Gillespie later reused the arrangement for "I Can't Get Started", and recorded it for Birks' Works and Something Old, Something New. The commonly played intro to " 'Round Midnight" was originally composed by Dizzy Gillespie for the end of his arrangement for " I Can't Get Started", but later adopted it to the intro for " 'Round Midnight". Both Williams and Hanighen received co-credits for their contributions. The lyrics were copyrighted Novemand again Apunder the title "Grand Finale". This interlude is not included on any of Monk's recordings and is rarely if ever played. Williams composed an eight bar interlude, played by the ensemble on his recording. Jazz trumpeters Cootie Williams and Dizzy Gillespie further embellished the song, with songwriter Bernie Hanighen adding his own lyrics. Īudio playback is not supported in your browser. His first version was transcribed by Lionel Grigson in A Thelonious Monk Study Album (Novello, 1993). It later appeared on the Blue Note album Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1, and Monk recorded it several times after that. Monk first recorded the song on November 21, 1947. The first recording was made by Cootie Williams on August 22, 1944, after the pianist Bud Powell persuaded Williams to record the tune. The song was copyrighted Septemin C minor under the title "I Need You So", with lyrics by a friend of Monk's named Thelma Murray. However, Monk's longtime manager Harry Colomby claims the pianist may have written an early version around 1936 (at the age of 19). It is thought that Monk composed the song sometime in 1940 or 1941. It is one of the most recorded jazz standards composed by a jazz musician. A version recorded by Monk's quintet was added to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1993. " 'Round Midnight" (sometimes titled " 'Round About Midnight") is a 1943 composition by American jazz pianist Thelonious Monk that quickly became a jazz standard and has been recorded by a wide variety of artists. There is also Oh Holy Night, Oh Christmas Tree (and another version), and several of my original songs.1943 jazz standard by Thelonious Monk " 'Round Midnight" Fun to play, some jazz counterpoint, good for a recital or just having fun. This is a swinging version of Jolly Ol' St. The chord voicings are a mixture of what you might hear guys like Keith Jarrett, Monty Alexander, Bill Mays, and other great solo players put into their music.Ĭlassic New Year's Eve piece, fleshed out in my style. The piece also includes many common jazz tendencies such as reharmonizations, leading chords, and chords that sustain and resolve. This arrangement includes a written improvisation, a walking left hand bass line, and chord symbols for reference and learning. This is a solo jazz piano arrangement of a popular hymn, “What A Friend We Have In Jesus”. Sometimes hymn music can be some of the greatest music for blues and other styles. Great song for anyone wanting to add some blues licks to their piano playing. You can also play it a bit faster and it will sound great. You could use the right hand material in any Bb blues style song, solo or jamming with a group. This version of Amazing Grace has a fairly easy left hand and some simple but effective blues embellishments in the right. This arrangement of the classic Irish tune Danny Boy is a mixture of jazz and modern Celtic harmonies. This arrangement of the classic Irish tune Carrickfergus is a mixture of jazz and modern Celtic harmonies. The arrangements include original compositions, Celtic classics, Christmas music, some gospel/hymn standards, and others. Here is some of the music I have available on Score Exchange. The two Irish tunes below are available as printed sheetmusic from (self publishing site) and they are also available on Score Exchange as instant downloads. I've put a handful of arrangements on my Score Exchange page, a site devoted to helping composers and arrangers share their work. To say that I figured everything out is wishful thinking, but I've written a lot of songs and arranged many others. The way sheetmusic flowed from beginning to end also fascinated me, I thought it was the mystery to be solved and I remember analyzing music like "The Music Box Dancer" and other songs from the late 70's and early 80's to get an idea of what made a popular song. The thought that kept rolling in my mind was, "You can do THIS to music?!?" Composing and arranging has been a passion of mine since a young age and was initially inspired by the great PDQ Bach who I saw climb down a rope at the Seattle Opera House before he conducted his band for a show where they played his twisted versions of Bach and other classical music.
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