Category Archives for Harmonimonk
Harmonimonk — Rhythm-A-Ning #1 — Righting Rhythm-A-Wrongs
I’ve shied away from playing “Rhythm-A-Ning” because I continually screw up the phrasing of the head. It sounds easy but somehow I always end up coming in at the wrong place once I get past the first two bars of … Continue reading
Harmonimonk #1.1 — Hackensack — Monk Solo First Chorus Bars 1 thru 8
From the album “Criss Cross” Hackensack ya-da….. mention Lady Be Good Solo Section Description and Adaptation In his opening solo section, Monk provides an ingenious demonstration of how to retain the entrainment possibilities of a repeated riff without verbatim phrase … Continue reading