Round About Midnight - LIVE LINK to LISTEN
I went to work for a couple of weeks enamored of the thought
that I was working for the Metropolitan Opera, albeit, in a very entry level
supporting role.
No complaints, I’m in!
But I was astounded at my lack of observation when I finally
looked up and noticed that the street I walk to every day is called
Thelonious
Sphere Monk Circle. Turns out that the
Jazz Man I most admire lived in this neighborhood for 45 years, first with his mother
and later with his own family.
It was here that he wrote, ‘Round Midnight, Straight No
Chaser and Blue Monk. This is mecca as
far as I’m concerned when it comes to Jazz Piano.
I think of him whenever I hole up and practice with the hope that, well,
with the hope that when I get out in public it’ll be worthy.
We lost him in 1981, but the beautiful thing is
He Lives On
whenever his music is played.
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