Klappentext

(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.