Composed by Thelonious Monk in 1944, it has subsequently been elaborated on by many artists, as it is a jazz standard. Those artists have included really big names like Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie. Monks improvisational style made him stand out, as did his myrid contributions to the standard repertoire of jazz. Its fascinating that hes the second-most recorded jazz composer ever, after Duke Ellington. But Ellington recorded over 900 more songs to Monks 70-some. - See more at: jazzonthetube/videos/thelonious-monk/round-midnight.html#sthash.W1p8Uvqi.dpuf
Posted on: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 16:00:03 +0000
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