Advice from Monk -Timeless & Universal
Handwritten notes documenting advice from Pianist Thelonius Monk - captured by Saxophonist Steve Lacy circa 1960.
KFOG Program Director Dave Benson, the biggest jazz fan I know, came in contact with this jem and passed it along to me. It's great stuff. As Benson said - "you just want to have it framed"!
I'll have to settle for having it "blogged".
Click on the image to see the bigger version.
The most ironic bit to me - Monk saying "Don't play all those weird notes - play the melody!" Classic.
My favorite - 'Whatever you think can't be done - someone will come along and do it".
Amen to that!
The hating whitey bit at the end is a close second. ;)
Comments
You have the actual note?
Posted by: LMX | January 24, 2009 07:44 AM
no - cuz then it would be on ebay.
kidding.
kind of.
;)
I just have pdf - of which I made an image to post here.
Posted by: Jeff Schmidt | January 24, 2009 11:35 AM
Oh, I misread I see. Well that happens.
Do you ever wonder if dozens of years from now, people in cyberspace will be scouring over early 21st century web-cache to find old blog material?
Man, you better start saying some wise crap right about now. For prosperity.
Posted by: LMX | January 26, 2009 10:25 AM