Thelonius Monk
Feb 18, 2023 13:16:53 #
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuzSR0CBuN4
Thelonious Monk Don't Blame Me (Live in Denmark)
Thelonious Monk - 'round Midnight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKayR1oqC7w
Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits Full Album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1VGTdBKkPs
Back in the early 1960's I was stuck at the Frankfurt, Germany, airport with Thelonius Monk and his band. Monk was kind of quiet and didn't talk much but I had a long and interesting talk with Charlie Parker. At the time I was studying Jazz Piano in Los Angeles and Monk was one of my favorite pianists. What a great evening that was!
Thelonious Monk Don't Blame Me (Live in Denmark)
Thelonious Monk - 'round Midnight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKayR1oqC7w
Thelonious Monk Greatest Hits Full Album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1VGTdBKkPs
Back in the early 1960's I was stuck at the Frankfurt, Germany, airport with Thelonius Monk and his band. Monk was kind of quiet and didn't talk much but I had a long and interesting talk with Charlie Parker. At the time I was studying Jazz Piano in Los Angeles and Monk was one of my favorite pianists. What a great evening that was!
Feb 18, 2023 13:32:43 #
That had to be not just a once in a lifetime experience, but a once in Many lifetimes experience! Thank you so much for sharing that.
Feb 18, 2023 15:36:41 #
CaltechNerd wrote:
That had to be not just a once in a lifetime experience, but a once in Many lifetimes experience! Thank you so much for sharing that.
My pleasure.Feb 19, 2023 10:33:55 #
Wow!! You had a unique and very fortunate meeting in the airport.
Thanks for the post,
Mark
Thanks for the post,
Mark
Feb 19, 2023 11:06:48 #
Great memory, I am sure. Both Monk and Parker are true jazz icons.
Feb 19, 2023 11:43:32 #
markngolf wrote:
Wow!! You had a unique and very fortunate meeting in the airport.
Thanks for the post,
Mark
Thanks for the post,
Mark
Feb 19, 2023 11:44:04 #
AntonioReyna wrote:
Great memory, I am sure. Both Monk and Parker are true jazz icons.
That they are.
Feb 19, 2023 22:46:26 #
ChuckMc
Loc: Prescott, AZ
Charlie Parker - One of the few things I was able to inherit from my father was a 78 rpm of Charlie Parker and his brother. I had a friend who also appreciated their music, and he had a very expensive HF system. He asked to borrow the album. He broke the record. AGGGGAH!
Chuck
Chuck
Feb 20, 2023 10:45:30 #
bcheary wrote:
but I had a long and interesting talk with Charlie Parker.
Interesting, but can't be true. Bird died in March 1955. Were you talking to his ghost?
Mark
Feb 20, 2023 12:42:39 #
markngolf wrote:
but I had a long and interesting talk with Charlie Parker.
Interesting, but can't be true. Bird died in March 1955. Were you talking to his ghost?
Mark
Interesting, but can't be true. Bird died in March 1955. Were you talking to his ghost?
Mark
My bad! Blame it on approaching senility. It was Charlie Rouse, not Parker.
Feb 20, 2023 13:08:50 #
bcheary wrote:
My bad! Blame it on approaching senility. It was Charlie Rouse, not Parker.
At least you were both alive.
Mark
Feb 20, 2023 16:07:12 #
Feb 20, 2023 21:54:00 #
RiJoRi
Loc: Sandy Ridge, NC
Until I saw his name in print, I was sure his name was "Felonious Monk"! 😲
Probably shows a low regard for religious brothers. 😁
Probably shows a low regard for religious brothers. 😁
Feb 20, 2023 22:01:27 #
RiJoRi wrote:
Until I saw his name in print, I was sure his name was "Felonious Monk"! 😲
Probably shows a low regard for religious brothers. 😁
Probably shows a low regard for religious brothers. 😁
Feb 25, 2023 22:58:52 #
Bowpet
Loc: Loveland, CO
Funny! I love Monk's music and have often referred to him, humorously, as Felonious Funk.
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