See new and popular thelonious monk songs, uploaded by musescore. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music piano solo in. Cootie williamss orchestra recorded it in 1944 and used it as their theme song. E maj7 cm7 5 f7 9 b 7 cm7 5f7 9 b 7 a m7d 7 g maj7. Thelonious monk quartet round midnight thelonious monkp charlie rousets larry galesb ben rileyds recorded in norway 1966 dvd live in 66 my favourite version of this tune. Nov 29, 2017 practice tip thelonious monk composed the a section of round midnight at the age of 19 and called it grand finale. Thelonious monks first recordings in the late 1940s were for blue note records and they signaled a new kind of blue note as the label was evolving from an outlet for boogie woogie and old time jazz into a flagwaver for hard bop. Download pdf thelonious monk free online new books in. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Prior to this i had picked out songs by ear like the beatles lady madonna and martha my dear, memorizing them as i went, and thus bypassing the process of attempting to notate what i was hearing. Musicnotes pro plus members save 15% plus get pdfs included in every available key. The white patriarch james monk came to north carolina in a wave of migrants from scotland around 1770. Throughout my music education, i didnt play round midnight that often.
Transpose, print or convert, download jazz pdf and learn to play easy piano score in minutes. 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 lp. Monk quintet 47 gillespie 46 17 small notes giants of jazz 71 1 2. Alto saxophone sheet music book by thelonious monk. Download thelonious monk round midnight sheet music notes and chords for guitar tab. Over the length of his career, monk never really changed his approach to music making, so listening to these tracks, recorded for blue note when he was thirty, is like drinking city water at the spring. It is the most recorded jazz standard composed by a jazz musician. Pdf transcription of thelonius monk playing round midnight. A1 round midnight new york, november 21, 1947 b5 thelonious new york, october 15, 1947 a2 off minor a6 april in paris a8 well, you neednt b1 ruby my dear new york, october 24, 1947 a4 mysterioso b2 i mean you b6 evidence new york, july 2, 1948 a3 skippy a7 hornin in b7 lets cool one new york, may 30, 1952 a5 criss cross b3 straight no.
Tranposable music notes for pianovocalguitar chords only sheet music by thelonious monk bernie hanighen. Round about midnight thelonious monkcootie williamsdizzy gillespie intro. E m9 cm7 5 fm7 5 b 7alt e m9 a 7 bm7 e7 b m7 e 7 a m7 d 7 e m9 a 7 cm7 5 b7 5 b 7sus4 1. See new and popular thelonious monk songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. Thelonious monk s first recordings in the late 1940s were for blue note records and they signaled a new kind of blue note as the label was evolving from an outlet for boogie woogie and old time jazz into a flagwaver for hard bop. Learn how to play thelonious monk songs for bass and acoustic guitar online. Round midnight is a tune written by the great innovative pianist thelonious monk. Written in the key of eb minor, the 6 flats in the key signature take some getting used to but the tune contains lots of interesting chord changes and harmonic movements. Memories always start round midnight havent got the heart to stand those memories, when my heart is. A oneoff solo piano filler from a combo recording session on 19th november 1968, this is a jauntier version than usual.
Round midnight thelonious monk on allmusic 1998 there is really no one quite like thelonious monk. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including round midnight, blue monk, straight, no chaser. Print and download round midnight sheet music in pdf. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music for piano download. I began creating music transcriptions of piano recordings in 1977. While studying at berklee college of music in 19761977 i took a class where we learned to sightsing melodies, conducting 44 or.
This month i present part two of my article on reimagining jazz standards. A version recorded by monk s quintet was added to the grammy hall of fame in 1993. Thelonious monk round midnight 2000, vinyl discogs. Download thelonious monk round midnight sheet music notes, chords. Several of the song titles were listed inaccurately on the original release, and monks first name included an extra o. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music piano solo. Jazz piano collection thelonious monk thelonious monk. Feb, 2014 especially monk s playing at the piano he seems to love adding flat 5ths to every other chord in fact, if you want to increase the monk factor, instead of playing straight 7ths, play 75 chords instead. 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, including epistrophy, round midnight, blue monk, straight no chaser and well, you. Monk claims that he composed round midnight when he was 18 and eight years later, cootie williams recorded it with his orchestra. Round midnight page 1 round midnight by thelonious monk transcribed by david t. Round midnight aka round about midnight and grand finalecertainly the most recorded thelonious monk song of all time, monk was not the first to record it. The composition is a key entry in monks original repertoire, establishing itself relatively early on the genius of modern music, vol.
Nov 01, 20 round midnight is a tune written by the great innovative pianist thelonious monk. Listen free to thelonious monk round midnight radio. A version recorded by monks quintet was added to the grammy hall of fame in 1993. Apr 14, 2010 thelonious monk quartet round midnight thelonious monkp charlie rousets larry galesb ben rileyds recorded in norway 1966 dvd live in 66 my favourite version of this tune. Round midnight monk emerged as a great jazz innovator, among those responsible for the birth of bebop in the 40s. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music notes and chords arranged for piano solo.
Your highresolution pdf file will be ready to download in 8 available keys. Round midnight is a 1944 composition by pianist thelonious monk that quickly became a jazz standard and has been recorded by a wide variety of artists. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals round midnight. Thelonious monk sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Last month we examined the a section through the first ending of my solo piano arrangement of thelonious monks song round midnight.
It is believed that williams may have changed the composition slightly but regardless, his name remains on the. Baixe no formato pdf, txt ou leia online no scribd. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music for piano. 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. If youre looking for the round midnight lead sheet, youve come to the right place.
Round midnight is thelonious monks most famous composition. Round midnight is one of those jazz standards that youve heard of, but arent 100% sure how the tune goes. Jazz composition arrangement for piano transcription. Round midnight is the mostrecorded jazz standard composed by a jazz musician. Thelonious sphere monk rocky mount, north carolina 10th october 1917 hartsdale, new york 17th february 1982 was a jazz pianist and composer. Thelonious monk sheet music free download in pdf or midi. Thelonious monk round midnight 1990, vinyl discogs. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music pdf notes. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Especially monks playing at the piano he seems to love adding flat 5ths to every other chord in fact, if you want to increase the monk factor, instead of.
Musicnotes features the worlds largest online digital sheet music catalogue with over 300,000 arrangements available to print and play instantly. Thelonious sphere monk rocky mount, north carolina 10th october 1917 hartsdale, new. 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 monks roots emerge. Round midnight klavier solo bl score freejazzinstitute. Get thelonious monk round midnight sheet music notes, chords. Previous sheet music next sheet music round midnight traditional. Round midnight thelonious monk 1947 by jazzbeat free. Thelonious monk probably wrote round midnight in 1938, though. However, harry colomby claims that monk may have written an early version around 1936 at the age of 19 with the title grand finale. Thelonious monk well you neednt its over now thelonious monk straight no chaser. Pdf round midnight slow jazz ballad music by thelonious. This track aka round bout midnight is among thelonious monks best known works and likewise has become a highly revered and time honoured jazz standard.
Jazz piano collection thelonious monk below are recordings and pdf transcriptions from a thelonious monk transcription book which is seemingly impossible to purchase. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Choose from thelonious monk sheet music for such popular songs as round midnight, all the things you are, and blue monk. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music notes, chords. Round midnight sheet music thelonious monk real book. Round midnight composed by thelonious monk digital sheet music leadsheet. Thelonious monk it begins to tell, round midnight, midnight. Round about midnight thelonious monk cootie williamsdizzy gillespie intro. A few years later, trumpeter cootie williams composed the b section for a big band arrangement. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music leadsheet in gb. If you think you know monk and youve never heard his early blue note recordings, then you dont really know monk.
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. Thelonious monk quartet round midnight thelonious monk p charlie rousets larry galesb ben rileyds recorded in norway 1966 dvd live in 66 my favourite version of this tune. It was composed and performed often by thelonious monk. 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. It is thought that monk originally composed the song sometime in 1940 or 1941. This month, we pick things up at the second ending of my piano arrangement.
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