https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGNLp_Lx0Ew Yeah, I know, “Straight No Chaser” was last month. But I wanted to do two Japanese violin chicks wailing on Monk in a row. Posted by Maiko Jazz Violin
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Post Bop Gypsies—“Four In One”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4hyowISWlw Tomoko Omura, 5-string violin; Alex Goodman, guitar; George DeLancey, bass. Posted by tomokoomuravideos
Lana Cencic & Flip Philipp—”Four in One”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrdTRP3Q738 Lana Cencic, turning in a very boppy vocal, accompanied by Flip Philipp, vibes, Thomas Stempkowski, bass, and Wolfgang Rainer, drums. Nice! Appearing at Joe Zawinul`s Birdland, Vienna, in July 2006. Posted by mvojin. Need more Monk? Yes, you do. Go to Mostly Monk and continue your education.
Wadada Leo Smith—”Crepuscule with Nellie”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHLtky5Gejk Sorry, no video, just a recording of an 84-year-old man playing Monk on unaccompanied trumpet, from Smith’s new album, Solo: Reflections and Meditations on Monk. Sound a bit austere? Well, maybe. Is his technique less than it was? Yes. Is the full album ever anything less than exceptional? No. Is it for everybody? No,…
Wynton Marsalis—”Four In One”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPod_NTC1Yk Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; Wycliffe Gordon, trombone; Wes Anderson, alto/soprano sax; Victor Goines, tenor sax; Danillo Perez, piano; Ben Wolfe, bass; Herlin Riley, drums. Warsaw, 1994. Posted by Austin Casey Need more Monk? Yes, you do. Go to Mostly Monk and continue your education.
Chick Corea & Gary Burton—“Four In One”
Wikipedia tells me this Monk composition is based on the old "good time" tune "Has Anyone Seen My Gal", which contains the lines "Five foot two, eyes of blue", and hence "Four In One". Posted by LOFT music, Munich Piano Summer Festival, 1997. Need more Monk? Yes, you do. Go to Mostly Monk and continue…
JiYoung Lee New Trio— “Bemsha Swing”
Korean jazz, posted by JiYoung Lee
Gentlemen Drum Choir—“Bemsha Swing”
The Gentlemen Drum Choir perform at the 7th Annual Keith Hall Summer Drum Intensive in 2013. When Monk recorded “Bemsha Swing” for his 1957 album Brilliant Corners, drummer Max Roach availed himself of some timpani which happened to be in the recording studio. This recording seems to have encouraged “percussive” interpretations of the tune, which…
Thelonious Dub— “Bemsha Swing”
Joe Bartone, guitar, with (maybe) Sean Rainey, drums, and John Von, bass. I couldn’t get a fix on the sax guy at all. From 2009. Posted by fpe
Monkie Painkie—“Bemsha Swing”
By the modest group Monkie Painkie, who provide no information that I can find as to who they are. Need more Monk? Yes, you do. Go to Mostly Monk and continue your education.