Round about midnight thelonious monk cootie williamsdizzy gillespie intro. Thelonious monk round midnight 1990, vinyl discogs. I began creating music transcriptions of piano recordings in 1977. Jazz composition arrangement for piano transcription. Pdf transcription of thelonius monk playing round midnight. Round midnight is one of those jazz standards that youve heard of, but arent 100% sure how the tune goes. Round midnight as played by thelonius monk transcribed by bernard okane thelonious monk, cootie williams bb b b b 4 o. 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. Last month we examined the a section through the first ending of my solo piano arrangement of thelonious monks song round midnight. 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. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music leadsheet in gb. The composition is a key entry in monks original repertoire, establishing itself relatively early on the genius of modern music, vol.
Round midnight composed by thelonious monk digital sheet music. Round midnight thelonious monk 1947 by jazzbeat free. 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. Thelonious monk round midnight 2000, vinyl discogs. Jazz piano collection thelonious monk below are recordings and pdf transcriptions from a thelonious monk transcription book which is seemingly impossible to purchase. 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. If you think you know monk and youve never heard his early blue note recordings, then you dont really know monk. 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. Round midnight monk emerged as a great jazz innovator, among those responsible for the birth of bebop in the 40s. It was composed and performed often by 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. Round midnight is a tune written by the great innovative pianist thelonious monk. Learn how to play thelonious monk songs for bass and acoustic guitar online. 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. Musicnotes features the worlds largest online digital sheet music catalogue with over 300,000 arrangements available to print and play instantly. Listen free to thelonious monk round midnight radio. I do pretty well, till after sundown, suppertime im feelin sad. 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. If youre looking for the round midnight lead sheet, youve come to the right place. Round midnight thelonious monk free download as pdf file. A few years later, trumpeter cootie williams composed the b section for a big band arrangement.
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. Thelonious monk round midnight bass and acoustic guitar. A version recorded by monks quintet was added to the grammy hall of fame in 1993. 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.
It is the most recorded jazz standard composed by a jazz musician. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music notes, chords. Monk quintet 47 gillespie 46 17 small notes giants of jazz 71 1 2. Round midnight klavier solo bl score freejazzinstitute. See new and popular thelonious monk songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. Thelonious sphere monk rocky mount, north carolina 10th october 1917 hartsdale, new york 17th february 1982 was a jazz pianist and composer. Nov 29, 2017 practice tip thelonious monk composed the a section of round midnight at the age of 19 and called it grand finale. 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. Thelonious monk well you neednt its over now thelonious monk straight no chaser.
While studying at berklee college of music in 19761977 i took a class where we learned to sightsing melodies, conducting 44 or. Round midnight is thelonious monks most famous composition. 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. Print and download round midnight sheet music in pdf. Round about midnight thelonious monkcootie williamsdizzy gillespie intro. Thelonious monk sheet music free download in pdf or midi. Memories always start round midnight havent got the heart to stand those memories, when my heart is. Musicnotes pro plus members save 15% plus get pdfs included in every available key. Throughout my music education, i didnt play round midnight that often.
Jazz piano collection thelonious monk thelonious 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. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including round midnight, blue monk, straight, no chaser. Alto saxophone sheet music book by thelonious monk. Download thelonious monk round midnight sheet music notes, chords. A version recorded by monk s quintet was added to the grammy hall of fame in 1993.
The white patriarch james monk came to north carolina in a wave of migrants from scotland around 1770. 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. In our catalog, you can find thelonious monk sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other instrument. See new and popular thelonious monk songs, uploaded by musescore.
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. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music pdf notes. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Thelonious monk sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Round midnight thelonious monk on allmusic 1998 there is really no one quite like thelonious monk. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music piano solo in. Get thelonious monk round midnight sheet music notes, chords. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music for piano download. Round midnight composed by thelonious monk digital sheet music leadsheet. Download thelonious monk round midnight sheet music notes and chords for guitar tab. Transpose, print or convert, download jazz pdf and learn to play easy piano score in minutes. 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 sphere monk rocky mount, north carolina 10th october 1917 hartsdale, new. This month, we pick things up at the second ending of my piano arrangement.
Thelonious monk it begins to tell, round midnight, midnight. Thelonious monk probably wrote round midnight in 1938, though. 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. This month i present part two of my article on reimagining jazz standards.
Tranposable music notes for pianovocalguitar chords only sheet music by thelonious monk bernie hanighen. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals round midnight. A oneoff solo piano filler from a combo recording session on 19th november 1968, this is a jauntier version than usual. Round midnight is the mostrecorded jazz standard composed by a jazz musician. Your highresolution pdf file will be ready to download in 8 available keys. 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. However, harry colomby claims that monk may have written an early version around 1936 at the age of 19 with the title grand finale. Monk claims that he composed round midnight when he was 18 and eight years later, cootie williams recorded it with his orchestra. Round midnight sheet music thelonious monk real book. Several of the song titles were listed inaccurately on the original release, and monks first name included an extra o. Nov 01, 20 round midnight is a tune written by the great innovative pianist thelonious monk. 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.
It is believed that williams may have changed the composition slightly but regardless, his name remains on the. It is thought that monk originally composed the song sometime in 1940 or 1941. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. 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. Choose from thelonious monk sheet music for such popular songs as round midnight, all the things you are, and blue monk. Baixe no formato pdf, txt ou leia online no scribd. Pdf round midnight slow jazz ballad music by thelonious. Previous sheet music next sheet music round midnight traditional. Round midnight page 1 round midnight by thelonious monk transcribed by david t. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music piano solo. Download pdf thelonious monk free online new books in. Thelonious monk round midnight sheet music for piano. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. 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.
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