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Monk Wisdom

11/28/2018

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Perennial nuggets of wisdom on improvisation, performing, and living a musical life from the great pianist and composer Thelonious Monk - as heard and recorded by soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy during his tenure in one of Monk's band.  This has been saved on my phone for a really long time. I often go back to it.  Some of my favourites:

"Don't play everything (or everytime); let some things go by"

"A note can be as small as a pin or as big as the world, it depends on your imagination"

"You got it! If you don't want to play, tell a joke or dance, but in any case, you got it! (to the drummer who didn't want to solo)"
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