Thelonious Monk Transcriptions
Added 2021-08-18 17:34:20 +0000 UTCSept 3/21 Update – Transcriptions complete! Ask Me Now, Monk’s Point, Reflections, and ‘Round Midnight added. 80 pages of Thelonious Monk solo piano transcriptions!!
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Attached are solo piano transcriptions by Thelonious Monk. With the exception of Everything Happens to Me, these are all his originals, mostly from the albums Alone from San Francisco and Solo Monk
- Ask Me Now
- Blue Monk
- Bluehawk
- Everything Happens to Me
- Monk’s Point
- North of the Sunset
- Pannonica
- Reflections
- Round Lights
- Round Midnight
- Ruby, My Dear
This has been a long-term goal of mine. I have hundreds of pages of hand written, solo piano transcriptions that I’ve been meaning to translate into Finale, (or something more readable!). I’m really happy to finally be releasing these.
As usual, I’m confident these are 99.9% accurate, but if you come across any mistakes, please let me know! Also, Monk’s playing doesn’t always fit elegantly into Western notation (neither do physical gestures in general!). So, I took some liberties, especially with fast runs and glissandos.
