Thelonious Monk - Easy Piano Solos


Book Description

(Piano Solo). Features easy solo arrangements of 16 classics from the legendary Thelonious Monk: Blue Monk * I Mean You * Jackie-ing * Light Blue * Misterioso * Straight, No Chaser * Think of One * Two Timer * Ugly Beauty * more.




Thelonious Monk Fake Book


Book Description

(Artist Books). The music of Thelonious Monk is among the most requested of any jazz composer, but accurate lead sheets and sources have never been widely available until now. This folio has 70 of the master composer/pianist's most familiar pieces, as well as a number of obscure and unrecorded tunes, in easy-to-read versions. Includes counterlines and ensemble parts for many pieces, as well as bass-lines and piano voicings where applicable. Also includes a biography, a glossary, and a definitive discography of the compositions in the book. Titles include: Ask Me Now * Bemsha Swing * Blue Monk * Blue Sphere * Boo Boo's Birthday * Bright Mississippi * Brilliant Corners * Bye-Ya * Crepuscule With Nellie * Criss Cross * 52nd Street Theme * Functional * Gallop's Gallop * Hackensack * I Mean You * In Walked Bud * Jackie-ing * Let's Cool One * Little Rootie Tootie * Misterioso * Monk's Mood * Nutty * Off Minor * Pannonica * Played Twice * Rhythm-a-ning * 'Round Midnight * Ruby, My Dear * Straight No Chaser * Thelonious * Well You Needn't * and 39 more.




Thelonious Monk


Book Description

This book explores Monk's earliest years growing up in North Carolina, his heyday as a composer/bandleader, and the twilight of his career. The author analyzes Monk's recorded legacy, from his first dates with Coleman Hawkins in 1944 to the 1971 London sessions with Art Blakey and Al McKibbon.




Thelonious Monk


Book Description

The first full biography of Thelonious Monk, written by a brilliant historian, with full access to the family's archives and with dozens of interviews.




The Best Jazz Piano Solos Ever


Book Description

(Piano Solo Songbook). A thorough collection of beautiful classic jazz piano solos featuring standards in any jazz artist's repertoire. Non-jazz pianists will also find these well-thought out arrangements very beneficial. Includes: Afternoon in Paris * Birdland * C-Jam Blues * Django * Dolphin Dance * Giant Steps * I Hear a Rhapsody * In Walked Bud * Killer Joe * Line for Lyons * Moonlight in Vermont * Moten Swing * A Night in Tunisia * Night Train * On Green Dolphin Street * Shiny Stockings * So What * Song for My Father * Up Jumped Spring * West Coast Blues * Yardbird Suite * and more.




Thelonious Monk - Intermediate Piano Solos (Songbook)


Book Description

(Artist Transcriptions). Now the intermediate-level pianist can play and study the music of this jazz giant! This collection includes 14 tunes Monk made great, arranged by T.S. Monk band member Ronnie Mathews. Songs include: Brilliant Corners * Criss Cross * Hackensack * Pannonica * 'Round Midnight * Thelonious * Well You Needn't * and more. Also includes a biography, discography, performance notes and more.




Thelonious Monk Play-Along


Book Description

(Real Book Multi-Tracks Play-Along). Today's best way to practice jazz! Accurate, easy-to-read lead sheets and professional, customizable audio tracks accessed online for 10 songs. The interactive, online audio interface includes: tempo control; looping; buttons to turn each instrument on or off; lead sheet with follow-along marker; and melody performed by a saxophone or trumpet on the "head in" and "head out." The full stereo tracks can also be downloaded and played off-line. Separate lead sheets are included for C, B-flat, E-flat and Bass Clef instruments. This volume includes 10 songs: Bemsha Swing * Blue Monk * Bright Mississippi * Green Chimneys * Monk's Dream * Reflections * Rhythm-a-ning * 'Round Midnight * Straight No Chaser * Ugly Beauty.




Piano Stylings of the Great Standards


Book Description

Piano Stylings of the Great Standards is a series of books created for the pianist who longs to play the best-loved and most important songs of the popular genre in very special and elegant musical settings. The arrangements are represented in varying styles, written and influenced by the many great pianists who, over the years, have helped to shape popular piano performance. The series is designed to supply a broad scope of popular piano repertoire for solo performance, both for the working pianist and the amateur. As with all books in this series, it includes a unique lay-flat binding to help keep the music open on the music stand. Titles: Angel Eyes * Autumn Nocturne * Body and Soul * But Not for Me * I See Your Face Before Me * It Never Entered My Mind * I've Got the World on a String * Mean to Me * My Melancholy Baby * What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life




Great Piano Solos: The Orange Book (Easy Piano Edition)


Book Description

Great Piano Solos: The White Book is a diverse collection of pop hits, well-known show-tunes, jazz and blues classics, film themes, great standards and classical pieces all specially arranged for the Grade 1 – 3 pianist! Classical Music - Barcarolle [Offenbach] - Largo (from from 'Xerxes') [Handel] - Nocturne in Eb major, Op.9 No.2 [Chopin] - Panis Angelicus [Franck] - Sleeping Beauty Waltz [Tchaikovsky] - Träumerei (from from 'Kinderszenen') [Schumann] Film Themes - The Holiday (from from The Holiday) - Ratatouille (from from Ratatouille) - Reprise (from from Spirited Away) - Rule The World (from from Stardust) - The Simpsons (from from The Simpsons Movie) - The Sound Of Silence (from from The Graduate) Great Standards - Candle In The Wind [Elton John] - Life On Mars? [David Bowie] - Stand By Me [Ben E. King] - Trouble [Coldplay] - Yesterday [The Beatles] Jazz & Blues - Blue Monk [Thelonious Monk] - Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me [Duke Ellington] - God Bless The Child [Billie Holiday] - In Walked Bud [Thelonious Monk] - Take Five [Dave Brubeck] - Waltz For Debby [Bill Evans] Pop Favourites - Locked Out Of Heaven [Bruno Mars] - Love Story [Taylor Swift] - Right Place, Right Time [Olly Murs] - Roar [Katy Perry] - Viva La Vida [Coldplay] Showtunes - Any Dream Will Do (from from Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat) - Can't Take My Eyes Off You (from from Jersey Boys) - Last Night Of The World (from from Miss Saigon) - Tell Me It's Not True (from from Blood Brothers) - The Phantom Of The Opera (from from The Phantom Of The Opera)




Berklee Jazz Standards for Solo Piano


Book Description

(Berklee Guide). Twelve arrangements for solo jazz piano of standard jazz tunes. These arrangements are fun to play, musically suitable for performance, and support the Berklee piano curriculum and other activities (e.g., auditions). They are organized by performance level, with examples from Levels 1 through 4, so this collection will support every pianist's journey through Berklee and other jazz piano programs. The accompanying recording features performances of the pieces by the arrangers. Tunes include: Autumn Leaves * Black Orpheus * Body and Soul * A Foggy Day (In London Town) * In a Mellow Tone * My Foolish Heart * Stolen Moments * and more.