Chad lefkowitzbrowns solo excerpt on straight no chaser chad lefkowitzbrown plays 8 choruses of blues with metronome transcriptions page updates for march 2016. The lowstress way to find your next video transcription job opportunity is on simplyhired. Charlie rouse is incredible, and such a beautiful interpreter of monks music. There are over 127 video transcription careers waiting for you to apply. Ii straight no chaser monk transcription 5 piano 30los. Monk, says that his father sometimes did not recognize him, and he reports that monk was hospitalized on several occasions due to an unspecified mental illness that worsened in the late 1960s.
Straight, no chaser is an album by jazz musician thelonious monk, released in 1967. Here are 10 frequently played monk tunes to start with that will give you a solid foundation. Thelonious monkstraight no chaserdsd downloadacoustic. Thelonious monk solo transcription on straight no chaser. Straight no chaser charlie rouse transcription duration. One of the best, if not the best, albums thelonious monk recorded during his time with columbia records, straight no chaser found monk is his longstanding working quartet tenor saxophonist charlie rouse, bassist larry gales, and drummer ben riley in fine form. This treasure trove of film includes many scenes of monk in performance, preparing for a. A recurrent image in charlotte zwerins remarkable documentary, thelonious monk. This first one is miles davis solo on straight no chaser from the classic miles record milestones. To get some performance experience, i decided to play it for the other students in my jazz history class. Miles davis solo on straight no chaser transcribed by. Its exceedingly rare to stumble across any unreleased recordings by jazz greats such as thelonious monk, let alone find them in the trash. Blue monk charlie rouse s solo transcription guilhem costes.
Straight, no chaser, is of the jazz pianist slowly spinning around in. Im sure many would disagree with my choices, but i think these represent both the pinnacle of monks work as well as the greatest variety, and there are only 4 albums, which comes out to about 2. These are all solos that i have transcribed for my own benefit. Straight, no chaser thelonious monk album wikipedia. Monk first recorded bemsha swing on december 18, 1952 prestige lp7027. The complete blue note and capitol recordings of fats navarro and tadd dameron 1948, trumpet, 3 stealin apples.
A few years after recording straight, no chaser, thelonious monk disappeared from the public eye. His career is marked by his collaboration with thelonious monk, which lasted for more than ten years. For the uninitiated, 58 sessions is a real treasure. Straight no chaser hark the herald angels singangels we have heard on high. In april of 1964, the british broadcasting corporation launched bbc two as a highbrow alternative to its mainstream tv channel. Essential thelonious monk did monk ever record a bad.
If you have gotten any use out of it, i would really appreciate you considering a donation. The most rewarding state of todays music is its newness whatever its categories, the new thing as todays jazz composer and performers are called is just as the title, these inventors seek to express the jazz state of inventors, it is at its most high and has been for the last five years, don cherry has certainly had his position in this new music over a decade or more as it has been for the. Definition of the english word rose, american and british pronunciation, transcription, word forms, examples. Yet, somewhat remarkably, thats the story behind monk, a 1963 recording of the pianist in full flow accompanied by his allstar lineup of charlie rouse saxophone, john ore double bass and frankie dunlop drums that mysteriously. The album was reissued on cd in 1996, including restored versions of previously abridged performances and three additional tracks. The beginning of the video although part of the explanation is cut off is simply me telling the class a bit about paul chambers and what i am going to do melody walk transcription improv melody. Nutcracker as performed by straight no chaser ttbb by. Thelonious monk in oslo 15041966, charlie rouse,larry gales,ben riley. However, the real star of the showas alwaysis monk. Aug 29, 2012 by alessandra mariela versola about this recording cherokee charlie parker, alto saxophone efferge ware, guitar phil phillips, drums 1943, vic damon studio, kansas city the tune cherokee was written by ray noble in 1938 for his indian suite.
Monk straight no chaser sounds like something james bond would have coined, but monk composed this melody back in the 40th, and here charlie rouse on tenor adds flavor to the proceedings. I was watching straight no chaser with my daughter and there is a section about a uk tour he went on where he did not deliver the band the arrangements until the last. Straight, no chaser is constructed around michael and christian blackwoods extensive 1968 documentary footage of thelonious monk. Possessor of a distinctive tone and a fluid boporiented style, charlie rouse was in thelonious monks quartet for over a decade 19591970 and, although somewhat taken for granted, was an important read full biography. Straight, no chaser thelonious monk and his quartet olympiamay 23, 1965 trema f 710377710378 charlie rouse, tenor sax. Tracking the life and art of thelonious monk the new. In march of 1965 the bill evans trio visited the bbc studios in london to play a pair of sets on jazz 625, hosted by british trumpeter humphrey lyttelton. This midperiod masterwork from jazz pianos most uncommon voice find monk and his quartet charlie rouse on tenor, ben riley on drums and larry gales on bass exploring every texture, tone and melodic turn of seven expansive tracks. Charlie rouse on sax rules on this quartet setting. Joshua redman, straight, no chaser pt 1 so killing, man.
Ten years after turning a collegiate hobby into a recording career that has taken them around the world on tour, the a cappella group tells its story through music on one shot. He and rouse are at absolute peak form on a rendition of ellingtons i didnt know about you. It was first recorded july 23, 1951 for the genius of modern music sessions, and later appears on mulligan meets monk, 5 by monk by 5, straight, no chaser, and on monks blues. Straight, no chaser is a hardcore band from rochester, ny. A place to upload and share transcriptions of jazz solos. Bemsha swingcowritten denzil best, it was sometimes referred to as bimsha swing and even recorded under that title by trombonist j. At first he worked with the clarinet, before turning to the saxophone. Thelonious monk composed over 70 compositions, all imbued with his distinct compositional style. Solo transcriptions bass this page lists 117 bass solo transcriptions that are available somewhere on the internet. Chad lefkowitzbrowns solo excerpt on straight no chaser. Here you can find more about the best web sites that offer free and paid solo transcriptions. Thelonious monkstraight no chaser180 gram vinyl record.
I expect anyone that checks out the transcriptions on this site will have some points of contention. One of the new channels first programs was jazz 625, which spotlighted many of the greatest jazz musicians of the day. Every song in that album is now a great standard, it is a must have for any player. What amazes me about monk besides his brilliant musicianship was the fact that he wasnt the person the media made him out to be.
Dizzy gillespie, thelonious monk, dave brubeck, bill evans and others performed on the show, which featured straight forward camera work and a. Straight no chaser guitar pro tab by thelonious monk. For more on monk, see our 2011 post on the extraordinary documentary film, thelonious monk. This website took lots of time and effort to build. Eccetto dove indicato, tutte le trascrizioni sono nella tonalita original. This is a great tenor battle between joshua redman and james carter on the classic monk tune straight, no chaser. Straight no chaser charlie rouse transcription youtube. Please keep in mind that this isnt a transcription service. Questa pagina elenca 1763 transcrizioni disponibili su internet. It was the last album he ever cut, and alongside him was one of my biggest baritone and flute idols, sahib shihab. The 2nd cd underground with the same quartet again shows off monks totally offbeat personality. Charlie rouse im getting sentimental over you tenor charlie rouse straight no chaser tenor chris potter janie runaway alto chris vadala give it all you got tenor chuck mangione give it all you got flugelhorn clayton brothers chicago bop steppin alto.
Straight no chaser the twelve days of christmas live. Charlie rouse april 6, 1924 november 30, 1988 was an american hard bop tenor saxophonist and flautist. One more show in florida tonight before hitting a new state every night the rest of the week. Best thelonious monk compilation steve hoffman music forums.
Jul 31, 2012 the transcription starts at 1m35s in the video. And a great way to get introduced this his quartet. Piano sound is a little forward and focused but the rest of the band gets a transparency at times that is outstanding. I thought the sections with his son, while brief, were very touching and revealing of the private struggles that monk went through. Thelonious monk, the pianist and composer whose wry, angular melodies and unusual harmonic progressions are among the most striking contributions to the. Charlie rouse this version of monks rhythm changes contrafact rhythmaning comes from the classic album criss cross. Monks 1967 album featuring straight, no chaser and this is my story, this is my song. Ive gone in and out of jazz phases but these days i just want to explore more monk. Sparked by revisiting the dvd, straight no chaser, lately ive become obsessed with monk. Blue monk charlie rouses solo transcription youtube.
As is the straight no chaser pdf chord chart, but it is important to be able to play it in. Monks straight no chaser played by a quartet led by barry harris on piano, and including regular monk sidemen charlie rouse on tenor and drummer ben riley, together with buster. But as the years passed, more people became aware of the seminal role he played in the development in jazz as both pianist and composer, creating a standard of excellence that many musicians after him aspire to. New video transcription careers are added daily on. Straight, no chaser was released on columbia records in 1967. The complete blue note and capitol recordings of fats navarro and tadd dameron 1949, trumpet, 1 wail.
His younger brother played the lead guitar and i think hes just 15 or something. Sonny rollins solo on it dont mean a thing transcriptions page updates for april 2016. Straight, no chaser 1988 attributes monks quirky behaviour to mental illness. Such great compositions and i love charlie rouse s tenor. Straight, no chaser 1 locomotive 2 i didnt know about you take 4 3 straight, no chaser 4 japanese folk song kojo no tsuki 5 between the devil and the deep blue sea 6 we see 7 this is my story, this is my song 8 i didnt know about you take 1 9 green chimneys thelonious monk.
If you dont believe me, check out straight, no chaser on wb video, directed by clint eastwood. Satb a cappella, ssaa a cappella, sab accompanied, ttb accompanied, ssa accompanied. Straight no chaser is a mens a cappella group from indiana university, started in 1996. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals straight no chaser. The charlie christian newsletter published annually from 1995 through 1997 by leovaldes. Hey so this is one of the pieces im playing for my upcoming jury in a week and a half. On straight no chaser he is outstanding, even more so comping behind rouse than during his own solo. If you take offence to the fact he had mental breakdown often in his life, then you honestly dont know that much at all about monk and should take a good look at this movie and learn about monk or keep your opinion to yourself. The jazz beat page 1091 steve hoffman music forums. Mar 20, 2011 here are two great solos transcribed by jazz educator, jason patera, assistant head of school at the chicago academy for the arts and cofounder of the caltera school. Download straight no chaser mp3 songs and albums music. Five by monk by five has charlie rouse, the tenor player hed play with for the rest of his life, and thad jones, so you get the extra horn here. Straight no chaser miles davis, from the album milestones transcription by jason patera 1. His erroll garnerlike vocalizations distracted me at first, but no longer.
This especially applies to the classic quartets with charlie rouse on sax, who may not have been the alltimegreatest tenor man, but whose style was perfect for monks music. Frankie dunlop green chimneys rouse s solo heres a little bit of frankie dunlops playing during the two choruses of charlie rouse s solo, on green chimneys, from thelonious monks album straight, no chaser. Paroles straight no chaser paroles et traduction des. This specific recording is a bootleg recording from 1943, during the recording ban. Discussion in music corner started by therockman, jan 12, 2010. Available for the first time on 180gram 2lp with the full performances of the original tracks and including two bonus tracks, this new impex release gets you closer to monks genius than ever before.
This first transcription is only joshuas first four choruses. Straight no chaser group, an american a cappella group. Below is a list of titles that i either already owned, recently ordered and received, or ordered but have not yet received. Thelonious monk straight, no chaser columbia 1967 impex 2lp reissue personnel. Holiday edition, nutcracker comically narrates the lousy tradition of experiencing this ballet during the holiday season. He was in fact a genuine, hardworking artist trying to make ends meet. Charlie christian solo transcriptions published by others can be referenced in the clive downs bibliography. Straight no chaser is alias of chicago house music producer johnny fiasco. Recorded on 14th march 1965 at the marquee club, london. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. Straight, no chaser, a way of requesting and serving an alcoholic drink similar to straight upin music.
If youve tried other transcriptions and tabs see the notated solos bibliography, you may find a few surprises here. Charlie rouse biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Thelonious monk, bill evans and more on the classic jazz. As usual, you can get the pdf for this transcription here. Charlie rouse transcription hackensack thelonious monk.
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