Blue Monk
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"Blue Monk" is a jazz standard written by Thelonious Monk that has become one of his most enduring tunes. It is a B flat blues, based on the jazz tune "Pastel Blue".
[edit] Performances
- 1960: The Great Kai & J.J. by J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding
- 1961: Straight Ahead by Abbey Lincoln (with lyrics by Abbey Lincoln)[1]
- 1963: Nights of Ballads & Blues by McCoy Tyner
- 1976: As One by Richard Davis and Jill McManus
- 1978: Groovin' High by Hank Jones
- 1985: Songs of Love and Regret by Mal Waldron and Marion Brown (two takes)
- 1991: Twelve Frets to One Octave by Larry Coryell[2]
- 2006: Echoes of the Sounds to Be by Derek Paravicini
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