Blue Monk was written by Thelonious Monk. This is often one of the first 12 bar blues tunes that a jazz musician will learn. Listen to the way Thelonious plays a countermelody is his left hand during the last 4 bars of the tune. Monk’s countermelody is worth learning and using as part of your arrangements.
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Tell me more about the counter melody on the last four bars, please . I would of like to start playing it with the melody I play in the right hand
How can I get the .pdf of Johnny Griffins “Hush a bye”?.
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