Songs with Music by Thelonious Monk - Round Midnight, in Walked Bud, Well, You Needn't, Epistrophy, Rhythm-A-Ning, Ruby, My Dear (Paperback)

Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: 'round Midnight, in Walked Bud, Well, You Needn't, Epistrophy, Rhythm-A-Ning, Ruby, My Dear. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: "'Round Midnight" is a 1944 jazz standard by pianist Thelonious Monk. Jazz artists Cootie Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Pepper, and Miles Davis have further embellished the song, with songwriter Bernie Hanighen adding lyrics. Both Williams and Hanighen have received co-credits for their contributions. It is thought that Monk originally composed the song sometime in 1940 or 1941. However, Harry Colomby claims that Monk may have written an early version around 1936 (at the age of 19) with the title "Grand Finale." "'Round Midnight" is the most-recorded jazz standard composed by a jazz musician. In allmusic.com it appears in over 1000 albums. The song is also called "'Round About Midnight," as Miles Davis used this title for his Columbia Records album Round About Midnight (1957) that included a cover of the song based on Dizzy Gillespie's interpretation. In 1961, Ella Fitzgerald recorded her vocal rendition on Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie . ...http: //booksllc.net/?id=3404594