December 2010
17 posts
Fuck those motherfuckers who don’t give it up for Michael Brecker.
– Mark Turner
Man Joe’s feel is so good – I love the sizzle on that ride cymbal– He’s been...
– Driving and Playing Music - Brad Mehldau
Could not have said it better myself.
There was this musician’s girl who had a bad case for Bird’s music. She left her...
– August Blume (in ‘Bird: The Legend Of Charlie Parker’)
I’m not sure about today, but I may finally break through tomorrow.
War hero? No. I was a doc in Vietnam. My job was to say, ‘This is what happens...
– (via shitmydadsays)
Hey Grammys, remember when you actually meant... →
the prince of bop.
jazzpages:
Monk: It’s the High Priest of Bebop talking! Nellie: (Laughing) Oh, God. Monk: The one and only Thelonious Monk. The greatest pianist in the world! Nellie: Who’d you say you were? Monk: The High Priest of Bebop. Nellie: And? Monk: The one and only great musician. Nellie: And? Monk: The greatest musician who ever lived. Nellie: And? Monk: Huh? How much other shit you want me to be?...
I like casual clothes much better.
-Thelonious Monk