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Thelonious Monk – Epistrophy (3:23)

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Thelonious Monk composed the jazz standard Epistrophy, often considered his signature tune, in 1942. It appears on several studio albums and is a constant in his live shows. Its angular and slightly discordant style show a break with previous jazz forms, as well as with contemporaneous bebop composers. In addition to providing a perfect showcase for Monk’s improvisations, though, the driving yet slightly off-balance tune has proven consistently popular and is now a standard among jazz musicians everywhere.
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  • multicolouredb

    Still not enamoured by Monk!!!!!!!!!!

    March 2012

  • headey

    ! Just how many times did he record it ? www.last.fm/search/overview?q=Thelonious+Monk+Epistrophy&type=track&page=1 ~~~ Which are peoples' favourites and why? (And where should the apostrophe(Epistrophy ;-)? ) go?)

    February 2012

  • headey

    110914 only about 2:00 long

    September 2011

  • realqumran

    OMG! This is the real deal! So swingy i can´t sit still!

    August 2011

  • snubbs741

    last.fm never seems to know how long these Monk songs are haha

    April 2011

  • Vanessaaaaaa

    Oh my god.

    March 2011

  • daneritze

    Both versions of this song on the concert with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall sound so different than this one... It all sounds very melancholy in a Taxi Driver soundtrack kind of way. I love them both, and my appreciation for them depends on my mood. I have yet to understand what makes the arrangement sound so characteristically different played at that concert.

    February 2011

  • APRILELIZ

    lovely on this dreary ol day.

    February 2011

  • jsnruf

    great stuff

    November 2010

  • staytooned

    smart!

    August 2010

  • bobgreen623

    Marvellous!!

    May 2010

  • rhodeslyazouz

    OK.

    May 2010

  • 5thEye

    this drummer is irritating. good song though

    April 2010

  • pone2none

    yea yea yea yea yea oh yea!!!

    April 2010

  • TGarp

    Happiness is knowing a Monk solo by heart.

    January 2010

  • LestertheDog

    I just keep pushing that little heart button.

    January 2010

  • mscotttx

    genius

    December 2009

  • brendanauth

    This just kills.

    November 2009

  • berban

    I really like the version by Ellis Marsalis on "Open Letter to Thelonius"

    November 2009

  • StinkySQL

    Try this gal's version - http://www.andreaclaburn.com/ Its the same song, but its a different song. Jazz is amazing.

    August 2009
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