In Walked Bud
Thelonious Monk Lyrics
Dizzie, he was screaming
Next to O.P. who was beaming
Monk was thumping
Suddenly in walked Bud and then they got into Somethin'
Oscar played a mean sax
Mr. Byers blew a mean axe
Monk was thumping
Suddenly in walked Bud
And then the joint started jumping
Every hip stud really dug Bud
Soon as he hit town
Takinβ that note nobody wrote
Putting it down
Dizzie he was screaming
Next to O. P. who was beaming
Monk was thumping
Suddenly in walked Bud
And then they got into something
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This Thelonious Monk be bop thumper has two distinct lives. The title refers in name to Monkβs musical soul mate Bud Powell and has a performance history spanning Monkβs entire career. In fact, βIn Walked Budβ was first recorded during the fall of 1947 sessions that yielded The Genius of Modern Music -- his first sides as a bandleader. Then in 1968, Jon Hendricks added some spontaneously conceived lyrics to a version ultimately located on Underground (1968) -- one of Monkβs final studio albums accompanied by a band. Read Full BioThis Thelonious Monk be bop thumper has two distinct lives. The title refers in name to Monkβs musical soul mate Bud Powell and has a performance history spanning Monkβs entire career. In fact, βIn Walked Budβ was first recorded during the fall of 1947 sessions that yielded The Genius of Modern Music -- his first sides as a bandleader. Then in 1968, Jon Hendricks added some spontaneously conceived lyrics to a version ultimately located on Underground (1968) -- one of Monkβs final studio albums accompanied by a band.
The quirky chord progressions and highly percussive nature inherent in Monkβs performance style is suitably matched to the equally freewheeling and serendipitous melody. There is an undeniable playfulness within the otherwise meticulously crafted phrases and careful syncopations. Even on the earliest recordings, the unique arrangement and delivery that would become synonymous with the name Thelonious Monk seems fully developed and equally honed. His uncanny ability to drive the tune melodically between the notes and phrases is wholly evident. As Hendricks so poignantly observes in his lyrics, Monk has the almost sonically psychic talent of βtakinβ that note [that] nobody wrote [and] puttinβ it down.β Both the instrumental and vocal βIn Walked Budβ have been subject to a seemingly infinite number of cover versions. The oddly at ease melody and frenzied musicality has likewise made it one of Monkβs most recognized compositions, ranking alongside ββRound Midnightβ and βStraight, No Chaserβ.
The quirky chord progressions and highly percussive nature inherent in Monkβs performance style is suitably matched to the equally freewheeling and serendipitous melody. There is an undeniable playfulness within the otherwise meticulously crafted phrases and careful syncopations. Even on the earliest recordings, the unique arrangement and delivery that would become synonymous with the name Thelonious Monk seems fully developed and equally honed. His uncanny ability to drive the tune melodically between the notes and phrases is wholly evident. As Hendricks so poignantly observes in his lyrics, Monk has the almost sonically psychic talent of βtakinβ that note [that] nobody wrote [and] puttinβ it down.β Both the instrumental and vocal βIn Walked Budβ have been subject to a seemingly infinite number of cover versions. The oddly at ease melody and frenzied musicality has likewise made it one of Monkβs most recognized compositions, ranking alongside ββRound Midnightβ and βStraight, No Chaserβ.
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Osvaldo Emarques
Hello koast 1..Essa sua postagem levou a mais de 100
comentΓ‘rios. O que foi muito bom. SΓ³ achei que nΓ£o falaram
muito do trabalho do excelente
contrabaixista Ahmed Abdul
Malik. Em julho de 1961, Malik como integrante do grupo
American Jazz Festival esteve
no Brasil. Eles tocaram em SΓ£o
Paulo e no.Rio de Janeiro.
No Rio. onde eu morava foi perguntado a Malik sobre o
que ele achou desse set no
Five Spot Cafe em 1958.
Ele respondeu I don't know
but it was good. NΓ£o precisava
dizer mais nada.
Fernando Daniel
My heart is sad and lonely
For you I sigh, for you dear only
Why haven't you seen it
I'm all for you body and soul
I spend my days in longing
And wondering why it's me you're wronging
I tell you I mean it
I'm all for you body and soul
I can't believe it
It's hard to conceive it
That you'd turn away romance
Are you pretending
It looks like the ending
Unless I could have just one more chance to prove, dear
My life a wreck you're making
You know I'm yours for just the taking
I'd gladly surrender myself to you body and soul
My life a wreck you're making
You know I'm yours for the very taking
I'd gladly surrender myself to you body and soul
Nathan Mattor
Just so you know, Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell were best friends.
This one is about how he felt when Bud walked into the room. Just listen to the first few notes. Off tone and at a very strange timing. Just like when a certain friend of mine walks into the room and ups the conversation several notches and more.
I hope everyone is lucky enough to have a friend like that.
likethesunshine
apparently bud powell tried to defend him from the police when he refused to show identification
TertialMule
Ill jam with you my guy :D
Joseph Robertson
@Aeneas Strozier commie kropotkin fan I'm here for dat
Luiz Alberto Previtalle
Johnny Griffin is an excellent saxophonist.
Thelonious Punk
Johnny Griffin's solo leaves me speechless.
jerry goldfarb
Have this masterpiece of an album on vinyl (original pressing from 1958)
Pietro Moltani
Same here. Terrific one. One of the very best recording I own. Despite it's been recorded in una cafΓ© during a live performance, the quality and the dynamic, the width and the scene you hear while playing the vinyl are outstanding.
quinto34
you're rich!
Steve McNeal
Stunning! My favorite Monk song and 11 minutes worth with Johnny Griffin's sax masterpiece as a bonus. Lead with joy and everything else will fall into place.