...and monk was blue

thelonious monk - monk in oslo - apr 15,1966 - blue monk

tonal
atonal
dischordant
harmonic
tension
release
and Monk was blue
you could hear in his concepts
he dared to different
sparse and like outside man
he played where no man had played before
he was cool
yeah
shit
the dark shades the cigarette
the turtleneck
and Monk was blue
he redefined melodicity
he redefined harmonics
he defined music
bebop was underground music
known only to the hippest of the hip
those who couldn't dig just kept on swingin
that's ok
if you can't listen
if you can't hear
jazz sounds like
confusion
tonal
atonal
dischordant
harmonic
tension
release
and Monk was blue


rp

and monk was blue...

rp: piano
clipper anderson, bass
steve hill, drums
recorded Seattle,WA
© 2000 peguesmusic

© 2000 peguesmusic