in 1973 dead retired. Monk was suffering from mental sickness and, other than a few limited appearances during the mid-'70s, he lived the rest of his life-time in seclusion. After his death it seemed as if everyone was doing Thelonious Monk tributes. There were so many versions of "'Round Midnight" that it was practically a pop hit! But despite the posthumous hail and attempts by pianists ranging from Marcus Roberts to Tommy Flanagan to recreate his style, in that respect was no replacement for the original. Some of Thelonious Monk's songs became standards early on, to the highest degree notably "'Round Midnight," "True No Chaser," "52nd Street Theme," and "Blasphemous Monk." Many of his other compositions have by now been figured out by other jazz musicians and are at times performed including "Ruby My Dear," "Well You Needn't," "Off Minor," "In Walked Bud," "Misterioso," "Epistrophy," "I Mean You," "Four-spot in One," "Criss Cross," "Ask Me Now," "Piffling Rootie Tootie," "Monk's Dream," "Bemsha Swing," "Consider of One," "Friday the 13th," "Hackensack," "Nutlike," "Bright Corners," "Gloam With Nellie" (written for his solid and supportive married woman), "Evidence," and "Rhythm-a-Ning," Virtually all of Monk's recordings (for Blue Note, Prestige, Vogue, Riverside, Columbia, and Black Lion) own been reissued and among his sidemen through the age were Idrees Sulieman, Art Blakey, Milt Jackson, Lou Donaldson, Lucky Thompson, Max Roach, Julius Watkins, Sonny Rollins, Clark Terry, Gerry Mulligan, John Coltrane, Wilbur Ware, Shadow Wilson, Johnny Griffin, Donald Byrd, Phil Woods, Thad Jones, and Charlie Rouse. His son Thelonious Monk, Jr. (T.S. 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