This is pretty epic for jazz fans -
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" or . . . am I'm sure Monk would cringe - "Myspaced".
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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".
You know what they say - Learn it, Love it, Live it.
The hating whitey bit at the end is a close second. ;)