Description

Explore the genius of Monk through 15 note-for-note transcriptions of his takes on these standards: Bemsha Swing · Blue Monk · Boo Boo’s Birthday · Criss Cross · Epistrophy · I Mean You · In Walked Bud · Let’s Cool One · Monk’sDream · Nutty · Off Minor · Rhythm-a-ning · Ruby, My Dear · Straight No Chaser · Well You Needn’t (It’s Over Now). Also includes a bio and discography showing which recordings were used for these transcriptions.

Contents

1. Boo Boo’s Birthday
2. Criss Cross
3. Let’s Cool One
4. Nutty
5. Rhythm-A-Ning
6. Straight No Chaser
7. Bemsha Swing
8. Ruby, My Dear
9. Well You Needn’t (It’s Over Now)
10. Blue Monk
11. Monk’s Dream
12. I Mean You
13. In Walked Bud
14. Off Minor
15. Epistrophy