featuring the Thelonious Monk Quartet with Johnny Griffin on tenor saxophone instead of John Coltrane, who at that point in his career decided to go solo and at times work with Miles Davis. The others of the quartet include Ahmed Abdul-Malik on bass, Roy Haynes on drums, and Thelonious Monk himself on the piano. This album is one of Monk’s interesting ones, not only losing one familiar partners but two; the first being John Coltrane and the other being drummer Shadow Wilson, who Monk lost due to poor
Thelonious Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire. Monk is the second most-recorded jazz composer after Duke Ellington, which is particularly remarkable as Ellington composed more than a thousand pieces, whereas Monk wrote about seventy. Thelonious Sphere Monk was born on October 10, 1917 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and was the son of Thelonious and Barbara Monk. Thelonious Monk and
of first impressions have limited or ended the careers of many great jazz musicians. The biography, Thelonius Monk, the Life and Time of an American Original by Robin D.G. Kelly is an in-depth discussion of the internal jazz culture from the late 1930's until Monk's death in 1982. Thelonius experienced discrimination throughout his career yet became a pillar of modern jazz. Thelonius Monk suffered from bipolar disorder. His condition was confused for creativity and eccentricity. Although loved by
rhythms. The mid-1940’s was bereft with bop artists such as “Dizzy” Gillespie and Charlie Parker who were at the forefront of the movement. The transition between the swing riffs of Count Basie in the 1920’s to 1930’s to the improvisations of Thelonious Monk during post World War II is full of history. This research will explore the beginnings and evolution of Bebop as a jazz subgenre and its influence on the rise of jazz music as a concert form. During the “Swing” era of jazz in the 1920’s to the
Charlie Christian (1916-1942) was the pioneer of the modern jazz guitar style and was the first major soloist on the electric guitar. In his hands the electric guitar became a distinct solo voice; equivalent of the saxophone, trumpet and clarinet, also capable of the same levels of expressiveness and intensity while playing in a jazz ensemble. Before Christian guitarists were un-amplified acoustic musicians who were relegated to strict rhythm-guitar roles in an ensemble. His efforts and genius with
A virtuosic trumpet player, proficient composer, and a “brilliant showman” (Mcdearman 233) are all phrases that can describe the great Dizzy Gillespie. Right on the sunset the Big Band era, yet right at the dawn of the Be-Bop era, Dizzy Gillespie’s composition of “Night in Tunisia” flawlessly blends Big-Band, Bebop, and even Afro-Cuban styles all into one timeless and iconic jazz tune; it is impossible to put this tune into just one category because of its seamless transitions and inclusions of all
Bill Evans was one of the white jazz musicians who were accepted as powerful innovators (Gridley 1978). Since he was a little child, he was largely interested in music and started learning various instruments. He began learning about classical music more in depth as he got into college and later came to be called the “Chopin of the modern jazz piano” (Tirro 1993). He developed his own distinctive musical style while working as a sideman with Miles Davis, and working as a bandleader of three trios
Lenny Pickett is one of the greatest saxophonist in American history. He was born on April 10, 1954, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and grew up in Berkeley, California. He began his career in 1972 and has played with several well-known groups, including: Tower of Power and the Saturday Night Live Band. In addition to his involvement in many groups, Lenny Pickett has played with artists David Bowie, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, and many more. However, based on his background, he is the definition
the monastery as to the grave, ventured to cross the desert.” This is meant to symbolize that the monastery and the city are completely independent of one another. Any idea or theory of how the city is, is determined purely by the imagination of the monks in the monastery. The same goes for the inhabitants of the city and what they know of the monastery. The physical setting of the story therefore shows a separation between city and monastery and city. There is then a symbolic separation between the
characters and their roles in society. A major source of Irony is Chaucer’s representation of the Church. He uses the Prioress, the Monk and the Friar, who are all supposed to be holy virtuous people to represent the Church. In his writing he suggests that they are actually corrupt, break their vows and in no way model the “holiness” of Christianity. In the middle ages Friars, Monks and Prioresses had very specific roles in society. A Friar had to follow the mendicant order while living off of charity, preaching
In 2010, I remember talking with my church’s youth pastor. We discussed his desire to be on sabbatical. At that time, I was excited about ministry. I was overly rejoiced with passion to serve within my church and community. I did not understand why he needed to take a break. After he left my church, two years later, I became the youth pastor at the church. When I first started to serve, I was indeed with excitement, energy, and love for my church and community. I went over and beyond the call to
In the Middle Ages, lay brethren participated in the development of monasteries so monks could focus on their studies. The monastic tradition sprang from the idea that monks would act as "spiritual militia" to prevent people from sinning and give penances to those who fell into temptation. "Our Lady 's Tumbler" serves as a distinction for a lay person, as he is housed in a monastery and performs self-inflicted penances for his sins. While there are some insinuations for the lay community in this
The Monk and the Parson of The Canterbury Tales In the prologue, The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer is about the pilgrimage of many different characters to Canterbury. Chaucer writes about the characters' personalities and their place on the social ladder. The Monk and the Parson are examples of how Chaucer covered the spectrum of personalities. The Monk is self-centered, while the Parson cares for the sick and poor. In The Canterbury Tales, the Monk acts like he is part of
Saint Teresa of Avila Teresa de Ahumada y Cepeda, Saint Teresa's complete name, was born in Avila, Castile, Spain on March 28, 1515. Her father, Don Alonso Sanchez de Cepeda, had remarried to his second wife, Dona Beatriz de Ahumada, and Teresa was the third of their nine children. Her father, being a Jewish converso and a highly respected man in Avila, was excluded from many offices in State and religious orders in Spain because of his racial purity. The family though, was large and wealthy
If one has ever read the General Prologue of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, they will find the attitude of Chaucer to be very opinionated and complex toward the members of the clergy. Some of the clergy consists of the Monk, the Prioress (also known as the nun), and the Friar. Chaucer has gone into depth of each one of these members in each section of the Prologue. From reading each section and analyzes his attitude towards each member, it is portrayed that Chaucer has a complex attitude
be the king, the king has all power and control over everyone. The next in the hierarchy would be the clergy, the clergy is filled with Popes, bishops, archdeacons, abbot, priors, deans, priests, and monk. You wouldn’t think their would be any other people under the monks, but they were. After the monks there were friars, clerics, vicars, barber surgeons, chaplains, confessors, scribes, and culdees. The people on the bottom of the hierarchy were the system of peasantry. Some peasants had more rights
established a future direction for the Carmelite Monks of Wyoming? What is his vision for the monastery? What is his vision for Mystic Monk Coffee? What is the mission of the Carmelite Monks of Wyoming? Father Daniel Mary did in fact establish a future direction for the Carmelite Monks of Wyoming. Daniel Mary’s vision was to create a new Mount Carmel in the Rocky Mountains. In his vision he wanted to transform the small brotherhood of 13 monks living in a small home which was used as a makeshift
The scratching of many quill pens can be heard throughout the room. The rustling of papers, the pausing to dip in ink, these are the sounds that mark this building. This the year 700 AD, and these are monks in a little monastery in Ireland. This particular order has stood for hundreds of years, faithfully and quietly living out the Gospel. They arose in the early hours of the morning to spend several hours reciting the Psalms, hymns and Scriptures together, paused, and then did so again. They have
From the moment Thon Taddeo Pfardentrott steps foot into the abbey of the Order of Leibowitz, it is clear that he considers the monks that reside their as intellectual inferiors. Though the thon seeks no outright quarrel with them, he habitually engages them with an air of condescension, and often expresses clear, if stifled, misgivings concerning their possession of the vast reservoir of ancient knowledge that is the Memorabilia. This antagonism culminates in the confrontation between the thon and
first seen to be huge in size indicating that many people were displaced and forced to become accustomed to a lower standard of living. Monks and nuns were often the ones portrayed to be out starving on the streets, their ordered way of life suddenly ended after being cast out into a turbulent and fast changing world. In reality only 1500 out of 8000 monks could not find alternative paid employment within the church with which to supplement their pensions. It was the nuns that did ...