Ella does Monk; dated video, timeless vocal. In 1961, London, with Oscar Peterson, piano, Ray Brown, bass, and Ed Thigpen, drums. Posted by guachifluchi Need more Monk? Of course you do, Go to Mostly Monk
Tag: Round Midnight
Ray Brown Trio—“Blue Monk”
Ray Brown, bass, Benny Green, piano, Greg Hutchinson, drums. From 1997. Posted by Face 202. Neither the sound nor the picture is that great, but if you want to hear the greatest Monk bass solo ever, if not the greatest arco jazz bass solo ever, click below for Ray’s performance of “Round Midnight”, from the…
Ricardo Descalzo plays Crumb—“ Eine Kleine Mitternacht Musik”, an homage to Thelonious Monk’s “Round Midnight”
Spanish pianist Ricardo Descalzo plays “Eine Kleine Mitternacht Musik”, a nine-part suite/“rumination” by George Crumb, giving a nod to both Monk’s title and Mozart’s “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik.” Crumb is 1 of 21 contemporary composers commissioned by Italian pianist Emanuele Arciuli to write variations on “Round Midnight”. The nine parts are titled Nocturnal theme, Charade, Premonition,…
Don Mock—“Round Midnight”
From the VeoJam website. Visit Mock’s site as well.
Thelonious Monk—“Round Midnight”
Footage taken of Old Man Monk playing his signature tune in 1969, from a strange, messed-up documentary. Monk was not happy, not feeling well, but the fingers, and the spirit, still worked. Posted by Miguel Tuna
Bill Evans—“Round Midnight”
Live in Sweden, 1970, with Eddie Gomez, bass, and Marty Morrell, drums. Posted by Levent Parman
Miles Davis—“Round Midnight”
Miles Davis Quintet featuring Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams. Recorded at Berlin, West Germany, on November 4, 1967. Posted by Miles Davis Performance Album I doubt if Thelonious would care for this rendition, since both Shorter and Hancock use his most famous composition as little more than a jumping-off point. Davis…
Joey Alexander—“Round Midnight”
The very young Joey Alexander at the 2014 Lincoln Center Gala. Posted by MkMnn